FlytrapCare Carnivorous Plant Forums

Once the plant arrives, just unpack it and put it under the light. It should be ready to go!

Watering frequency is something that comes up over and over again and the answer is always the same for pretty much all plants (excluding Sarracenia): water when the soil is just moist. There really is no set "frequency" with which to water plants. Allow the soil to dry to the point where it is damp and will likely dry out completely within the next day and then saturate the media. That's it

Yes, watering is definitely intimidating and scary because, if done improperly, it can result in plant death. But once you get the hang of keeping the soil at an appropriate moisture level, it becomes second nature.

Of course, that is until you get tens of thousands of plants, like we grow now, and you simply don't have the time to spend checking each individual pot for appropriate moisture levels. At that point, there is usually some loss due to drying out or, more rarely, over watering.