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Ahhh. Thank you for letting me know about that. And fair enough, I was looking at one of the other posts here where the flytraps were going dormant and the wilt looked very similar. I do remember that my last ones likely got burned, and the wilted ones had brown, crispy edges, which is something I don't usually see in wilting VFT leaves.

I may still pick up more sphagnum moss when I get the chance just in case, though since I can't do that for another few days, I'm mostly just praying that it's stress, through I'm seeing smaller spots of wilt on other leaves....

Should I move them into an albeit smaller pot with the rest of my sphagnum moss in it until that time? Or will moving it around a lot more like that make things worse?

wcrosman wrote:I cannot respond to that. I use peat, perlite and silica sand exclusively.

I see, my main question is whether I should move them now, even with such little soil, and then move them again when I obtain more media.

Gotcha. I'll try to keep updating to see if anything changes. I have also been in contact with the people I got the peat mixture from, so I should likely see an answer about what they put in it soon enough (maybe tomorrow). Fingers crossed that things go smoothly ;v;.

I got an answer.

I'm not entirely sure if they got what soil I was referring to (They referred to it by a different name and said worked best for outdoor plants), but the way they worded it sounds like yeah, I may have messed up . I'll move it once I get more of the proper media.

Went back to the store, got some sphagnum moss...

Yeah, I done goofed. The potting mix was just Ferti-Lome Ultimate, which lo and behold, has limestone. Note to self: Stick with what you know works ^^;. When should I move the flytrap? ASAP or should I wait until tomorrow? I do have a clean pot and water dish ready for it.

(I will say, the roots being somewhat swaddled in its original medium probably bought it some time)

I would get it done soon as dormancy is fast approaching. This might be an after thought but I keep all my VFT's in 100% LFSM. They seem to thrive in the stuff.

As Andy North says, you can't go wrong with LFSM, get the plant transferred as soon as you can, water well, and leave it in that, it should take off come spring, but in between time it will look a lot worse to the point where you may think you've lost it, but don't give up on it till spring.
Cheers
Steve

steve booth wrote:As Andy North says, you can't go wrong with LFSM, get the plant transferred as soon as you can, water well, and leave it in that, it should take off come spring, but in between time it will look a lot worse to the point where you may think you've lost it, but don't give up on it till spring.
Cheers
Steve

Update: I just transferred it into the LFSM, and closed several more of its traps in the process (again, big baby), I rearranged its leaves because they were practically tangling each other, rhizome is nice and visible, and right now it just looks plain sad... But that's what I was expecting.

And yes, I will keep an eye on the rhizome during that time, especially if it's starting to go into dormancy (Growth has been a lot slower, and it's been significantly colder in the room I keep it in during the morning). The leaves may look plain sad, but so long as the rhizome hasn't turned dark and squishy, they should be alright. Something I remember about my last flytraps is they fought incredibly well, even with all the burning. Also, the new growths haven't shown any signs of wilt.

I will also say that newer leaves have regained this beautiful red color I love to see in flytraps.

steve booth wrote: ↑Tue Oct 08, 2024 8:52 am you can't go wrong with LFSM,
Steve

And the best part is, it's free if you use the live stuff and grow your own.

oooooooo.

I have been somewhat thinking about using the green stuff as a topper...

It looks OK if a bit stressed, keep it wetter than you would normally do for a week or two, so that the roots bed in well and the plant isn't further stressed by having to make roots to find water.
Cheers
Steve

Will do ^^.