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I think it would be fine until winter, it might stall in its growth but that should be fine

Good write up. Thank you.

zk9 wrote:Hi guys, from Singapore here, tropical climate with a lot of sun/rain all year round. I'm preparing my plant for it's first dormancy now, less light, less watering.

Even though new traps are still growing well, i've been told that it can still go dormant now.

Here's my question, i've read that it's recommended not to put smaller plants to dormancy. I noticed last week that I might have 2 bulbs living in a pot. One producing larger traps and one with tiny ones. Do i separate them or just put the whole plant in a ziploc into the fridge? Planning to do so in about a week. Thanks guys!

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Hi, I'm from Singapore too, good luck with dormancy

Is it me? has the images gone? Thanks loads on this.

I have a question. I read that Venus Fly Traps can be kept outdoors permanently in -5 Celsius during dormancy. Where I live, it doesn't often get below that, however we often have frosts of a morning and the soil is very hard and the leaves have frost on them. The plant looks fine, but this feels wrong. What should I be doing during this dormancy period? The days usually range from about -1 to 15 Celsius here, for some context.

Engimal wrote:I have a question. I read that Venus Fly Traps can be kept outdoors permanently in -5 Celsius during dormancy. Where I live, it doesn't often get below that, however we often have frosts of a morning and the soil is very hard and the leaves have frost on them. The plant looks fine, but this feels wrong. What should I be doing during this dormancy period? The days usually range from about -1 to 15 Celsius here, for some context.

Probably just a thick layer of mulch over them would do the trick.

Hi, I live in Michigan and am trying to figure out how to get my flytraps to go dormant. I have large windows in my garage and thought this might be a good place to put them. But of course the garage is going to get to cold. We have heated water buckets for our horses and I thought that I could fill one with dirt and plant the flytraps ( they will stay in their pots) and plug in the bucket. My thought is that it would keep the roots from freezing, but I don't know what to do about the traps themselves. Can I cover them with a gauze cloth. The cloth would still let some light in. What are your thoughts on this. Thank you, Kate

Hi all,
I don't mean to hijack this thread but I just thought I'd chime in on my hibernation experience. During hibernation I have always placed my plants in my garage window where for a few months the plants freeze solid. The first time this happened I freaked out and thought I killed my plants but they all came back. I have had one particular plant for over 5 years and so far so good. Is this normal or am I tempting fate here?
And when I say freeze solid I mean the substrate is literally a frozen block.

question: what temps would be a sign to bring the plants inside to the cool windowsill? I plan on leaving them outside till I can't anymore, but what temps would be fine to leave them outside in at night (I have one of those 4-shelf greenhouses I put them in at night)? as long as it's above freezing? I don't want to "screw" this dormancy up like I think I kinda did last year temp-wise :-/

Earthy wrote:question: what temps would be a sign to bring the plants inside to the cool windowsill? I plan on leaving them outside till I can't anymore, but what temps would be fine to leave them outside in at night (I have one of those 4-shelf greenhouses I put them in at night)? as long as it's above freezing? I don't want to "screw" this dormancy up like I think I kinda did last year temp-wise :-/

Mine go in the fridge when night time temps stay down in the low 40's F..

I live in Charlotte, NC and since it's in the same hardiness zone (not to mention the same state) that the vtf and sarr grows in naturally, I can leave them out year round, right?

I just worry about them being in pots and freezing solid as opposed to the ground which does not. I had a sarrcinia in a planter and it did fine being outside year round. Guess I just want to have all bases covered for the vtf as well as I am bound to keep it alive this time through.