small traps and developing traps

small traps and developing traps#7239

By kevinqwe -  Fri Apr 10, 2009 4:55 am
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- Fri Apr 10, 2009 4:55 am #7239

i dont know why i have super small traps that look more developed than my big developing traps. they haven't even opened yet and are bigger than the small ones.
will these small traps grow to regular size?

Re: small traps and developing traps#7250

By NZL -  Fri Apr 10, 2009 7:04 am
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- Fri Apr 10, 2009 7:04 am #7250

No, when a trap is fully matured and opened, it won't grow anymore.
However, it is normal that your VFT has a mix of small and big traps.
Insects come in small and big sizes too.

Niels.

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Re: small traps and developing traps#7253

By Matt -  Fri Apr 10, 2009 2:27 pm
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- Fri Apr 10, 2009 2:27 pm #7253

As Niels said, once a trap opens, it usually doesn't increase much in size. Typically small traps indicates that your plant isn't getting enough light. How many hours of direct sunlight is your plant getting?

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Re: small traps and developing traps#7297

By kevinqwe -  Sat Apr 11, 2009 1:19 am
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- Sat Apr 11, 2009 1:19 am #7297

when i got it it already had it. the plants are getting about 6 hrs of light

Re: small traps and developing traps#7300

By Matt -  Sat Apr 11, 2009 2:00 am
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- Sat Apr 11, 2009 2:00 am #7300

Well then it probably wasn't getting enough light where it was when you bought it. When you say it's getting six hours of light, do you mean six hours of direct sunlight or six hours of light total?

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Re: small traps and developing traps#7326

By kevinqwe -  Sat Apr 11, 2009 4:47 pm
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- Sat Apr 11, 2009 4:47 pm #7326

mostly direct, sometimes i move it if its not getting enough

Re: small traps and developing traps#7337

By Matt -  Sat Apr 11, 2009 5:21 pm
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- Sat Apr 11, 2009 5:21 pm #7337

Well that should be good then. Once spring gets into full swing you should start seeing lots of new growth.

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Re: small traps and developing traps#7345

By kevinqwe -  Sat Apr 11, 2009 7:19 pm
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- Sat Apr 11, 2009 7:19 pm #7345

ok

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