Carnivorous Plant Rock Garden Pt 1

[@bryanl9769]

LOVE your vidoes thank you for making them 😌

[@brianprior4615]

This is beautiful ❤️

[@kyawthuta9058]

Luv it,!,

[@lopesj6670]

Fine work

[@saraira]

Thank you so much for doing this I've always wanted to do something like this

[@ilpigliamosche]

Very nice, I really like these interpretations of alternative cultivation! I like the spirit of discovery and inventiveness. Thank you!

[@KENTOSI]

Great idea!! If you have a dry section around those rocks stick a tillandsia (air plant) or two :-)

[@succulentflytraps]

Sounds like a great idea! I've never tried growing them but they would definitely add a unique effect.

[@KENTOSI]

@@succulentflytraps Careful then! They're almost as additive as carnivorous plants :-)

[@sebastian8922]

Would this work for a nepenthes? I’m not sure how their roots are…

[@succulentflytraps]

Hi there .....I haven't grown Nepenthes before so I can't definitely say. However I can't see why it wouldn't work. I reckon some nice Nepenthes medium into a pumice rock planter would work well. It would be fun to experiment and find out.....let me know one day.....Happy Growing!

[@gusbus4741]

Where do you buy pumice rocks from and where can you get live sphagnum moss?

[@succulentflytraps]

Hi there .....I buy my pumice rock from China. Since I only purchase samples (say 10 at a time) they are very expensive. I got my spagnum moss from an online supplier.

[@LezBob]

doeasn't that jsut make a realy expensive container? Is it possible to grow moss on the rock or a way to take advantage of the porous pumice?

[@succulentflytraps]

Hi there ......what I really love about pumice rock is that its porous and pretty much anything grows on it. I still have this planter and apart from the VFT going strong there's moss which has established itself nicely on the pumice planter. I also normally add sections of moss around the base of the freshly potted plant (in this case a Venus Flytrap). This helps keep the peat moss within the planter and prevents erosion from rain exposure. At the same time the section of moss which I add spread moss spores to other sections of the pumice planter. Over time moss and seedlings just manage to grow nicely on the pumice.

[@LezBob]

@@succulentflytraps my curiosity is getting the best of me. I have to try this with some moss :-)

[@Dalandow]

Glad I found your channel. Yesterday at Lowe's I picked up a carnivorous plant terrarium that contained a single plastic pot (about 3 inches deep) with a dormant venus flytrap and a dormant pitcher plant. Would you recommend in plant both in the same pot as the instructions suggest, or should I put each one in its own pot? Also, since it is still fairly cold, should I wait a little while before I try to plant these plants?

[@succulentflytraps]

Hi there .... Sarracenia can outgrow the pot cramping other plants such as Venus Flytraps so I would place in separate pots. I actually prefer to pot the plants when they're dormant just before spring. They are resting at that time and so the reporting does minimal disturbance. Alternatively early spring is fine too when the plants are just waking up. Hope this helps ...

[@anonlf8398]

Where do you find these rocks?

[@succulentflytraps]

Hi there ....I actually import these from China.....happy growing to you....

[@richardshelby-dunn5826]

Remember! Safety first! Don't forget safety! Wear a mask! Don't forget goggles! Saftey! *drills out rock on glass table top*

[@crispyfanta4250]

Are you Australian

[@eventerminator1382]

Do you know where to source the pumice boulders? I can’t find them online in WA

[@succulentflytraps]

Larger rocks are quite difficult to find. I usually source mine from China. Also they usually want a minimum order quantity which is way too much for my needs. I was lucky to get some samples but even they were expensive because of the smaller quantity.

[@eventerminator1382]

@@succulentflytraps What store did you go to? Did you go to Alibaba?

[@succulentflytraps]

@@eventerminator1382 'Made in China'