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czech ( czech@kbin.social )  to Nature and Gardening · 3 years ago

My Venus Fly Trap

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My Venus Fly Trap

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czech ( czech@kbin.social )  to Nature and Gardening · 3 years ago
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    Growing under an Aerogarden LED. You can see remains from its latest victims left behind in some traps.

    Growing a VFT is easy but finicky. They only need distilled water to survive but if you feed them tap water they’ll die. They require a lot of light and can’t easily be kept indoors without supplemental light. This one almost died early on- I think I actually moved the light too close! But it’s a survivor and sprouts new traps every week; I count 30+ right now!

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      So this one is indoor? I’ve wanted to grow one for a while but have been reticent to try given my limited space.

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        Yes, this one is indoors. It can work as long as you’re using the right type of lights.

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          Sweet, ty! I might give it a try then and see how things go.

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      Thanks! They are gorgeous plants but I’ve never been able to make them last long. Might give it another shot now!

      • Plus_a_Grain_of_Salt ( Plus_a_Grain_of_Salt@beehaw.org ) 
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        Same, turns out it didn’t like my tap water lol. Love these things though so were gonna try again with a little more knowledge this time. Thanks czech

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      We have one inside and it’s surviving but it certainly isn’t thriving. We do give it distilled water though.

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