venus fly trap soil help!

venus fly trap soil help!#160135

By jtkoon -  Sun Dec 16, 2012 9:20 pm
Posts:  1
Joined:  Sun Dec 16, 2012 9:14 pm

- Sun Dec 16, 2012 9:20 pm #160135

i dont have the ingredeants to make venus fly trap soil would a mix of potting soil and sand work just to fill in the space?

Re: venus fly trap soil help!#160138

By Matt -  Sun Dec 16, 2012 11:14 pm
Location:  near Festus, Missouri
Posts:  22523
Joined:  Mon Apr 21, 2008 11:28 pm

- Sun Dec 16, 2012 11:14 pm #160138

jtkoon wrote:would a mix of potting soil and sand work just to fill in the space?

Unfortunately no. The potting soil will have minerals in it that will slowly poison the flytrap, as will regular sand. Flytrap soil should be a mix of sphagnum moss (either peat or long-fiber) and silica sand.

Why not just go buy some peat moss or order a flytrap soil mix online?

My Growlist
FlytrapStore YouTube
FlytrapStore Facebook
FlytrapStore Instagram

Re: venus fly trap soil help!#160139

By Sander -  Sun Dec 16, 2012 11:15 pm
Posts:  1226
Joined:  Thu Nov 29, 2012 6:29 pm

- Sun Dec 16, 2012 11:15 pm #160139

Potting soil contains a lot of minerals(N, P, K mostly) and because of that i strongly recommend u
NOT to use it.

Try looking for some LFS(dread long fibred spaghnum moss), peat, silica sand(or perlite) or live spaghnum moss(although harder for first time)

EDIT: Mat beat me to it

FlytrapCare Carnivorous Plant Forums