Proper Venus fly trap care - growing Venus fly traps

[@Raspremier]

This dude is aggressive af about them plants 🤣

[@chaosroux5990]

yh but tbf i see this a lot and it is annoying to see so much plants being treated like this

[@ingredients6077]

​@@chaosroux5990buy them

[@ralions4255]

its a plant... loser @@chaosroux5990

[@theworthysoul]

@@chaosroux5990same goes for those places that hot glue fake flowers to cacti or hot glue coloured felt to the tips of cylindrical snake plants

[@dickjohnson9582]

Wait till ya find out what happens to fruits and veggies ​@@chaosroux5990

[@tableofkingz1700]

U know what you need to do .....get some spandex and become a superhero for plants

[@jenniferw5095]

Great job. I did not know that.

[@sacramentofoodforest]

Thank you 🙏🏻

[@LostCause187]

​@@sacramentofoodforestare you always this emotional or do you just have extra tender feelings for flytraps?

[@patrickmanasco5905]

@@LostCause187yes

[@kateduncan5648]

I live in Northern Ireland, and I keep my venus fly trap outside..

[@lolastj]

Thank you! Just got one about an hour ago. It now outside 🪴💚

[@brianwestergard1271]

I bought one of those in 2014 and it’s still living in that original container. Although the plastic is yellowed and green with algae these days. I just water it with distilled water every few months and ignore it. That seems to keep it happy.

[@holistichealingbytiamat1832]

Lol you just ruined this guy's life

[@ale_papa]

​@@holistichealingbytiamat1832 But he probably saved many plants. This is a moronic video with 0 credibility.

[@christiansteen9226]

And thats awesome its still alive but this plant gave get huge and have amazing flowers if transplanted into a pot outdoors

[@SarasvatiM95-eg7co]

Interesting. What climate do you live? Do you keep it indoors always?

[@brianwestergard1271]

@@SarasvatiM95-eg7co I live in Canada so it stays indoors in a window all year.

[@mouseman4918]

“Their like a tomato that eats bugs” 🤣👏👏

[@bonkers1917]

My dad bought one of those EXACT venus fly traps for my older brother on his birthday. He didn’t ask if he even wanted that responsibility or not. We named her Ruby and she sits on the windowsill where she gets a bunch of sun, but has been dying ever since we got her. It’s been nearly a year and she only has one living mouth left. Thank you for the video, I’ll see if we can save her and get her outside.

[@djd1227]

Do you water with only distilled water?

[@bonkers1917]

@@djd1227 I believe so

[@raquelyy4083]

Not only that but Venus flytraps need to be repotted mine was also dying and I changed its pot and it grew more heads make sure to use pea moss since the plant gets its nutrients from the sun and bugs it doesn’t need fertilizer or soil it does tend to live in a more humid climate I don’t feed mine bugs and I keep it inside and just with repotting and lots of sun it thrives

[@RoseWater31]

They also need a dormancy period. Without that, most of the time, they're doomed

[@segapena5033]

They'll dry up pretty fast outside in our low humidity climate unless you're constantly and I mean constantly watering them. 4 yesrs ago bought those venus fly traps and pircher plants from Lowe's. They did perfectly fine for about a year and a half indoors on our south facing window in the laundry room. The pitcher plant even some good large sized pitchers. When I decided to put them outside it was constant watering and they slowly declined untl I gave up and they died. That's growers on YT who are on the west coast all grow them either in elaborate greenhouses with fans, humidifiers and air conditioners or indoors with grow lights. They"ll do fine indoors bro. I was a black thumb when i started growing plants 4 yrs ago and managed to keep these alive for over a year and a hakf and get 5-6 fly traps per plant with food sized pitchers on my pticher plant.

[@melissaupton9104]

They are perennials. They are native to Eastern NC and SC. They need to go through the winter and die off, but they will come back in spring. They aren’t as healthy if you don’t let them die off in winter for 3 months and then revive in Spring. Even if you keep them indoors. You can put them in your fridge in December and bring them out in March. 😊

[@segapena5033]

@@melissaupton9104 I just put mine outside in the winter on my fence. But they still will roast in our dry climate in the summer and dry out fast on windy days like we had this week.

[@thegoofygaming]

Bro chill I didn't know✋️ 😳🤚

[@californiacoast7021]

You should teach us how to nurse them back to health and help them thrive

[@jetjazz05]

Found this video trying to find a video on someone repotting a Venus Fly Trap. I've read care guides, I know "how" supposedly lol to do it, but I wanted to see someone actually do it. I agree indoors ins't a very good place, but I do want to keep my indoors, and in fact I have a really nice grow light meant for aquariums. I had the fish tank for about 7 years and when all my pets went to be with their maker I rehomed the plants in the tank and it sat for a year... I've decided the light would be perfect to keep a VFT inside. I really do think it'll be adequate, I actually have another one and I've been keeping a few small cactuses happy and healthy for about 8 months and it's given me the courage to use this spare light. I'm sure many would say that's bad and it won't work, but considering I picked up my VFT from a big box store it's like you said, if I didn't take it in somebody else would have and I don't know that it would've ended better for the little fella. Also if I notice it's not happy inside I do live in Florida and I can provide it with soul crushing amounts of intense light if needed lol.

[@Ohsnapski]

Cold hardy to zone 7, it’s a plant that should be outside for all of America and only brought inside somewhere like a garage or basement in colder areas in winter. In fact, those in hotter climates should try to replicate a “winter” period of about 3 months in order to fulfill the plants natural needs. Being native to the coastal plains of the Carolina’s it naturally experiences a winter every year and has grown quite accustomed to it.

[@DLCoates1]

Full sun outdoor plants folks! Keep them in a tray of water! Wet feet, dry shoulders is the rule of thumb.

[@adityaprabhu6]

On point about the "tomato that eats bugs" - people think they're some exotic tropical plant when in reality they're temperature and are native to the Carolinas. Maybe a bit wetter and less nutrient rich substrate than tomatos.

[@frankie.ja-ketxcherx5238]

i keep mine inside. hanging in the window.I got him to rid my place of all the annoying ass flys that plague my flat. named him sneaks's cuz they are many.. have a friend that thought it was pretty cool.. left his outside for 1 night and they died.

[@renegadedisciple187]

Ive had mine just like that in that container for 3 years and its thriving! I clean it up all the time. I pull the dead pods and stems and water it like once a week.

[@TheSCP_Foundation]

have you considered repotting them? it will definitely help them.

[@Tarantula_kid]

Repotting them would definitely be healthier for the plant

[@renegadedisciple187]

@@Tarantula_kidwhy would I change anything when it's doing great? It's thriving in fact.

[@Lil_Nuggy243]

@@renegadedisciple187 It would make your plant bigger and better and healthier it probably dies off a lot because of being in such a small area you should consider replanting it it doesn’t take long to do

[@renegadedisciple187]

@@Lil_Nuggy243 I'm definitely not worried about time or the task. I appreciate the advice ty

[@jackanimates2066]

Honestly they aren’t to hard to take care of but they require lots of sun destilled water and bugs occasionally all of the needs can be provided by a solar light and a homemade destillation process

[@RaffaelloLorenzusSayde]

Oh, and dormancy.

[@jackanimates2066]

@@RaffaelloLorenzusSayde Venus flytraps don’t have a long dormancy so I didn’t count it

[@errordaone4028]

it's distilled btw

[@jackanimates2066]

@@errordaone4028 did you just grammar shark a comment I wrote over a year ago?

[@errordaone4028]

@@jackanimates2066 yeah coz I just saw it and decided to just say it lol

[@coreys_random_fun]

Oh so now I know why I can't find any in garden centres 😅

[@ineedvyvanse3493]

I saved my Venus that I bought from Walmart. She looks so much healthier now and is budding new traps!

[@jamessnow8447]

Be the great plant civilian, buy all four cases and then you can take care of them.

[@PeterGriffinsActualYT]

I bought a little pot worth of them today, they don’t look so good, I’ve given them 2 queen ants today and plan to drastically increase that number. My room is a perfect warm climate for these guys.

[@rpalmerrp21]

feeding them too much will actually drain their energy mostly they need sun and to be moist but not soggy

[@xXIronPeachesXx]

For real though, i bought the last living one from walmart today :( couldn’t let the lil guy die too! It blows my mind how poorly these plants are kept

[@adamganjaman2275]

Rainwater or distilled water only.

[@Juanrivers2022]

Man ive always loves these but they die on me. They need special soil or moss with diluted water or filtered water i always kill mine.

[@aeslehcdoow3930]

I got one at the beginning of summer and it's still growing like a weed.

[@alexprivate3145]

What store is this? I’ve never seen Venus plants in grocery stores in NYC

[@ASK123channel]

They have them at Walmart

[@Daria-bg3ds]

I just picked one up today from Trader Joes

[@carolina._.00]

They also have them at Grocery Outlet.

[@Bexlloyd123]

Easy way to not have yours die is use distilled water, they don't do well with minerals. And repot them asap into a mix of peat moss and perlite. Mine don't do well outside due to wind. They will do just fine in a South facing windowsill. Also, they like humidity. Good luck!

[@rpalmerrp21]

i found two on the mark down in Michigan for 2.50 and bought one because the other looked so bad. The one I bought came with a bonus baby plant. Iv been learning about them and nursing them back to health but still I wish I would have got both of them. I really feel like they’re being tortured in these lil plastic boxes.

[@maryduchaine4569]

So you just leave them outdoors to take care of them?

[@LostCause187]

You use distilled reverse osmosis or rainwater... Put them somewhere that gets lots of sun and don't mess with feeding them until you get the hang of growing them first because they don't need bugs..

[@ZE308AC]

If I had the means to buy all those plants I would but I don't know how to take care of them. I could always learn how to take care of carnivores plants.

[@AbsolutelyCasual]

I just bought one, I live in Michigan and have a few house plants and on my back steps I have chives, tomato plants that are about 6 ft tall, sage, and now a single fly trap, my tomatoes get picked at by the blue Jay's that come in the morning while that grass is wet but u have my fly trap in front of my slider door, I feel like it might be doomed if I just leave it outside, mine looks alot less healthy than these coming from the store, crazy they have so many where your at, I had like 6 to pick from

[@natesofa]

i just got one and it's looking a bit less healthy. i water it with water from my electric tea kettle once it has cooled for a few hours. i am tryna find info on substrate to repot. and i know it wants a decent bit of light throughout the day... and a generally lively ecology around it to provide bugs.

[@mrBDeye]

@@natesofaThe substrate to repot is called “peat moss”. Home depot sells small bag of it. Needs to be just very slightly damp. Don’t overwater or the roots will rot.

[@dbsti3006]

Believe it or not, they are supposed to go dormant in cold weather months. They grow back in spring. Mine has been in the snow last winter and it grew back. Its dying again, but will grow back.

[@y0._.]

Can we buy a full spectrum light for the plant? A friend gave me one and I dont have a lot of sun

[@JTavish0101]

I have a very Venus fly traps and pitcher plants that have never lived outside.

[@jacobcrowder4920]

Okay but what if I live in Texas will that work or will the hot sun just dehydrated and kill it?

[@spider7607]

This guy is right this happens to all the plants

[@CasualCasimir]

What store are you at where they sell them?

[@denaratzan2259]

This looks like Sprouts where I bought the exact same one. 🥺 I'm scared to re-pot it and I live in the desert. I don't think it would survive the dry climate. I named him Vinny. He seems pretty happy.

[@Breakfast_dragons]

He is so damn mad😮I have some of my own they have been living very well so I saved one

[@Monkeys349]

Dude I would buy them all if I wasn't 14 and poor I love those I had like 20 at some point

[@08autiebug]

I have one now I got almost dead in one of these and I can't save it 😢I put it in petemoss and Pearlite, only give distilled water, even got it outside but it's been cloudy and idk how to save it

[@travisl5125]

Make a peatmoss + sand mix. Or perlite with the peatmoss. They dont like feed or nutrients at all

[@psychedelicgem]

10/10 based af

[@Finesse0916]

You know how many plant keep have these Venus plants in their home and actually care for them like children?

[@Mizztree23]

It’s probs just to get them home safely ?

[@RustyX2010]

Put them out in the scorching 106 degree California sun?

[@mojaveliz]

Do they do well in the mojave desert? I'm posted up at Joshua Tree

[@shmungus6035]

What about in dry areas like new mexico? I have 3 of them and have been wondering what to do

[@joewymn1232]

They like humidity

[@parzival1225]

@@joewymn1232yea I think we got that. I think they’re like me, living in a dry area like Nevada with no humidity whatsoever. so what would be recommend then?? You’re answer was no help at all.

[@joewymn1232]

@@parzival1225 yoour input was useless ...you cant figure out how to create a humidity dome then you shouldnt have any plants

[@parzival1225]

@@joewymn1232 upon further research I’ve learned that’s it’s actually a common misconception that need humidity. And I can leave mine outside as long as it’s moist and in the shade if it’s above 100. So not only was YOUR input useless it was also incorrect.

[@joewymn1232]

@@parzival1225 your research is wrong and like all newbie plant growers your amount of sunlight is way to low next time try to give actual input you look foolish ive also have grown traps 30 years professionally so next time ask a pro not google😂

[@billyjean2349]

lol I know what store this is (I think, store starts with a W), just saw those here too and thought about buying one. Can they still be saved?

[@jacobcrowder4920]

I'm open to learn more

[@KaijuParadisePanther]

I hate it when families buy carnivorous plants without even doing proper research on how to take care of them, it just annoys me as a botanist.

[@minagica]

Considering that they're an endangered species: producing them for selling helps conservation by creating a financial incentive for lots of people to learn how to grow them and for there to always be a reserve available for planting if some wetland in their native area were to get rehabilitated. So I respectfully disagree with your otherwise reasonable frustration

[@brandonallen9853]

I hate seeing plants mistreated as well.

[@JenniferKilgore-pp3sc]

I just got one yesterday ❤I hate when stores just let them die

[@AGxKHAOS]

Eh not true the first one i had, i put outside and it died (i live in LA the weather or smog most likely killed it.)The second i bought is still alive in its container in my home, not hard to take care of tbh.

[@Fr0g-And-T0ad-World]

BUY THEM ALL NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@erickluu7911]

Bro chill ✋😳

[@N0ENEMIES]

#plantlivesmatter 😂 dude sounds like he'd go scream at diners at a vegan restaurant

[@cynthiasalas1978]

So I get it and you are right people might not know how to take care of them.. maybe make a video on how to ?.

[@valorrelics]

The video is about exploitation of life and what appeals to consumers to make a quick buck. Not a care video

[@PeterGriffinsActualYT]

I bought a little pot worth of them today, they don’t look so good, I’ve given them 2 queen ants today and plan to drastically increase that number.

[@icabrera3312]

Why do they have to say the f word It’s bad and bad manners like below if you heard them 👇🤬

[@deea8897]

I saw them in Trader joes for 4$

[@ambm_4]

My daughter got one today at Trader Joe's

[@dbsti3006]

Got mine at Dollar Tree. Canisters by the register limp and 2 dead leaves. It's doing well now.

[@MyConcertLife5]

Dude you sound like me. I thought I was the only horticulture aggressor 😭

[@charliep9066]

Why did you feel the need to swear in a video about a Venus Fly Trap? My kids just got one and we were learning about them, watching this short, and I had to abruptly turn it off because of your swearing. If you want to educate others, do it without swearing or don't do it at all. Do it calmly. Your aggressive approach is a sure way for no one to listen to you, and does not support your goal of educating anyone. Then you're just venting, but don't dress it up like an educational video.

[@LostCause187]

I completely agree.. you can be telling 100% truth but if you're talking like this guy it doesn't really matter because the majority of us do not want to listen

[@Yenanoverse538]

I can’t put them outside because I have a possum infestation

[@Marthysgarden]

California is desert, fly to Philippines and it’ll do great

[@01MJ10]

Thanks for sharing

[@Kerostudioo]

What if you have them by your window while its open

[@anabanananaa]

Dude I would be pretty annoyed seeing that and I’ve seen people negotiate with the managers to buy them all or the majority of them for a reasonable price to save the plants and they add them to bog gardens and see how they grow

[@holistichealingbytiamat1832]

Air* not are btw

[@demurie33]

this is funny my son just brung one home an im over here trynna figure out how 2 keep them alive

[@phamwhich]

alright settle down bud

[@sexyblueeyes822]

They don’t like too much sun lol

[@LostCause187]

I think geography has a lot to do with it because I live in the Northwest United States and I can leave my plants in the sun all year round... The only time I move them to the shade is the extremely hot days we get four or five times a year

[@roomonfire88]

I wish I could have them all and give them the best life. Ugh

[@rpalmerrp21]

i want em all😂

[@S0LAAARRRRR]

no plant should be trapped in a box like that unless they need it like speical air and temprature

[@minagica]

Which in many climates they would for at least half of the year. In Canada we can get bone dry air during the winter, it would give me nose bleeds. Once I installed aquariums around the place I stopped having the nosebleeds because they're a source of humidity for our indoor air and that's helped our plants too

[@cloud_sapling]

Spread the awareness! I've never liked this form of selling them, its not right. And they're supposed to be on the endangered species list. This definitely isn't helping with that.

[@supercharger5727]

Me who lives in Michigan where it’s ether 100 degrees or 0 degrees 👁️👄👁️

[@tironjr]

Its sadly a Deathcube or like it. Even more sadly is that its in Germany or Europe in generell the Same.

[@NineSixteenGenetix916]

Lmao I swear I just bought one of those at the same exact store in Sacramento.

[@RaffaelloLorenzusSayde]

Taking care of them is time-consuming, complicated, and expensive. I'm surprised that they sell them in Canadian Walmarts without any proper educative support (responsibilites, special type of irrigation, elongated pots for the roots, full indirect sun, the chomperz is where it gets its fertilizer vs the roots is were it consumes water, nutritious soil will fry the roots leading to early death, etc.) for beginners and proper packaging (such larger sizing, a mini kit that can be used for the venus trap, ...), etc.

[@Idk-992jd]

I had 1 of those but it died bc i didn't have Distilled water😂😅

[@KurtLongDizzle]

"I wanna save some carnivorous plants" walks away

[@sarahwinans8415]

💯

[@erinbeitlich7310]

He’s in winco

[@rita6355]

Gonna save a few!!!!

[@johnnguyen1947]

THANK YOU IM BRINGING MINE OUTSIDE RN

[@smaugswrath3144]

How is the plant doing

[@johnnguyen1947]

@@smaugswrath3144 dead :/

[@smaugswrath3144]

@@johnnguyen1947 Rip

[@brian_328]

Fresh air? In California 😂 okay

[@Rand0m_Mex1can14]

Same for Texas?

[@user-it6tc1kd7d]

What if you live in Oregon

[@MrMnmn911]

Plant it outside.

[@user-it6tc1kd7d]

@@MrMnmn911 good

[@sjekiekee]

Bruh my whole life is a lie. I already have one but I live in Arkansas.

[@sjekiekee]

So yeah, my plant died but I don’t really care anymore

[@lizzonthego7069]

We always buy 3 or 4 and put them outside

[@andrepalomaro353]

Wow theyre like 3 dollars cheaper than in LA, theyre like 6.99 here

[@austin6253]

99 cent store has em for 5

[@andrepalomaro353]

@@austin6253 i just grabbed some from the 99 on discount lol thats funny

[@navdhun2445]

Why you so angry bro? 😂😂

[@user-yl2ub1go8f]

WINCOS!

[@blankspace8884]

False, these traps can thrive indoors under proper care. This Video is highly opinion based and not factual

[@gamingwithkeyan]

You would need a grow light though to grow indoors. You could also put it near a window

[@blankspace8884]

@@gamingwithkeyan yes, that’s what I mean by proper care. Sorry if I came off unclear

[@gamingwithkeyan]

@@blankspace8884 okay

[@gamingwithkeyan]

@@blankspace8884 you have Venus flytraps? I do

[@blankspace8884]

@@gamingwithkeyan I used to, but my trap died outside after a squirrel ate it

[@DxrinENT]

If only we had these in the uk, you have to get these online here and usually the shipping costs more than the plants itself ):

[@user-dx8cz2cd4v]

I hate people that kill these Plants because they font know how to také care of them Its like puting your ginger in the traps for no Reason at all

[@altregoning8151]

He could clean up his language a little bit

[@user-dp6gf7ih9u]

Ok put a sign there

[@Carmen020]

Great job you don't know that they re grow😄

[@alizaamos1549]

I live in wv

[@guglielmodicarlo4139]

why do you feel you need to curse to get information out, shows your ignorance,