- Thu May 22, 2014 11:13 pm
#203651
Hey avogel here,
I introduced myself a couple weeks ago, and am a very new member. i just wanted to update the growth of my typical Venus fly Traps that i cheated, and got from lowes. they are doing very well, and have divided. i now have two rossetes, that you can see in the pictures. They receive fresh rain water every week, by letting them sit in a container of 1/4 inch of water for a few hours. the sphagnum peat moss, and silica pool sand draw up the water nicely. the rainwater keeps the PH up as well. I just wanted to show how much the traps have excelled in a month. I am really impressed with their growth. thanks for looking!
enjoy the pictures!
Plus interesting things I have learned about fly traps are
1: fly's and other insects digest the quickest, within 10 days, spiders, tend to take over 20 days, in one case
2: Some traps close way slower than others
Great plant to own. Even a High schooler like me can grow them! its like the only plant i can grow ironically!
Thanks, Andrew
I introduced myself a couple weeks ago, and am a very new member. i just wanted to update the growth of my typical Venus fly Traps that i cheated, and got from lowes. they are doing very well, and have divided. i now have two rossetes, that you can see in the pictures. They receive fresh rain water every week, by letting them sit in a container of 1/4 inch of water for a few hours. the sphagnum peat moss, and silica pool sand draw up the water nicely. the rainwater keeps the PH up as well. I just wanted to show how much the traps have excelled in a month. I am really impressed with their growth. thanks for looking!
enjoy the pictures!
Plus interesting things I have learned about fly traps are
1: fly's and other insects digest the quickest, within 10 days, spiders, tend to take over 20 days, in one case
2: Some traps close way slower than others
Great plant to own. Even a High schooler like me can grow them! its like the only plant i can grow ironically!
Thanks, Andrew
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Now 5/22/14 about a month or more of growing
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