How to grow Venus Flytrap plants from seed - Dionaea muscipula

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[@z0eshi]

You're literally the happiest sounding person I've ever heard

[@TheHeretic435]

Shrill and manic I'd say

[@MidwestGardener]

Lots of very useful information for anyone who wants to try this. I found it interesting how they need soil with no nutrition and rainwater.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thanks so much Jim for your wonderful comment :-) its going to be such fun growing these Venus flytrap from seed :-) thanks a million for watching and sending you an abundance of love and happy growing from Ireland for a fantastic new week ahead XXXXX

[@dolandendra_trumpodi]

I think it's probably because of the nature of Venus fly traps. They aren't exactly carnivorous. They don't really "eat" their insect prey for direct nutrition. They actually ingest them and break them down into simplar forms with which they can fix their own soils. Animal (insects in this case) tissue is basically proteins. And proteins mean nitrogen and phosphorus, both of which are crucial requirements in the plants' nutrition. That's probably why a Venus fly trap seed would need a soil medium that lacks nutrition. I mean, isn't that why they are "carnivorous"? So that they can fix their infertile soil.(fertile for them to germinate in, ironically)

[@dolandendra_trumpodi]

Do correct me if I'm wrong anywhere 😄

[@FishinMagicianND]

Thank goodness I watched this before I sowed. I almost planted them in miracle catus mix. Lots of nutrients in that stuff. Thanks!

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thats fantastic you saw this video before sowing the seeds and good luck with growing your Venus fly trap seeds :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a safe and sunny Thursday XXXX

[@desertplantsofavalon]

@Yalanda Quezada XXXX

[@1977madhulika]

From where did u buyed this pls tell

[@FishinMagicianND]

1977madhulika it’s a secret

[@1977madhulika]

@@FishinMagicianND pls tell I am an innocent 🥺kid

[@FamilyFreedom]

Hi Lyn, hope you and Sean are well. I find these plants so fascinating, you really know your stuff!! Hope you're having a lovely weekend and the weather is as nice in Ireland as it is here in London. Much love and light to you :)

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thanks a million Bob for your fantastic comment :-) its going to be so amazing to grow these wacky and wonderful plants from seeds :-) the weather has been so magical here, really lovely and warm and sunshine, so wonderful to see :-) thanks so much for watching and sending you and Katie, JoJo and the family heaps of love and tons of happiness from right across the Emerald Isle to London and have a MAGNIFICENT new week ahead XXXXXX

[@frannatura]

Maravilhoso Lyn, espero que germine todos os bebes!!! abraço!

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Muito obrigada Fran para o seu maravilhoso comentário e para assistir :-) envia lhe lotes do amor e montes de felicidade da Irlanda para um dia fantástico em frente XXXXX

[@projectincursion564]

this video was really helpful because I started growing them but not that wet and when I soaked it it grew

[@anti-popfpv4638]

Thank you! I just planted my first ones a week ago. I used the soil the kit came with so i look forward to them sprouting.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Good luck with growing them from seed :-D its such fun to do :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you an abundance of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from the Emerald Isle for a fantastic day XXXXX

[@erinkathleenalice4343]

I feel like you're the nicest person to walk the earth.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Awwww thank you so much Erin for your wonderful kind words and thank you for watching too, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a super Sunday today XXXX

[@Spagia6]

Hi, Lyn, hope all is well! just wanted to say I've been watching your videos for some time now and you are absolutely brilliant!! you've helped me so much with all my plants and your videos are so informative and easy to understand you are so informative! thank you so much for your wonderful channel and for helping me take care of my plants!

[@desertplantsofavalon]

WOW Alex :-) Thanks a million for such a wonderful comment and I am so happy to hear that watching my videos has helped you so much with your plants :-) thanks so much for watching the videos and for your support and sending you tons of love and heaps of happiness and tons of PLANT POWER from right across the Emerald Isle and have an FANTASTIC afternoon XXXXX

[@PHXSUNSFANZ]

I sowed mine in regular seedling compound and they took off and grew like crazy!! Glad because I planted 300 seeds:)

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thats fantastic news, so happy to hear that, thanks so much for watching and have a wonderful plant powered Monday XXXX

[@PHXSUNSFANZ]

Desert Plants of Avalon Could this cause issues with my plants in the future? Since I didn’t use nutrient free soil?

[@desertplantsofavalon]

@@PHXSUNSFANZ Hi Sherrii, luckily seed sowing soil is usually low in nutrients and your seedlings should be ok, and when you pot them on in the future you can then pot them up in carnivorous soil, but most seed sowing soils are very low in nutrients and they should be safe XXXX

[@PHXSUNSFANZ]

Desert Plants of Avalon Thank you so much for your reply:) I love these plants I sure hope they continue to prosper:)

[@desertplantsofavalon]

@@PHXSUNSFANZ XXXXX

[@Gicusplants]

Interesting. Thank you very much Lyn for the tutorial. I hope to germinate your seeds.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thanks so much Gicu for your fantastic comment and for watching :-) sending you lots of love and happiness from right across the Emerald Isle and have a brilliant Thursday XXXXX

[@remley8877]

Thanks so much. I'm new to raising Venus Fly Traps, though I've had a few pitcher plants, I'm totally a novice, infact this is the first time ive even seen a seed for a Venus Fly Trap. Really appreciate the info.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending tons of love and happiness and PLANT POWER your way for a truly fantastic Tuesday XXXXX

[@sugasweet69]

You sound so happy 😊 😍 ♥.... And so you should, you have just saved my seeds as they were heading for certain death. I was about to use multi purpose compost and tap water... So glad I found you! Thanks!

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thats fantastic that you found my video before you sown your seeds, good luck with growing them and thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a super Saturday XXXX

[@tcmclips]

im growing my first fly trap, wish me luck:) great video helped me a lot

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thats brilliant news :-D Good luck with growing these amazing and fascinating plants from seed :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you tons of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from the Emerald Isle for a fantastic new week ahead XXXXX

[@arkarbrown5308]

You sound like a lovely kindergarten teacher !

[@redrob5667]

Thanks for the video! As of two days ago my seeds have germinated! I had a few nagging questions regarding the process and this was the video that covered everything.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thats fantastic and Good lcuk with growing from seed its so much fun and very rewarding, thanks so much for watching and have a wonderful plant powered day XXXX

[@Piccollo89er]

Gosh, aren't you a jolly-golly!!! 😊 Lots of love back from Eastern coast of India!! Hopefully my batch grows too!! 🤞

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Good luck with growing these wonderful plants from seed, and thank you so much for your lovely comment and for watching XXXXX

[@kevinbartolo2536]

what a comforting and educational tone! much love from california

[@desertplantsofavalon]

thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness to California for a fantastic Sunday XXXX

[@1st508thAirborne]

Great video. Thanks for the tips and good luck germinating them. :-)

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thanks so much Chadde for your wonderful comment :-) its going to be such fun growing these Venus flytrap from seed :-) thanks a million for watching and sending you and Tammy, Lobo, Kurgan, Oscar and the Yorkies an abundance of love and heaps of happiness from right across the Emerald Isle to beautiful Minnesota for a FANTASTIC new week ahead XXXXX

[@mickeymoosemoosingmoose7443]

Thank you so much ! This was realy helpful !

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thanks so much for your fantastic comment and for watching and sending you tons of love and heaps of happiness and Plant Power from right across the Emerald isle for a brilliant Friday XXXX

[@bigchungus7637]

Mickey Moose Moosing Moose really*

[@deviousredneck5109]

Thanks for the info! I live in North Carolina where they grow in the wild. We camp there every year and walk through the forest and look at them. It’s so neat to see!

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thats wonderful to see these plants in their natural habitats :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you an abundance of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from the Emerald Isle for a fantastic Friday XXXX

[@CockatooG2]

Looking forward to lots of little Venus Flytraps!!!! Thanks for the lesson!!!!! :)))

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thanks so much for your fantastic comments :-) its going to be such fun to see these little flytrap germinating and I will make an update vid on them when I see them sprout :-) thanks so much for watching and sending you and ADORABLE Turkey lots of love and heaps of happiness from right across the Emerald Isle and have a BRILLIANT Wednesday today XXXXX

[@amauritoscano8497]

This is great. I live in Florida and it's hot and humid here, they should germinate well in my lanai. Thanks😊

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thats fantastic you live in Florida and the perfect environment for them, happy growing and thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Florida for a super Sunday XXXX

[@brettfaulknerbf]

Always found it better once the fly trap has started growing the seed pod is to remove the petals from the plant and always done very well from doing this rather than leaving them to get on with it their self's

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thanks so much for sharing this tip Brett, and thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching XXXX

[@tweak114]

hey!! i just got my seeds in the mail today very informative video you're my goto girl for gardening tips thank you again have a great day

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thats brilliant news that you received your seeds :-) its going to be incredible to grow these plants from seeds :-) thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending an abundance of love and happiness from right across the Emerald Isle for a fantastic Tuesday ahead XXXXX

[@zeenat9062]

Oh my goodness I really like it

[@snailsgarden3055]

this is extremely thorough, very well put together video! Great knowledge here!

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thanks so much for your fantastic comment :-) I am really excited at growing these seeds, its going to be such fun watching them grow from seed :-) thanks so much for watching and sending tons of love and happiness from Ireland XXXX

[@snailsgarden3055]

I look forward to seeing the progress of those seeds you planted.

[@beastsgaming223]

You make my day happy

[@purelygrounded3902]

Yay! Just sowed our first VFT seed today! 🥰

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thats fantastic news, I hope that they grow well for you, its so exciting to grow these amazing plants from seed, happy growing and thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching XXXX

[@stefhendriks9231]

good job !!!!!!!! looking forwards to see them growing. xx Stef

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thanks so much Stef for your wonderful comment :-) its going to be such fun growing these Venus flytrap from seed :-) thanks a million for watching and sending you an abundance of love and happy growing from Ireland for a fantastic new week ahead XXXXX

[@Allyourbase1990]

I’ve always wanted to try these . I grow different types of mushrooms , so it’s nice growing something that I can skip sterilization with

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Its so much fun and rewarding to grow these Venus fly traps from seed, they can be incredibly slow growing for the first 1-3 years but after that they can grow and catch flies like mature Venus fly traps, thanks so much for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful new week ahead XXXX

[@suziecharles8933]

Very interesting Lyn. Can't wait to see them growing. Thnx for sharing. Have a lovely week. Sending u love n sunshine xxoo 💕💜💛🐜🌵🌞

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thanks so much for your wonderful comment Suzie :-) its going to be such fun growing these Venus flytrap from seed :-) thanks a million for watching and sending you an abundance of love and happy growing from Ireland for a fantastic new week ahead XXXXX

[@wa5780]

So exited to see how these are

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thanks so much for your wonderful comment :-) the good news is they have germinated but and so cute but because they are so tiny its difficult to get the macro on them properly to make an update, but as soon as I can get a good focus on them when they get bigger I will definitely make an update video on them in the coming days :-) thanks so much for watching and sending an abundance of love and happiness from right across the Emerald Isle for a fantastic Sunday XXXX

[@muffinzlealta1865]

The seeds are vurry tinnie , ♥ I love the way you say tiny. Love tye accent. I just got some seeds in yesterday and I gotta get some peat or some sort of medium and with help from yer vid I'm hopefully gonna get em sprouted

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Good luck with your seeds

[@biggustago2812]

When you pot them once they've grown a bit, can you pot multiple VFTs together?

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Hi there :-D yes you can pot them all together and they often grow well this way too, Good luck with growing them and have a wonderful plant powered weekend ahead XXXXX

[@TheEdenCarter]

I recently just bought some Venus fly trap seeds and I have put them in a plastic container with wet paper towels for germination is this ok or should I put them in soil?

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Hi Eden :-) Yes you can germinate them this way but it would be best to transfer them onto soil as it will be easier to move them once they germinate because moving them from the wet paper can damage their roots when young :-) thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you an abundance of love and happiness and tons of plant power from right across the Emerald Isle for a fantastic Thursday today XXXX

[@FOR3V3RRAY]

Okay let's try this again! Got the peat moss and the proper water.. last time I killed my seeds. Hopefully this time it works

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Good luck with growing from seed and thank you so much for watching sending lots of plant power your way XXXXX

[@FOR3V3RRAY]

@@desertplantsofavalon thank you :). Fingers crossed haha. These seeds are special ones so I really hope they don't die again :/

[@kevinfinkel5536]

I'd love to splice VFT with desert aloe plants. It'd be interesting to see if it's possible.

[@okcbrianb2011]

Definitely would not be possible.

[@lovellneil]

Hi Lyn, Just watched your video - i used to keep traps when i was a kid - i am 43 now and want to try growing from seed. I live in the sout west of England, do you think a shed with a window that gets moderate sunlight would be ok - or should i keep them in doors on a window sill. Thanks

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Hi Neil :-) thanks so much for watching :-) if your shed gets sunshine during the day that will be absolutely fine to grow your seeds and Fly trap in as these plants can take the colder temperatures, but if your shed only gets a small amount of sun then you would definitely be best to keep the on a windowsill that receives plenty of sunshine once they have germinated, because Venus fly traps love as much sunshine as you can give them :-) sending you an abundance of love and happiness from right across the Emerald Isle for a fantastic Thursday XXXXX

[@mikaliadarleenlynch598]

yes im going to be starting mine here soon

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Good luck with growing them its so much fun :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you an abundance of love and PLANT POWER from across the Emerald isle for a FANTASTIC Friday XXXXXX

[@mikaliadarleenlynch598]

@@desertplantsofavalon yes i hope so i have luck with this will be my 1 st ever growning them form seed i have ones that looks like mario form the video game also form seed i hope u can help me with thoese also well

[@BabesInToylandandotherthings]

Thank you for sharing this. I have seeds but haven’t planted them yet. I live in east coast Canada where it can get very dry cold winter temps. Will our cold temps kill the plants and what should I do to prevent this from happening.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thats wonderful you have seeds of Venus fly trap to sow, its best to sow the seeds indoors as young seedlings can die if the temperatures are too low, once Mature Venus fly traps can be very cold hardy, but I would definitely recommend sowing the seeds indoors and keeping them indoors over the Winter months, good luck with growing from seed, and thank you so much for your wonderful comment and for watching XXXX

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[@furrytrash958]

Hi there! Old video I know, first time growing seeds and was wondering of they needed sunlight as seedlings to germinate? I know as soon as they start to grow they need sunlight but as seeds do they need it? I was planning to put them in the bathroom so they can keep warm and humid but theres no natural light!

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Hi there :-D I would give them sunlight to germinate as this triggers the germination process along with the heat, some seeds only need heat to germinate but Venus fly trap seeds like the light to trigger germination along with the heat

[@poppythepuppy5249]

Oof rip me Venus flytrap seeds because i bought a kit and put in tap water..

[@tsarnicolasii1228]

Well in Australia watering with tap water hasnt failed so far.

[@JRI-mx3sk]

@@tsarnicolasii1228 😂

[@wan7612]

if you keep the seeds in the baggies, do you need to water them still?

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Hi Wan :-D when they are in the baggies there is no need to water as the humidity in the bag does not escape and it acts like a sealed mini greenhouse for them XXXX

[@bobbymalta73]

Thanks For Sharing dear! I tryed a lot of times to grow these plants from seeds and From plants but with no results Maybe cause i used tap water,so let's try again now! Thks Desert Plants of Avalon (Y) ;)

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thanks so much for your wonderful comments and for watching :-D sending lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER your way for a fantastic day XXXX

[@waynej7620]

Would they still grow if I plant the seeds now without grow lights, being October ? my nephew has a carnivorous kit and is really excited to start.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Hi Wayne :-D yes you can still sow seeds now and they should germinate but if you have the choice its best to wait until Spring when the days get longer for much greater chance of success, Good luck for your nephew with growing from seed and thank you for watching and sending you an abundance of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from the Emerald Isle for a terrific Thursday today XXXX

[@fullredplatinum]

The nice thing about the UK is that there's no shortage of rain water.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

haha yes thats so true, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a terrific Thursday XXXX

[@fullredplatinum]

@@desertplantsofavalon in about to buy flytrap seeds, sadly, Romania isn't as wet as the UK so I'll have to invest in distilled water.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

@@fullredplatinum XXXX 🥰🪴

[@q.u.g.a]

Hey Lyn! Is there an other type of soil I can use for this, 'cause I live in Turkey and we don't have those types of soil here

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Hi there :-D if you can get pure peat without added fertilisers that would be ok too but you can only use pure peat or carnivorous soil with these plants as normal soil will kill them because of the nutrients in the soil

[@ks-on7gg]

Great video ,very clear instructions.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from across the Emerald Isle for a wonderful weekend XXXXX

[@gdverhoeven]

Thx for the info! I made two trays like you said but one of the trays has weird white things in it. Can I send a picture to you?

[@SILSILAMUHAMMADIYAIDREESIA381A]

thankyou for the video.... can we grow in cocopeat? can we give water it regularly ? how many days to grow flytrap?

[@Groovyman-je6yb]

Really informative video, on a pretty uncommon plant. Just bought one plant today, some of the "mouths" turn red, does that mean that part will die? Yes, plate is groovy, like it! Thanks again sweet Lyn. Best wishes from AZ, Keith

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thanks so much Keith for your fantastic comments :-) thats brilliant news you have bought a Venus Fly trap too :-) mine tend to go red inside of their mouths during strong sunshine and then green when we get a few days of dull weather so I am pretty sure that the red in the middle of the mouths is down to the amount of sunshine, its going to be such fun to see these Venus fly taps growing over the coming weeks and months from seed, a few have germinated already but they are so tiny and I can't get the macro to focus to film them just yet :-) thanks a million for watching and sending both you and cutie Beautrice an abundance of love and happiness and GROOVINESS from right across the Emerald Isle to Arizona for a BRILLIANT day ahead XXXXXX

[@patdimillo9196]

I may have missed a step in your video, but I want to know if you should poke tiny holes in each of the two containers so it can moisturize better with the water in the large container. Do I need to do that for them to germinate? Also, I have seen some growing strategies for flytraps that use saran-wrap to cover them rather than placing them in a large plastic bag. Is the bag better for the best growth?

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Hi Pat :-D yes its a good idea to put some holes in the containers, you dont need to do that for the seeds to germinate but its better to do this, I love to use the bag method but you can cover the containers with clear wrap cover too instead of the clear bags, good luck with growing from seeds and thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER and have a wonderful Monday today XXXX

[@sarahmeed5227]

Good video. Thanks mate.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from across the Emerald Isle for a wonderful Wednesday today XXXXXX

[@GhostAshesMSP]

Hi! Loved the video, just wondering when would be the best time to sow the seeds? Thanks 👌🏼

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thanks so much :-D if you have a grow lamp and can provide heat you can sow the seeds any time of the year, but its best to sow the seeds as soon as possible if the seed is fresh and newly harvested as you have a higher chance of germination, but if not its best to sow them in the Spring when the days are longer for extra light, good luck with growing from seed and thanks so much for watching :-D XXXXX

[@jonnyneoross369]

Got a cool little gift from a friend of my moms

[@jonnyneoross369]

The seeds are so tiny

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thats fantastic you have been gifted seeds, and I hope they grow really well for you, happy sowing and growing, and thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching XXXX

[@jonnyneoross369]

Since I’ve gone vegan, everybody’s giving me an opinion , the neighbor, who is my mom’s friend is a nice old Irish lady who knows that I’ve changed my diet, and now that I’m eating mostly plants she’s giving me a plant seeds and starter kit that’s a carnivorous. go figure she’s a hoot.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

@@jonnyneoross369 hahaha Jonny :-D thats awesome you have gone Vegan, I am Vegan too, I went Vegan around 12 years ago, before that I had been Vegetarian since a child, I get lots of comments from non Vegan friends about being Vegan and I grow Carnivorous plants haha, they find it amusing but I tell them that these plants are doing what Nature intended them to do, going Vegan was one of the best decisions I have ever made, and its so awesome to be plant powered inside and outside haha, have a fantastic weekend ahead XXXX

[@niahabeeb-ullah3218]

Life is just amazing. I'm speechless.. Those little seeds!? lol

[@desertplantsofavalon]

haha! its amazing how they have grown :-) Thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you an abundance of love and happiness from right across the Emerald Isle for a fantastic day XXXXX

[@vigilhammer]

Thanks a lot from india. Really helped.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you an abundance of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from across the Emerald Isle to India for a wonderful new week XXXX

[@imagez11]

Where in India? I live in Delhi, will it be too hot for the seed to even germinate? Thanks.

[@hianghao]

Hi Lyn, thanks for the informative video! I've planted my Venus fly trap seeds 2 weeks ago and it has not germinate. I noticed that a coat of whitish thingy formed around the seeds once the seeds get wet. Is that normal?

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Hi there :-D yes the good news is that when the seeds are ready to germinate they will form a bit of a fuzz around them and this is often the tiny root hairs emerging, a lot of people panic and think it is fungus but its nearly always due to the germination process, keep a close eye on them though just in case it is fungus and if it is you will need to spray them with a fungicidal spray for plants, Good luck with growing your seeds and thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a fantastic Tuesday today XXXX

[@meganpagel178]

I bought these seeds and planted them at least 1.5 weeks ago. They have a dome top, but there is air holes at the top. Nothing is happening. Am I doing something wrong? It is inside, by the sun, but it's also winter here in WI, so my house is set at 68-70. The sun hits them for a couple of hours at most. Any tips please?

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Hi Megan :-D it can take a month or even more sometimes for the seeds to germinate, and I am sure they will germinate in time as it sounds like you are doing everything right, keep the soil moist at all times with rainwater and never allow the soil to dry out at any time, as long as you have sown the seeds in 100 % pure carnivorous soil or pure peat without any additional fertilisers and you are using pure rainwater or distilled water they should germinate in the next few days/ weeks :-D XXXXXX

[@jezzz33]

Hi , Great video I've sowed some vft seeds in march and end of April about a 3rd had sprouted, I've got a couple of questions I hope you won't mind helping me with.. I'm loosing a few of the sprouted vft seedlings, I was keeping them in a bag with hole's poked in unless it was very sunny so I've stopped leaving them in the bag during the day as I was worried they might be getting attacked by fungus. Im not sure if that's helped though so I don't keep the water level in my saucer so high to make the moss peat a lille less damp. I don't have a green house or conservatory so I bring them in at night and take them out in the morning but they only get south eastern UK sun... Any suggestions to help me not loose any more.?

[@jodyreeder4820]

A little info for a newby, I know sometimes weathers uncoopertive, say not warming up for example, would it be ideal to use a heat lamp? @ what temp?

[@bethany9618]

I'm just wanna say your videos are amazing...

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thank you so much Bethany :-D so happy you enjoy my videos, and thank you so much for your really wonderful comment and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful Wednesday today XXXX

[@davyburman2536]

Thanks for posting :)

[@desertplantsofavalon]

thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending an abundance of love and happiness from right across the Emerald Isle for a wonderful 2018 ahead XXXX

[@martynlane2780]

Hey there I'm trying to grow Venus flytraps, I bought seed trays would this be OK to sow them in? Also where did you get the soil from? struggling to find the soil you need. many thanks for the great video

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Hi Martyn :-) Thanks a million for watching :-) I got the soil from my friend Chris who lives here in Ireland who bought a bulk bag of pure peat moss online, but I know that you should be able to buy pure peat moss or Carnivorous plant soil online via ebay or any good garden centre or online shop :-) Hope you find the soil and good luck with growing your Venus flytraps its such fun to do and you have reminded me to make an update video on my seedlings today and will post up the video of my seedlings today :-) sending you an abundance of love and happy growing from Ireland and have a fantastic day XXXX

[@naturezoomedin]

A very interesting plant! Thank you for your lesson 🤗

[@desertplantsofavalon]

thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a terrific Tuesday XXXX

[@naturezoomedin]

@@desertplantsofavalon Thank you 😊

[@desertplantsofavalon]

@@naturezoomedin XXXXX

[@monoclednarwhal7194]

Hi Lynn, i didnt realise you started a plant channel. I used to follow you years ago (maybe.. 8? 10? years ago on the crystal channel) and I immediately thought I recognized the voice before looking at the channel :D

[@desertplantsofavalon]

haha :-D so happy you recognised my voice :-D Crystals and plants are my two passions :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a fantastic Wednesday XXXX

[@awatson3397]

can i see an after result of these 2. how do these things just germinate on the surface

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Hi there :-) yes here is the update video :-) kzbin.info/www/bejne/r3Wwm5aLna57bdU thanks so much for watching and have a brilliant Friday XXXX

[@OutdoorsAndBotanical]

good luck! I hope all goes well.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thanks so much Aaron for your wonderful comment :-) I harvested my Astrophytum nudum cactus seeds yesterday and I can post them off to you first thing tomorrow morning :-) they should only take a couple of weeks at the very most to get to you in the mail and should be in plenty of time for the seeds competition with Cactusmain :-) thanks so much for watching and sending you an abundance of love and happy growing from Ireland to Canada for a fantastic new week ahead XXXXX

[@rebeccahanson4234]

Thank you Lyn from Canada. Very helpful video. I recently purchased some fly trap and pitcher seeds. Do you germinate Nepenthes the same way? Thank you again!!

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Hi Rebecca :-D thats fantastic news you have purchased fly trap and Nepenthes seeds, I bet you are so looking forward to growing them from seed :-D I have not grow Nepenthes from seed myself but I do know other growers who have had great success by growing them in the same way as I have sown the Venus fly traps

[@lemenlome3931]

What is the highest temperature before they "fry"? Because I'm plannning to put them outside because I've had them in a sunny windowsill for a little over 2 months and none have germinated.

[@gantman7426]

When you trim dead ones will they grow more traps?

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Hi there, it can depend on the time of year as these plants die back in Winter and go back to their rhizomes, but in Spring and Summer they will send out new traps as the old ones go brown, thanks so much for watching and have a fantastic Thursday xXXX

[@mrsdin3739]

Hi, do we need to make hole at the container to make water flow.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Hi there :-D yes its good to have holes in the bottom of the container to allow any excess water to drain, thanks so much for watching and good luck with growing from seed XXXX

[@sarahkoolhof483]

Hey! I love your videos! I have a question, I live in North Carolina (where these are actually native) so I was going to just keep them outside and not use baggies since we have high humidity here naturally. Do you think this is a good idea or should I put them in baggies anyway? Thanks!

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Hi Sarah :-D if your humidity outside is high you can keep them outside and sow the seeds without the baggies, the baggies can be a bonus to keep the humidity in for the germination but its not a necessity, thanks so much for watching and good luck with your Venus fly traps XXXX

[@reptileadventures3504]

can i use regular seed starting mix that is made for seeds?

[@borisdanyukov8267]

Hello Miss i would like to ask you that if i can find dillusted water on plant shops and can we use 50 seed on 1 average size place

[@justinsmith2326]

Hello, I have a few questions. I've recently ordered some seeds off of amazon and am waiting on then to arrive, but I was curious as to if I'm able to just get one single fly trap by its self? Like, will every seed produce one and the reason I usually see them in bunches is because the seeds are scattered in the same pot? And if I can do this if it'll cause any harm to the plant without being surrounded? Also, where show I keep my plant? I'm very interested in the plant but very new aswell haha. Thank you!

[@DKL3825]

Great Video! I have a question, I bought a DIY Venus FlyTrap kit at a local super market and it says to freeze the seeds for 2 days, a “cooling period”. Is this necessary? My box says it could take 1-3 months Before germinating and 3 years before they will “eat meat”. Is all of this accurate? Thank you!

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Hi there :-D yes this is correct, because seeds that are purchased re best frozen to stratify them before sowing but seeds that are harvested directly from your own plants can be sown right away :-D good luck with your seed sowing :-D and sending lots of love and happy growing to you from across the Emerald Isle XXXXX

[@silviaconstantino5800]

Hi I have a question after you put the seed in that bag i don’t have to worry about it for a month? Or I still have to check on them for more water??

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Hi Silvia :-D you don't need to worry about them for a month as the sealed bag will stop water evaporating but if you notice the soil starting to dry out then you can open the bag and add water :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you an abundance of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from across the Emerald Isle for a wonderful Thursday XXXX

[@Fernandez711]

Hello, will sphagnum peat moss work as well? I repotted a flytrap I bought mixing sphagnum peat moss with perlite and they seem to be doing good. I pollinated my flytrap and am just waiting for the seeds now

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Hi Noel :-D yes Spagnum peat moss with perlite is perfect for Venus fly traps, and thats wonderful news you have pollinated your flytrap, good luck with the seeds and thanks so much for watching XXXX

[@dannymanutd11]

Help I bought a kit online and it has venus fly trap seeds and pitcher seeds do I plant them together

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Hi there :-D yes you can plant Venus fly trap and pitcher seeds together as they require the same requirements, thinks so much for watching and good luck with your seedlings XXXX

[@tommiller3701]

Hi your video was v informative, am trying to grow v fly trap at mo. Have seeds planted in egg shell halfs with soil from ground. Have in tent under lights but they don't seem to be coming up. Would appreciate any advice.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Hi Tom :-) thanks so much for watching :-) it sounds like you are doing everything right with the lights but if you are not using soil especially for carnivorous plants then the seeds will not grow and will most likely die as these plants need a totally mineral free soil e.g pure peat or sphagnum moss, as soil from the ground or multi purpose composts will prevent the germination and kill any of the young seedlings if they germinate, hope this helps and good luck with growing from seed :-) sending tons of love and happy growing from Ireland for a wonderful day XXXX

[@theavacadogaming8298]

YES I AGREE

[@erichcalkins1326]

Do you have holes poked in the bottom of those containers at the start when you fill with rain water?

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Hi Erich :-D yes I put holes in the bottom of the container to allow for drainage, thanks so much for watching and have a wonderful weekend XXXX

[@ClydeDatastruct]

Can I use well water? I have a well at home and it gets filled when it rains

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Hi there, I am not sure about well water, but if the water is mostly from rain it should be fine to use, but some well water comes from a ground source and can be too high in nutrients for carnivorous plants, XXXX

[@pistachio6975]

Hi Can i use Coco Peat for growing Venus FlyTraps?

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Hi there :-D I am not familiar with coco peat for carnivorous plants and would not be the best to say, I have only used pure peat or carnivorous soil, XXXXXX

[@BobMelsimpleliving.]

Excellent tutorial Lyn. Best wishes Bob.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thanks so much Bob for your wonderful comment and for watching :-) its going to be so exciting to see these Venus fly traps growing from seed :-) sending you and Melody and all the Family an abundance of love and happy growing from right across the Emerald Isle for a fantastic new week ahead XXXXX

[@sunjieumezawa7799]

Do they received received sunlight energy even they're zipped in plastic??

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Hi :-D yes the sunlight will go through the clear bags, but when they are zipped keep the bags away from strong sunshine and heat until they are unzipped and you can unzip the bags once the seeds have germinated :-D XXXXX

[@nkaseelsandfarms5842]

Hello your video is very good I like it but I have little quteion that I use cocopeat for this plant

[@memesmfiaz1607]

Great informative video. I didnt soak my soil throughly and have sowed the seeds. Can i still soak it while the seeds are inside or will that drown them now? I did mildly dampen the soil before with rain water???

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Hi there :-D yes you can re water again but its best to water from the bottom of the container to avoid flushing the seeds, Good luck with growing your seeds and thanks so much for watching XXXX

[@memesmfiaz1607]

@@desertplantsofavalon oh i kinda buried them a bit. Should i find them and put them all on the surface?. I put them in gently and then put more peat moss over them and then watered them. Cam they still grow out,

[@desertplantsofavalon]

@@memesmfiaz1607 Hi :-D the good news is they should be fine and still germinate if they are covered, Good luck with growing your seeds and have a fantastic Sunday today XXXX

[@memesmfiaz1607]

If i go holiday for 2 months can i leave germinated small plant in bag and in indirect sunlight to stop it from drying out?

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Hi :-D yes if you keep the bag sealed and in indirect sunlight the young seedlings should be ok, thanks so much for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a fantastic Friday XXXX

[@aidngunter7228]

So I went to a garden centre yesterday and I was advised to use cactus and succulent soil mix for them. Have I made an error in believing them because I sowed the seeds yesterday

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Hi Aidn, oh no, yes Carnivorous seeds wont grow and will die in cactus and succulent soil mix, Carnivorous plant seeds need to be sown in only Carnivorous soil or pure sphagnum moss as any nutrients in the soil will kill them, Cactus and succulent soil is too drying and contains nutrients which is a disaster for Carnivorous plants, so sorry you have already sown them, I would go back to the garden centre and tell them they need to learn about the plants they sell, I hope you will be able to find more seeds and sow again in Carnivorous soil, thanks so much for watching and good luck with growing from seeds XXXX

[@lalremruataoka82]

THANKS!!You've earned a SUBSCRIBER!😁

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending tons of love and happy growing from Ireland XXXX

[@Nokiak5310]

hello :) what do you think of these venus fly trap kits, like "grow your own venus flytrap just add flies" in this kit it says that you have to soak them for 8 hours then put them in the fridge for 3 weeks, is that true?

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Hi there :-) unfortunately I have no experience of growing them from the kits so wouldn't be the best to give you advice :-) thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you an abundance of love and heaps of happiness and PLANT POWER from right across the Emerald Isle and have a wonderful Wednesday XXXXX

[@johnarcidiacono9440]

Martynas čekavičius I got that kit it didn’t work

[@kenjiro2676]

Venus fly trap kits are bogus.

[@leemartin1761]

hi lyn im new to carnivorous plants and ive just bought my first nepenthes and the plant its self looks normal and healthy but the pitchers are dead and im asuming its under winter dormancy and im just wondering if i should prune the plant of the dead pichers or will they grow back in spring and ive done re search but its not telling me what i want to hear haha and im wondering if they like purified water as i dont have a water butt in the garden yet to catch rain water id really appreciate your advise please because you are the best :) hehe

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thats brilliant news Lee that you have bought your first Nepenthes plant :-) the good news is you can leave the dried pitchers on or you can trim them to make them look neater, I trim the dried dead bits off to make them look neater, and I made a video a few months ago about trimming them and will post up the link below, the best water to use is rainwater, I know that you can use distilled water too, I am not sure about purified water but I would think that it would be ok to use also due to the lack of nutrients it would contain :-) Nepenthes are more tolerant of tap water than the other Carnivorous plants, but rainwater or distilled is always the best if possible :-) here is the link to the video I made on trimming Carnivorous plants including my Nepenthes pitchers :-) kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZbJh3Vtip6ehrc Hope this helps and sending you an abundance of love and heaps of happiness and happy growing from right across the Emerald Isle and have a BRILLIANT afternoon XXXXXX

[@solomale2156]

so can you leave them in the open air if they have constant water? So the air isn't humid but their soil is moist.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Hi yes as long as the soil is constantly moist you can grow them in the open air too, good luck with growing from seed and sending lots of plant power your way for a fantastic day XXXXXX

[@thomasleong3510]

Do i need to make some hole on the plastic? So the air can go in? I mean the seed need also oxygen to.germinate right

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Hi Thomas :-D the good news is that the seeds will still have plenty of oxygen already in the bag to germinate, as they will use very tiny amounts of oxygen, good luck with growing from seed and thanks so much for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful Monday XXXX

[@borisdanyukov8267]

Hello Miss you said in the video they love heat in here the sun is about 40 degrees would that much sunshine will make them dry ?

[@gezdonaghy2456]

just discovered you lol brilliant video thankx