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Venus fly trap, young traps are dying

Posted: Sun May 08, 2022 2:52 pm
by jhfox
Hello
At the end of last season and after my trap flowered I repotted my trap in a mix of Pertite and Pete moss. The trap is growing again however all the new little traps keep turning brown and appear to be dying. There is a abundance of new healthy traps growing.
Watering with distilled water.
I had the bottom 2" of the pot submerged in a fish/ plant pond. I have taken it out of the pond for now and the bottom of the pot is submerged in distilled water. Any ideas why the new traps keep dying?

Re: Venus fly trap, young traps are dying

Posted: Sun May 08, 2022 5:54 pm
by Panman
Likely it was too wet. In a pot that size, you will only want about 1/2 inch of water in the tray and you will want to let the tray dry out between watering.