- Tue Sep 22, 2020 6:01 pm
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Also, my flytrap isn’t growing new traps as fast, it’s growth has basically stopped. Does this mean it’s in dormancy?
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Bob wrote:I thought that a vft needs light in dormancy, am I mistaken?That is true if the temperatures are warm enough. They'll try to grow and exhaust themselves pretty quickly if they don't have any light. But if the temperatures are constantly around 40F or cooler (but above freezing), flytraps can do fine without much or any light during dormancy.
Bob wrote:Also when in the year should I stop using the tray method to water the trap, I am worried about root rot.We recommend never leaving water in trays for more than a half-day unless it is a super hot climate. Excactly when you cut back on watering isn't on a schedule but a factor of how you are growing your plant (indoors, outdoors, kind of soil, etc.) how warm and dry the weather is, etc. Basically it is the same general guidelines all year:
Bob wrote:Also, my flytrap isn’t growing new traps as fast, it’s growth has basically stopped. Does this mean it’s in dormancy?It's a little early for full-on dormancy, but yes, flytraps are heading that direction in most areas of North America. They'll start shedding their summer traps soon and slow down in grow dramatically. Exactly how much depends on your latitude and growing environment.
Bob wrote:Will this hurt the vft since it is starting to go into dormancy?Nope, not at all. It is important to think of the traps as "disposable" and not indicative of the overall health of the plant. It might shed one or both of the traps due to the cooler weather and not being able to digest the bugs quickly enough before they rot, but it will certainly get some nutrition from them. And it will store that in the rhizome for next spring when it can burst into growth again. Always let your plant feed if it catches things, particularly if it happens naturally!
optique wrote: ↑Mon Sep 21, 2020 2:57 amjust remember in its natural habitat in North Carolina it freezes all the time.Actually, it doesn't. I live just 40 miles / 65 kilometers west of the Venus flytrap's native range, so I experience the same weather. The winter temperature here drops below freezing maybe 10-15% of the time, and then usually for a few hours before dawn. During the day, the temperature range is 35-50 F / 2-10 C.
MikeB wrote:Actually, it doesn't. I live just 40 miles / 65 kilometers west of the Venus flytrap's native range, so I experience the same weather. The winter temperature here drops below freezing maybe 10-15% of the time, and then usually for a few hours before dawn. During the day, the temperature range is 35-50 F / 2-10 C.here is the record lows from 1875 - 2019, January nights get pretty cold in zone 8a
optique wrote: ↑Wed Sep 23, 2020 4:30 amhere is the record lows from 1875 - 2019, January nights get pretty cold in zone 8aNote that the tables don't say how long those temperatures lasted. It's one night, maybe 2 or 3, and then it warms up again. Also, the tables don't say how warm it got the following day.
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