My First VFTs
Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2021 12:14 pm
Hello from Singapore! Just got these last Sunday, hope they can grow well in the tropics?
Nice to meet y'all!
Nice to meet y'all!
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winstont wrote: ↑Thu Jun 17, 2021 1:28 pm Thanks Panman! Yes ive been reading up on dormancy. I read the dormancy thread it says it's not necessary for smaller plants (yet)? My vft looks like babies? Will they automatically go into dormancy if I leave then alone? Probably not?If they are being grown with natural sunlight, then they will begin to go dormant when the days get shorter. You will need to watch for decreased growth and reduce the amount of water that they get until the days start getting longer again. There is a debate as to whether or not they also require cooler temperatures for dormancy. I don't have any experience with that (my plants all go through a hard freeze) so I cannot comment.
winstont wrote: ↑Thu Jun 17, 2021 1:30 pm I'm also looking to repot the two smaller vft into one bigger pot. They look a little too small in the pot that came with the plants.Flytraps don't mind being crowded. They don't grow roots as lavish as some other plants so you don't need to worry about them becoming root bound. I wouldn't repot them unless you just want to change the look of the pots. If that is the case, then I would try to slip pot them, which is when you remove the plant from the pot and keep the soil intact. Then you slip it into a hole made in the soil of the new pot.