Do NOT Buy an Actively-Growing Venus Flytrap in the Winter

[@herbalwolfooo5413]

I can never find flytraps at stores until the winter.

[@lrdboodan]

Same the worst one is hollybush UK it's aufull for it

[@PikaRaichupikapika]

Amazon has them I got some that are really big. They are clones but they are of great quality. Check the reviews before buying. Research their care AND dormancy care. Dont just go by what the package or instruction kit says

[@UsrNmTkn]

I actually got some Walmart Venus Flytraps as a gift. I was so devastated when they died I never got one again. Thought they might be too advanced for me. I think I'll try again!

[@j-play4325]

They are very hard to keep. Personally j get healthy-garbadge ones, here are a few tricks to keep them going! Water: distilled water or rain water Soil: peat moss, pearlite, and lava rocks (For the peat moss make sure the brand is not miracle grow will kill your plant!) Sun: strong sun but not to much so that you don't cook them, lol You are set!! Good luck!

[@user-tg7fq8nz4v]

My friend bought me a fly trap for my birthday in January. I am like 80% sure its dying.

[@j-play4325]

They are tricky to keep you will need a bigger pot, WATER: distilled water or natural rain water (Walgreens is a better place to get the distilled water at),SOIL: peat moss, pearlite, lava rocks. Now you are ready to keep them

[@j-play4325]

They also bloom flowers during spring or summer

[@guesswho6941]

@@j-play4325 dont forget keep soil moist and lots of direct sunlight (preferably outside)

[@XathosPvP]

Hows it doin?

[@misspiggy9647]

I love how you are so into plants. :) Growing stuff is fun.

[@littlegreenclementine]

if you do real shorties like this i think you'd make good footing into tiktok territory, probably. anyway bless u and bless ur plants

[@botanicalchaos]

Thanks. I do have a tiktok but not about plants

[@botanicalchaos]

@@FallbackNkillEm eh. It kinda defeats the purpose of this channel. I already have 40k followers on tiktok making bakugan videos.

[@niklasmalcharczyk]

If he wants to keep his seriousness, he should't do TikTok in any way.

[@thenmgarden6471]

@@botanicalchaos double down and make plant tik toks too. You have good video editing

[@thenmgarden6471]

@@botanicalchaos KZbin shorts is awesome too

[@tstasinis]

"I know why I did, shut up." 😂😂🏆 Totally Me explaining my rehabs 😂😂

[@randomvrperson4967]

Just found your channel and your pure unadulterated joy at having carnivorous plants made my day. Most definitely subscribing.

[@jk-pq3gw]

YES a new vid. Love the content!

[@tstasinis]

Dig the short & to the point vids. "Ain't nobody got time for all that" haha Thank You Plant Brother!

[@zeepersy]

dude u were recommended to me, and I thought this video gonna be one of those boring videos but nah man this was such a joy to watch!

[@italiancatwoman]

I LIVE for your vids ! ❤️😂

[@savagegarden1016]

Please give a tour of your carnivorous plants soon

[@botanicalchaos]

I have some videos from last year showing them off. The outdoor ones are dormant right now.

[@averyp.9315]

If I buy a flytrap from lowes during the winter I leave them in the death cube until spring then I repot them andet them adjust to the outside.

[@botanicalchaos]

Just set it on the sunniest windowsill in the house until weather gets warmer. Take it out of the cube though.

[@averyp.9315]

@@botanicalchaos the only south facing super sunny window i have gets pretty cold and spring for me will start in about 2 to 3 weeks and right now it seems to be growing really well I've had it for a week and it already has two new good sized traps.

[@botanicalchaos]

If that’s the case, then keep it where it’s at until spring starts.

[@spiritsgivemewisdom]

I got a venus flytrap last october, watered it once, and then seasonal depression hit and i kind of abandoned it in a window sill, and tbh idk if it went dormant over this winter or not, but it still has about 5 heads and it started growing a stem that looks like it might flower soon

[@thundergo7531]

Him: long word plant names Me : bugger plants

[@ashleycrosby11]

Yup. I’m for this

[@hopeanne6330]

what about if you live in a place that they're native to like north carolina? i really want one but i don't know much about the climate since i just moved here from new england

[@jasminahaverinen5759]

I grow these indoors with goodsuccess. Well here where I live it's very rare to have your own yard and if you have it's the size of a dinner table. I do have a balcony but not much bughsof sunlight in this city.... I keep reptiles so I have a goodsupply of bugs and I feed them baby roaches and small baby mealworms. They seem to do well inside because I have special plant lights too and for them reptile lamps with heat uva and uvb. Tip for the fellow european apartment twellers ✌🏻🔥

[@MissTrinidad]

Your name must be Seymour. 😅😂... Love your vids!! 💚

[@botanicalchaos]

To be fair, my name actually isn’t Johnny

[@j-play4325]

Here's Johnny!!!!

[@joeyofblades]

When's a good time to start looking at them, and how do you know if they are dormant when you buy? I'm in Maryland and we're going into our first week of 60 degree temps

[@MoondustManwise]

Wonder what the best carnivorous plant for beginners is?

[@Psycho_Panda97]

Question, because my English is not 100%. When you say don't put them on the window sill you mean don't put them in the inside of the window, correct? I have a small space on the outside part of my window that gets full sunlight, basically, that would be ok right?

[@1kreature]

Garbage venus update please?

[@j-play4325]

I actually have venus fly traps who I leave them outside and they will survive on there own of course I give them water, and "sometimes" because I want them to hunt. My VFT"s have been living so far about 8 months

[@idkwhattoputherebuthi153]

Can i just keep them indoors with a blue grow light

[@domsawyer232]

If i had my flytrap inside for the past 2 months, did i interrupt the dormancy preparation period? should i keep it inside for the winter? My climate is pretty mild in winter but it does frost overnight some nights.

[@MrTyler189]

Wb a heat lamp with a timer cycle

[@magic_cow]

when are you gonna do a hand reveal?

[@mord5303]

I’d love a carnivorous plant but I’d be so scared to put it outside,,..,I live In Alaska...would the temps in the summer still be ok for them?

[@botanicalchaos]

Idk what the weathers like in Alaska other than cold

[@slwi7589]

What if you live in the tropics where winter is non-existent?

[@botanicalchaos]

Don’t grow Venus flytraps. They won’t survive well there. There are plenty of alternatives like tropical sundews, tropical butterworts, nepenthes, and more.

[@d.s.3408]

Out of curiosity (and because google can’t give me a straight answer) what is the minimum temperature for Venus flytraps? I live in a colder part of the country and I just want to know if it’s safe to keep it outdoors

[@botanicalchaos]

People usually say 20 Fahrenheit, but with my experience, they can go lower. Once they hit single digits though, I cover them with a tarp.

[@albertoburrito1874]

just realized it says activity-growing instead of actively-growing

[@botanicalchaos]

OOOOOOOH SHIT!!!

[@albertoburrito1874]

@@botanicalchaos LMAO

[@monke1919]

Should I still keep mine inside still? I just got some 2 days ago at my local nursery. They had pretty big traps like 1 inch. They were in a greenhouse and thriving. And they even were already planted in peat moss.

[@botanicalchaos]

If you get one that’s still in full growth at this time of the year, put it on the sunniest windowsill you have or good grow lights and hope for the best.

[@monke1919]

@@botanicalchaos how do I know if it's in full growth?

[@mime_lp7375]

i kinda want a venus fly trap now

[@tedspeed3338]

So, how cold can they stand? Down to 0 ? I’m thinking of getting one for my back yard, under that patio, so no direct sunlight. There is a lot of differing info on Venus flytraps out there.

[@botanicalchaos]

They need direct sunlight. 6+ hours of direct light every day.

[@botanicalchaos]

They can handle down in the teens without protection. Once below the teens, cover them up.

[@jaydenmotta5283]

That is a tiny flytrp

[@ShadyPanda]

If these can stay outside why are the other traps inside?

[@botanicalchaos]

They were recent rescues and they weren’t dormant. If I put them outside in the freezing cold they would’ve died since they weren’t dormant. They can handle the cold when dormant, but not when actively growing. They’re out now that it’s warmer.

[@bbaasje]

Help! why are the new traps so tiny at my plant?

[@botanicalchaos]

Not enough light usually or not enough nutrients.

[@thereegamer1560]

Should I use the fridge method and when it's dormant just yeet it outside

[@botanicalchaos]

Just yet it outside. If temperatures end up at around 15 degrees Fahrenheit (idk Celsius figure it out) then you should cover it up. I heard an unheated garage is a good place to do it as well,

[@thereegamer1560]

@@botanicalchaosI got two purperea from a plant nursery thing is they were in the green house it's been 3 weeks since I put them outside and winter doesn't hit until December 21 so am still in fall rn any advice

[@jasminecanaca9760]

Too late i already got one a week ago

[@botanicalchaos]

Oof

[@Natonada]

Plants?!

[@Natonada]

I disagree