How Must I Water My Venus fly trap?

How Must I Water My Venus fly trap?#33611

By Luke Invernizzi -  Wed Nov 18, 2009 2:57 pm
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- Wed Nov 18, 2009 2:57 pm #33611

I live in Pretoria and I have just bought a Venus Fly Trap.Should I keep my Venus Fly Trap in a bowl of water permantly???

Re: How Must I Water My Venus fly trap?#33612

By moof -  Wed Nov 18, 2009 3:01 pm
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- Wed Nov 18, 2009 3:01 pm #33612

Not permanently, just add some water to the tray when the "previous" water dissapears in order to prevent overwatering

Re: How Must I Water My Venus fly trap?#33618

By Aging_Bourbon -  Wed Nov 18, 2009 3:49 pm
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- Wed Nov 18, 2009 3:49 pm #33618

As, Moof said. Don't let it be in a bowl! It could get Root Rot! It's best too use a tray method. This is done by letting the pot sit in a small amount of water. Please note that the pot must have draining holes. Don't worry about humidity it's not that important.

Allen,

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Re: How Must I Water My Venus fly trap?#33633

By Matt -  Wed Nov 18, 2009 7:39 pm
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- Wed Nov 18, 2009 7:39 pm #33633

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Re: How Must I Water My Venus fly trap?#33653

By lemonlily -  Wed Nov 18, 2009 11:48 pm
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- Wed Nov 18, 2009 11:48 pm #33653

In the summer, it's okay to give it more water and more often, but since at this time of year, it dries slowly, you don't need as much. I barely water my plants. A little from the bottom and a few spoons of water on top. I have divisions with short roots. That would be the reason I water a little from the top.

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Re: How Must I Water My Venus fly trap?#33655

By kevinqwe -  Wed Nov 18, 2009 11:57 pm
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- Wed Nov 18, 2009 11:57 pm #33655

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Re: How Must I Water My Venus fly trap?#33659

By dionaea muscipula -  Thu Nov 19, 2009 1:00 am
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- Thu Nov 19, 2009 1:00 am #33659

yep, just let the tray dry for 2 days and then water it again oh and its best to water from top, i don't use the water tray method if you keep the soil moist (not wet nor dry) your plant will reward you with A LOT of traps (i have 1 plant and it has over 15 traps! and the fused tooth from Steve it had about 30 traps!!) welcome to the flytrapcare family!

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Re: How Must I Water My Venus fly trap?#33680

By Pikkie -  Thu Nov 19, 2009 10:21 am
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- Thu Nov 19, 2009 10:21 am #33680

lemonlily wrote:In the summer, it's okay to give it more water and more often, but since at this time of year, it dries slowly, you don't need as much. I barely water my plants. A little from the bottom and a few spoons of water on top. I have divisions with short roots. That would be the reason I water a little from the top.

Remember that we're in Southern Hemisphere so it's Summer atm. You've got your answers, so welcome to the Forum from a fellow SA member

Re: How Must I Water My Venus fly trap?#33769

By lemonlily -  Fri Nov 20, 2009 4:14 pm
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- Fri Nov 20, 2009 4:14 pm #33769

Sorry about that... My mistake. I don't know these things.

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