Saving a Garbage Venus Flytrap

[@botanicalchaos]

Update: I have updated this plant numerous times. And yes I noticed the ant on the corner of the video. There are no dedicated videos on it but they’re included on bog garden update videos and community posts

[@WolfSpiritDemon]

Am I blind? I can’t see any update vids in your channel? 😭

[@botanicalchaos]

@@WolfSpiritDemon there is no video dedicated to the plant, but in bog garden update videos, you’ll see them.

[@TheFlameHaze1]

Is there a dedicated video about the ant in the corner?

[@fishoffailure]

@QIYUN DING At 3:41, look at the top left corner. You should see it crawling toward the corner.

[@dvill0248]

When I was like 12, my mom got me one of these, and I followed the directions on the back but it died in like a week. She felt bad for me and got me another one which died again very soon after. I got so discouraged and never bought another one ever since. So you are very right. The instructions are just pure garbage.

[@laitdejabot9890]

They are idiotic plants kiIIer.

[@Cornbread_]

Pretty sure they give such awful instructions so you buy it, follow the instructions, then buy another after it dies. It's just a sick marketing strategy :/

[@laitdejabot9890]

@@Cornbread_ That’s a shxt strategy because it discourages people and discouraged person won’t buy flytrap anymore.

[@julesghoulzz]

@@laitdejabot9890 yeah he said that in the video

[@laitdejabot9890]

@@julesghoulzz I know but I confirm his say because I had flytrap twice and got discouraged.

[@Fluff_Noodles]

I HAD ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHEN I WAS 9 AND IT DIED AND I WAS SO SAD AND MY DAD REFUSED TO GET ME A NEW ONE BECAUSE HE SAID IT WAS MY FAULT FOR BEING "Irresponsible" THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME HOPE TO RAISE A PLANT AGAIN

[@jackinthebox8177]

DUUUDE SAME I GOT ONE AND MY DAD MADE ME KEEP IT OUTSIDE AND I NEVER GOT TO SEE IT I'M SO EXCITED TO GET A NEW ONE

[@KassieR329]

My mom did the same thing but with my cactus. I tried so hard to save the little guy but it sadly didn't make it

[@jackinthebox8177]

@Swag Monke we're excited? You must be amazing at parties.

[@Incognito_Blazer]

@Swag Monke Just someone who wants to look for conflict where there is none, don't mind them lol

[@vivekgogate3068]

@@duck3554 I found another person who's plants have names (╥﹏╥) I thought I'm only one in world who gives plants a name

[@dreamwolf7302]

i make a hobby out of rescuing the 'left overs' as Walmart switches from summer to fall items. Buy a bunch of half dead ivy, succulent, and other plants for 50 cents each (sometimes less!), raise them up over the winter, and sell them off at around 5 bucks each, 10x the size, sometimes i have to split them. Use that money to stock up for the next fall rescue, so i can repeat it. keeps me sane in the long Maine winters.

[@Awesomeness785]

Wish I was smart or conscious enough to do something like this

[@baelevatorsmore728]

Much respect to ya. I work for Walmart and I feel so bad for all of the rejected plants.

[@Damned_Knight.]

@@Awesomeness785 same. My conscious just keeps me in the physical state of a plant sometimes.

[@KompadoodleLEL]

oh my gosh i want to do that, it sounds so fun!

[@namaenamae1]

How do you manage to grow them in winter?

[@dudybug]

You know. I thought Venus fly traps were in some exotic place and were found deep in a jungle like the movies. But no. They are native to North Carolina.

[@geoshark12]

most carnivorus plants are actually live in bogs and wetlands where the soil does not have enough nutrients

[@joela6895]

I think it’s actually North Carolina

[@Peytoneileen]

Yeah they’re native to North Carolina and it’s a felony to take them from the wild here!

[@dudybug]

Oh. North Carolina * haha I wouldn’t know I live across the country :P but yeah they are weird plants

[@reichrunner1]

There's a bog in western PA that has Venus fly traps, honey dew, pitcher plants. Was really awesome to see in the wild! Spruce Flats Bog in Linn Run state park if anyone lives nearby or travels through. Also has some really interesting history of how the bog formed!

[@indextron2388]

To someone who doesn’t know shit about plants this feels like the gardening version of dankpods

[@kellylynn88]

Lol i just commented that too 🤣 its so true tho

[@joj.]

We found Wade's secret gardening channel

[@dorothypena9245]

I was thinking the exact same thing

[@lalimalik6614]

Same

[@hampter460]

Glad to know someone else feels the same about me

[@RevRedmondFarrier]

I tried these a couple of times when I was young. I would follow the directions exactly and they would die quickly. Researching was a lot more difficult back then since it was pre-internet days, so I just thought they were too sensitive and I had strayed too far from the care instructions on the package. I haven't tried again since the internet became a thing so I might just pick another one up and see what happens now that I am armed with better info.

[@kelleren4840]

Dude... seriously thank you so much. I've always wanted a venus fly trap since I was a kid, and my wife bought me that exact same one. I followed the instructions religiously and was horrified when my little office buddy slowly died and I couldn't figure out what I did wrong. I legit fell into the "I guess I don't have a green thumb" and... I'm gonna give it another go after watching your video.

[@freesxsoccer]

Success??

[@theorangeheadedfella]

Hopefully??

[@FlowceanSoul]

I love how companies almost always say a plant needs bright, indirect light no matter what the plant is or what it’s needs are.

[@sofieandersen9599]

most plants don't like direct sunlight.. even in nurseries they but chalk on the windows to disturb the light, so the sun isn't so harsh on them

[@FlowceanSoul]

@@sofieandersen9599 Yeah no most plants can’t tolerate direct light, but they put it on every single plant even ones that really require or thrive in other lighting.

[@pancakes8670]

"Its a plant right, they all work the same right?"

[@idislikemints]

Is there any plant that doesn't require that much sunlight or like any sunlight at all?

[@FlowceanSoul]

@@idislikemints Kinda! I had plenty of plants in my basement with no windows, though with grow lights they really thrive in spots where you can’t get much or any natural light! I’d suggest googling lowlight plants as there’s a lot that can tolerate low lightning ☺️

[@LittleCart]

"If you can grow a tomato plant, you can grow a venus flytrap" Me who played The Sims Freeplay: "You're goddamn right"

[@lincolnabbot]

LMAO

[@PUI0]

You’re talking about piranha plant?

[@discoshark7767]

I CAN STILL SEE THE MINUTE TIMER

[@recoveringsoul755]

It's hard to grow tomatoes in Half Moon Bay. At least it seemed so for my sister who used to live there, and she has a pretty good green thumb. Being on the coast there are ocean breezes and overcast days, where I would have a lot more sun and heat being more inland an hour away. This was very informative though. Good info. Maybe these were grown in some of those big greenhouses

[@partIycIoudy]

IM LITERALLY DEAD

[@tmillfans]

“Do not grow them in a window sill” well there goes my fly killing method. To be fair tho.. the window I was gonna use is right above my 50+ tomato plants 😁

[@daveprice5911]

should probably work then, why not give it a try?

[@stoptrudeau42]

Put glue trap on windows

[@lytrell1326]

Did anyone notice "Larry" the spider grew big and crawled out the top left @3:40

[@monke1919]

It still works

[@sabbathjackal]

I mean outside the window sill might be ok.

[@OhtheSuffering]

I used to snatch up these flytraps from the 99 Cents store and save them. I was stunned at how much they thrived in the right conditions, and how big and gorgeous the traps got.

[@terrykobleck6529]

I used to work at Big Lots and I dreaded the days the plants came in because I knew they were doomed. There was no way to water them unless you walked all the way from the bathroom with a watering can. So if they didn’t sell in the first couple of days, they were goners.

[@alana.dyer.author]

And places like yours is where my mom got 25 cent plants and brought them back to like at home. I'm SERIOUSE when i say you would expect my mom's garden to have plants that she spent $300 to $500 on...nope, she waited for the sales and spent like $30 for a full garden 🤣🤣🤣

[@terrykobleck6529]

@@alana.dyer.author thank you. Now I have hope that some of those daisies didn’t die in vain.

[@alana.dyer.author]

@@terrykobleck6529 trust me, a lot of people wait for sale items if they know they can bring the dead to life again.

[@IrieRogue]

I worked in produce at FL, and I would go out of my way daily to check the plants first. Living things will always be my priority.

[@SuperCosmicMutantSquid]

@@alana.dyer.author That's actually really sweet. :)

[@markeye2043]

“Saving garbage Venus flytrap” *immediately throws container across the room*

[@dolliiee]

wow I’m the 666 like

[@NemoMMA]

@@dolliiee guess that means you're going to hell

[@y4e4a4h]

@@NemoMMA hooray!

[@dolliiee]

@@NemoMMA *oh shat*

[@CandyPancakeLover]

@@NemoMMA poggers!

[@supervamp78]

"they want you to buy more" !! That's why pet stores never recommend appropriate sizes for small pets and fish

[@lytrell1326]

Larry the spider grew up, check him out top left @3:40

[@bapple2]

3:39 I like how their is just a spider chilling lmao. I'd like to think larry evolved and went on his marry way while you were speaking.

[@jrsul2773]

That was a really big spider

[@medearene6822]

"If you can grow a tomato plant, you can grow a venus fly trap" Me, who has managed to kill both: 😥

[@botanicalchaos]

Oof

[@medearene6822]

@@botanicalchaos I tried! I really did! 😭

[@littlemouse9900]

My grandma had a venus fly trap and it disappeared one day all I'm saying is my grandmother has the greenest thumb ever and she couldnt keep one alive I think I'm gonna stay away from the poor fly traps.

[@pipsmith5837]

I wouldn't worry about not being able to grow certain plants, you just have to try and find plants that suit you, I have mostly grown pothos, Japanese peace lillies and parlour palms because they want I treat plants suit them, in my entire life I have never kept a succulent or coffee plant alive despite loving the way they look. Sometimes you just have to say this plant will not work for me and move on.

[@joplumridge3974]

Tomato plants can get diseases that wipe them out fast. I have had some beautiful ones, and ones that up and crap out. Don't be discouraged, it likely wasn't your fault. To prevent transplant shock, or to perk them up, put about 1tsp of Epsom salts in a gallon of water to water them with.

[@AdrianaBarron1]

Those moans were unexpected. Guess I can't watch plant videos around my family anymore lol

[@Zbychu93]

Ohhhhh Ahhhhh

[@AdrianaBarron1]

@@Zbychu93 😄 lol

[@botanicalchaos]

Sometimes it’s hard to control

[@AdrianaBarron1]

@@botanicalchaos I'm sure it is haha

[@angelvu]

thank’s for the heads up 😅😅

[@willowproxy4346]

I worked for Walmart for a couple months over a year ago. My sections were garden center and toys. We sold these exact ones. For whatever reason no one would put them outside in what we called the patio; they would keep them inside near the register. No sunlight, no water, and very low chance of catching any bugs. After seeing the first batch of them die and only 1 or 2 sold, I took matters into my own hands, not for walmarts sake, but because I felt bad for the plants. I took the next batch that came in out to the patio with the other plants. They got some sunlight, were watered regularly and had at least a little better chance of catching something, but the containers were still an issue. These lasted a little longer and most sold. I did the same thing with the next couple batches until I left. I wouldn't say I saved them, but I definitely made their lives a little better and hopefully gave them a fighting chance.

[@FioraTheMasquerade]

I literally spent the last 33 years of my fecking life thinking flytraps were hard and that I couldn't grow them outside cause they were tropical or whatever. WHAT THE F- (also thank you for making this video I'm so happy I'm gonna put them EVERYWHERE)

[@Widdekuu91]

I once purchased a 'Venus Flytrap" from the Action-store. It wasn't really cheap either. After 4 months of carefully watering it and putting it in broad sunlight, turns out it was a cucumber plant. I went back to the store, they refused to give me my money back and also refused to take the rest of the products out of the rack. Ridiculous.

[@Widdekuu91]

@@esterbun9356 Well, sadly the cucumber didn't survive either. I currently live on my own though and I grow cucumbers each year in my roofgutters, haha, because there's só much sun there, they just..well..I've got about 6 a year :P So that turned out well, luckily.

[@childofgod6769]

The most expensive cucumbers you’ve purchased

[@Pudding_Pupp]

Lmao I’m sorry but that’s hilarious.

[@blueenderman3322]

Sue them

[@db5094]

@@blueenderman3322 That's not how that works

[@tomacesmith]

As someone who attempted to grow a fly trap from one of those tubes as a kid, the phrase "People are gonna think they can't do it" is a hecking mood.

[@Hip.Username]

Yeah as a kid I felt like a piece of shit for murdering a Venus fly trap and decided I should never get one again

[@lucario7758]

Literaly had one die last week, got a new one today cause of this video lol I'm a dumb kid

[@chrisofstars]

It helps if you research a plant before you get one to see what it needs and if you can provide it. Venus flytrap only grows in one place on earth so you have to try to mimic the weathers there. Same with pets you should always research it first, it's extremely important because you don't wanna feel like a bad person afterwards if you can't take care of it.

[@tapiocadog]

watch ur fucking language

[@oozly9291]

Still a kid

[@katsu7892]

This was really helpful, I just got a fly trap and did some research the day before but was not too confident but this gives me a lot more confidence

[@thuan4558]

Glad to have come across alternate reality dank pods

[@ally9874]

My mom JUST bought me the same thing. Thank you for the info. I’m gonna try my best to take care of it!

[@botanicalchaos]

I think you’ll do great

[@cassandracapobianco6867]

Where did you get it

[@thejoshowd6418]

Same!

[@littleangel2084]

@@cassandracapobianco6867 everywhere... in Poland i saw it in Kaufland and more shops like walmart

[@ricebeansrockroll882]

How is it going?

[@botanicalchaos]

I’m getting a lot of requests for an update on the plants. I can’t at the moment because the plants are just coming out of dormancy. I’ll make an update video when they’re in full growth again. Edit: you can see a small update on them in my “garbage dente flytrap” video to all that think I killed it.

[@MichaelR1275]

Hi

[@portiakessner2420]

Hi hi

[@danzeelot4845]

Pin this

[@MichaelR1275]

Hi hi hi

[@evilbadger34]

I was just checking the description and everything for an update. I can't wait to see these plants big and strong, the size of my face hopefully

[@sadgoldfish7479]

I got an Aloe plant from Loews and I thought the pot was small, so I got a pot that was about 3-4 times the size of the pot it came it. I got some good soil, and when I pulled the aloe out it was actually in a much smaller pot that was placed inside the original. I mean the pot it was actually in was around the same size the one your Venus fly trap came in. After the switch the thing grew to about double the size in around a year so yeah.

[@christopherwaldrop5293]

I learned something very important from this: the importance of living like Larry. And, sure, I already knew the CPs you get at the Walmart checkout are garbage, but it still warmed my heart to see one saved.

[@aidensiessmayer5615]

It’s like the “just add ice” orchids The orchids need warm water Edit: Thanks for the likes, people!!! I never get likes usually lol Also, we should start a group where we buy a whole bunch of the ice orchids and rescue them from all the stores lmao

[@sarahcb3142]

I can't tell you the number of people who came into our garden center with that myth. We'd just explain to them and say, why would a tropical plant want ICE on their roots? Also, so many of them had them in the same plastic no drainage container they had purchased them in from the store and were confused why their roots were rotting.

[@alana.dyer.author]

I have mine still in the pots i got them in but debating on up grading with how big they have grown

[@aidensiessmayer5615]

@@sarahcb3142 yeah sometimes they also pot them in regular potting soil, and it makes me cringe.

[@sarahcb3142]

@@aidensiessmayer5615 Yep. If you have the type that grow on trees then orchid bark potting mix with a special orchid pot with holes is absolutely essential. If for some reason you have the more unusual type of orchids that grow in the ground, you still need extremely well draining soil. Regular potting mix will drown them.

[@MsAngrybutterfly]

That drives me nuts, too. Where did that even come from?

[@captainleonox3818]

I had one when I was around eight that my dad and I grew from seeds and it was a grow your own. It was one of the best I have ever seen, we used the container that was given and the damn thing is still alive. I am 20. My dad re potted it so I don't remember what brand but these guys are troopers.

[@kaberlini]

Wow that one might be the oldest of its kind! Congrats!

[@Emiliapocalypse]

That is a really sweet story, growing it from seed with your dad and hearing he still has it warms my heart 😇💕

[@aaronking2020]

It probably died and your dad bought a new one in secret.

[@captainleonox3818]

@@aaronking2020 I don't see how he could've the thing had gotten massive, but if he did he transitioned it really dang well

[@tirea277]

That might be the oldest of it s kind cuz these things don’t usually live long

[@sassychewtoy1620]

I don’t know how I got here. But I couldn’t be happier, this personality is awesome

[@queenb67]

I'm glad I found this video! I bought one at Home Depot, and have managed to keep this one alive since March. It's still in it's original pot in the greenhouse, in a saucer to hold a little water. It's been getting trough water...I figured it was pretty close to bog water, since it's exposed to the elements, etc., and is a bit organically soupy. Apparently, it likes it, since it put out a flower stalk last week. I'll be repotting it now, after your advice.

[@GoroAkechi_Real]

What you said about the planned obsolescence, many “mainstream easy to raise” plant companies do this! My mom bought me a cactus in a small pot which appeared to have gravel on top of dirt, but later when the cactus sadly died, we broke the rocks and there was *NO* dirt in the pot! It’s so crappy they do this because even if they’re not conscious, plants are still living things and shouldn’t be sold just to die and be replaced with another plant which will also die soon.

[@Lyrabela]

My favorite is when they superglue the gravel! My roommate couldn't figure out why her succulent was dying and there was no way the water was getting to it with how much superglue the company used on the gravel! Smh

[@coagulatedsalts4711]

some plants are okay in rocks but you need to get high quality volcanic rock and fertilize the plant periodically. the rocks they use suck.

[@fallingspark2258]

Same. I've since learned to ALWAYS repot plants.

[@Paulthored]

The living thing's bit aside,... I agree with that statement. Planned Obsolescence is a continuing failing of the capitalist economy systems. It's still better than the Marxist/Communistic systems, that don't really incentivise quality control over just meeting quotas. But yes, it still sucks.

[@thehoneygrabberz]

If slavery was still a thing companies would do the same to humans lmao

[@T0M_X]

Never seen anyone so passionate about a plant

[@Siddich]

so you have never seen a true gardener. they will flame you for treating plants badly, even more like uncle roger, when you fuck up fried rice...

[@ic7846]

Really?

[@ic7846]

It's not that rare

[@83mike860]

U never smoke marijuana

[@T0M_X]

@@83mike860 no

[@CultgentlemanJack]

Love this video love how he gets easily frustrated he has a kindred spirit in me. Lol Most plants that you think are dead are savesble but most people are incredibly lazy. Your dying plants deserve a second chance just get it together an look after them.

[@Thalatash]

My wife and I bought one of these today because we remembered watching this when it first came out. Like many comments we had these as kids and were always disappointed. Hopefully we will save this little guy.

[@yukowolfang8645]

Gardening with a man of culture *Moans while planting* "Yes"

[@cheesecakelasagna]

Big mood.

[@Josuh]

5:08

[@professorxangus]

I’ve never owned or even looked up Venus flytraps on KZbin, and yet this video actually interested me. Thanks KZbin recommendations

[@whoistheroach136]

Welcome!

[@raiinefall]

Same here

[@TacoMommy09]

Same over here.

[@communaldumpster3074]

Same experience as yall over here

[@nyct0phile]

literally. i have been getting the most absolutely random shit in my recommended and im finding myself actually clicking on so many of them lately. i mean psychology studies from the 50's on maternal deprivation, the absolute rabbit hole that is house m.d., some banger songs, puppies getting haircuts and whatever the hell this video is? idk whats going on anymore but in my 7 years of being on youtube i have never felt so understood by its algorithm until now 😂

[@taitcarrillo8926]

I have one of these from Home Depot and it’s been doing great. I have it in a pot, the terrarium thing is bs.

[@ThatOneEtheriousDemon]

I found out if you have a wilting spider plant, put it outside (if it's summer) He SPRUNG back to life. I sat him outside to die in peace after he couldn't recover from a night of frost (I'm in Wisconsin, where weather is bipolar), and a few days in the summer heat, he started flowering. It was hot and humid, he's a tropical plant. Makes sense to me. Now he's a hanging plant in my living room, with several feet of reproductions. Proud plant mama. BTW his name is Parker and his brother is Peter. They're both spider plants. It's a pun.

[@papus615]

The image of a dude that knows a lot about plants just waving one around like its a pencil is not something that I ever would have imagined.

[@chrisofstars]

I know I was like chiiiill bro you gonna make the plant throw up, it has a mouth!! 😂

[@Pringle2]

shut up lol you dont think a plant can handle it

[@Tyrianp3]

Exactly and very annoying

[@caution152]

@@Pringle2 no you lmfao. You really think saying "shut up" is going to make them delete or change what They said?

[@namehere580]

@@Pringle2 you responded to a four month old comment with “shut up”. That’s sad

[@secretgreen2065]

One thing i've learned from this video: don't trust stores when it comes to plant care

[@secretgreen2065]

@Lye Lupina basically, any type of animal care. Some stores sell hamster cages that are too small for hamsters to live in, like bruh

[@nobody-mh6un]

@@secretgreen2065 Lol that reminds me of when I got my kingsnake, one of the pet store's employee told me they don't eat other snakes so I was really confused since that's kinda the entire point to their name

[@chrisofstars]

@@nobody-mh6un Maybe if they were called snake eater snakes? Do kings eat other kings?? WAT?

[@nobody-mh6un]

@@chrisofstars yea, kingsnakes are known to be cannibals. The "king" is their name, along with king cobras, means that they prey on other snakes

[@FlowceanSoul]

@@secretgreen2065 SERIOUSLY THOUGH the betta bowls stores sell aren’t big enough for them AND they’re promoting them to NOT BUY a filter and bubbler, which are both needed for a proper tank so the fish can live FULL lives. The fact that people think bettas live short lives is SAD. They can live YEARS AND YEARS if not shoved in a bowl with no filter or air stone 🙃

[@Amike]

You give me dank pods vibes, but as a gardener lol

[@SofieNTiny]

My brother got one of these for his birthday. Died a week later. He was so upset because he cared so much about it and watered it and everything.

[@paroxysmic729]

3:39 Mama spider in the background: "Larry where are you?"

[@47thspy33]

AAAAH

[@magicjelly4766]

AAAAH

[@certifiedclownlala3672]

AAAAH

[@platonymous_]

AAAAH

[@user-ov7ci8tp8v]

AAAAH

[@SILVERSPADES]

KZbin Algorithm gods are bringing gold

[@Yundsy]

Facts

[@MOK-WEDyearsago]

Gold, (Gold)

[@mr.cantillasz1912]

Fact

[@beardedchin72]

Finally!!!

[@3broscards386]

Facts

[@thomaslaas215]

This guy gives off crazy DankPods vibes! I love it

[@TeamUnpro]

he thinks he blew larry away, but larray just learned instant transmission

[@ohmygodbecky6829]

“Join a gardening group” ya done motivated me to try again, i just lived off reading the labels and googling but my flowers just died and i gave up trying to make the front yard presentable. More in-depth research and communicating with other people it is. Thank you

[@BBaaaaa]

Yo good luck 💕

[@skiedev]

Try buying plants ment for your environment. I kept trying to grow flowers in the desert which were imported from colder places. I switched to succulents and cacti which are looking great these days. I guarantee there's something beautiful within your temperature and sun to start off.

[@keelanbrown7747]

RIP Larry 2020-2020 "He probably would have been eaten anyway but was pretty cool for a couple minutes"

[@maffysdad]

3m40s top left, fly walks away to go invite all his mates to dinner because he's smelt something sweet in the breeze... The guy has said "This won't grow big", little does he know there's a 12 course meal a on it's way!

[@utaukappasensei2]

My sister got one of these for me when I was like 10 and I was actually able to keep it alive for 2 years, when I became a teengager I stopped caring about everything, including my precious plant :c

[@slothmanufacturing2681]

Just bought that same plant, I was following the directions. Plant would be dead if I didn’t watch this.

[@botanicalchaos]

Glad I helped

[@dibel3669]

@GROHAM official what

[@char5379]

@GROHAM official what

[@QNEENSTAR]

hows it going with the plant?

[@LotlLabs]

@GROHAM official what

[@thepinkterror2907]

I love this because this lad shows as much care for the proper upholstery of plants as one would for animals, absolutely wholesome

[@chrisofstars]

Honestly guys who treat animals or plants with kindness is a really attractive quality to me. I feel that only a true pure hearted person wants to protect those who can't speak.

[@thatfool2481]

He did blow Larry of of his arm

[@wellplayed4497]

@BoulderBro999 why? Then you should hate everyone then? Even you?

[@typicallyusual6984]

This plant is happier than a lot of goldfish

[@MP4_mafia]

@BoulderBro999 why? Who said vegans don't care about plants? Yes there are important characteristics to distinguish sentient animals from non sentient plants, but that doesn't mean we don't value them. Also animal agriculture is incredibly destructive to plants due to their vast land and resource usage. People will just bash vegans without considering our actual views.

[@scootermom1791]

I've tried a couple of times, unsuccessfully, to grow Venus fly traps. I didn't have time to do anything BUT read the care directions on the back of the tube. It's kind of dumb they don't tell you the correct information on how to take care of these plants. I'm sure others, like me, just gave up and decided it wasn't worth the effort or time to keep trying to grow them. If they listed accurate care info, on-the-other-hand, people would be more likely to buy more plants because it would become addictive - like it is when buying succulents. Anyway, this video was informative. Thank you for posting.

[@KORALSTRIPZ]

My dad has a problem with impulse buying. Today he brought home 2 of these from The Home Depot. He said they would "Look nice in my room next to my cactus". I grow stuff like lilacs and whatever cool flowers I can find at the amish garden place near my house, and I usually watch a quick video on how to take care of plants before I buy them, so I often get stuff like this in my recommended. When I saw the Venus Fly Traps on the counter today, I remembered this video and now they're growing in a large pot with drainage right in the center of my little garden in the backyard. Me and my dad got into an argument because I wasn't following the package but it's all good

[@jamie1602]

My grandmother had a number of Vernus flytraps. They were fascinating but I was too young to appreciate them. They grew very large. I had no idea what she did to care for them. This is my first summer without her. She passed last year at the age of 100. Some people look for pennies from heaven. Sometimes the youtube algorithm sends me weird things and reminds me of my past. Thanks for teaching everyone and thank you for reminding me.

[@annatheartperson]

**Sees video title** Oh no... **Sees thumbnail** Wait... **Looks at my fly traps in same exact container** OH NO...

[@darkursrike3161]

Panik Kalm Panik

[@tonykhang1984]

you can sav them now nice

[@vrilia89]

Oh no. Oh no. Oh no no no

[@nika9154]

@@vrilia89 stop

[@qusaiagha5852]

@@nika9154 agreed, stop

[@NathanTarantlawriter]

A year ago I bought three of these at Walmart for $2 each. They all survived initial transplant. A year later, two have died but the third is flourishing. Wash the minerals and nasty water out of the roots and medium they arrive in and you're usually 90% done in the rehab. The rest depends on how much strength they have left.

[@omermammadli985]

You have that dankpods energy, love it

[@baileystinnett7685]

This man is really passionate about his Venus fly traps this is exactly what I needed

[@chrisofstars]

They are really cool life forms man! They only grow one place in the world naturally and they are becoming endangered. This is such a unique life form it would be a shame if we lose it so some people are very passionate on protecting them. It's in fact a federal crime in USA to pick wild ones.

[@countrygirl4422]

@@chrisofstars Most or all of these plants are tissue cultures.

[@calcuimconsumer6980]

If you can grow tomatoes you can grow Venus flytraps Me who can grow mold on tomatoes: *my power is overwhelming*

[@calcuimconsumer6980]

@@realgabrielflandes idk

[@egaming1071]

*T h e U l t i m a t e B e i n g*

[@rickershomesteadahobbyfarm3291]

“This plat needs full sun. If you can grow tomatoes you can grow these.” Me who grows my best tomatoes in the shade bc it’s so hot in my area.

[@bakarangerpinku]

I bought this brand from Walmart yesterday, and mine doesn’t look like a clone. It looks like a new plant. I’m pleased. I just grabbed one without looking at it-assuming it needed help. It seems outside of direct sunlight there’s not much I can do to help it right now. It’s puny and it’s got lots of baby leaves 🥰 I removed about 7 very small dead traps. The spare room has had plants in it throughout the years and has some fungus gnats right now… For it, I think it’s the best place lol. There’s a sunny windowsill completed with a gnat graveyard. There is this girl on YT who described the flower seed pods to look like sunflowers. I think she’s never grown a sunflower in her life. Her Venus flytrap seed pods looked like death flowers. Which is so fitting because it’s a carnivorous plant’s future generation of carnivorous plant babies lololol. I hope it all goes well now that I know they need extra lots of sun! Thanks for the info!! I won’t freak out when it dies in the winter I guess 😅

[@dirtydingoringo3121]

Discourages people growing their own plants. Thus they have to buy their veggies and always depend on the stores. sounds like something they would do.

[@kopi6850]

Happens to egg farm

[@ronan5823]

Exactly- we’ve started growing our own food in the summer and it’s so much better and cheaper then store bought vegetables, and we can and jar anything we don’t use to use over the winter.

[@angelinacamacho8575]

I'm never growing my tomato plant from the ground up ever again lol

[@Hirabeatz]

For some people it's just easier and immediate the 1 dollor for a mango wont affect most people

[@angelinacamacho8575]

@@Hirabeatz to be fair unless you live in the tropics it's hard to grow your own mangos. My grandpa was lucky living in Peru he has a papaya tree in his yard...i wild one

[@Wack..]

I have a fern that has lasted longer than any of my other plants so far, I'm trying my best, and Steve looks good... Steve is the fern

[@sourdough7791]

Nice pfp. KGATLW

[@uglysack7123]

I have a succulent named James 😀😀

[@jamsanator0511]

Any updates on Steve?

[@ulfthe_destroyer5109]

I have a family of water soldiers, Bob, Jeff and Fred

[@Wack..]

@@jamsanator0511 He's doing good, looking green and enjoying himself

[@4674s]

I watched like a marathon of Dankpod and this reminded me of his videos but plants instead of iPods. I like it!

[@ryandavis4448]

"I hate plants from Walmart, they don't take care of them!" In the very same breathe...."I buy all my plants from Walmart" 😆😆😆🤦‍♂️

[@Anonymiss28]

They sell Venus traps here in partially open boxes, the kids stick their fingers in the flytraps mouth. They also pinch them. Such a pain :/

[@egaming1071]

wdym it's a pain? it's a pain for them cuz they wanted food so they started eating children, can't blame that

[@kittensoundwave3480]

@@egaming1071 I think he meant the kids pinch the "mouths" of them shut

[@Original-Phantom]

@@egaming1071 yeah i think when the traps get 🤏 pinched by dumb kids they become sealed and dont open again

[@APersonOnYouTubeX]

@@Original-Phantom so kids ruin the goods

[@archkull]

@@egaming1071 it's an expression. Like it's a bother, it's annoying etc.

[@_juan2k]

“I could totally water these guys with the house because you can’t really go anywhere” *buys fly trap at Walmart*

[@botanicalchaos]

Oof

[@RobMacKendrick]

Plot twist: dude lives at Walmart. Store management unaware. It's just him and a thousand strapping healthy flytraps rescued from the shelves, living together in the attic.

[@mfdoomnyc1471]

Hose *

[@natechicken685]

@@mfdoomnyc1471 he actually spelt it correctly,he uses houses to water his plants

[@mfdoomnyc1471]

@@natechicken685 But the guy said hose in the video.. so..

[@SukaNekoto]

When I was a child my parents wouldn't let me grow them outside (because they think they are stinky) and the package said to grow them next to a window is okay so my parents made me grow it in my bedroom. It had a plastic dome over it because it said they grow best in humidity. Mine never grew at all. I hope in the future now that I am an adult to try again someday. Thanks for letting me know about the misinformation. It's not just plants that have this problem, fish and other smaller pets also come with wrong instructions to keep you buying more. Fortunately these days you can search for any correct info on the internet.

[@psychedelic_vibes7743]

This guy is the plant version of dank pods.

[@CookieCutter]

*thanks johnny*

[@dennraeh]

muahahaha 1st reply 😎

[@husseinramadan3600]

@@dennraeh head?

[@rey6095]

@@husseinramadan3600 lmfaoskmdxim

[@foonnotspork]

5th reply

[@damiworld213]

6th reply

[@paulfitzgerald4933]

Something is wrong when the plant's dinner arrives with the plant and then takes a tour up your arm twice and and at 3:40 plantfood is crawling on the floor trying to save it's own life.

[@davidens8204]

the spider was attracted to the insects the trap was feeding on .. of course, they could become its dinner but spiders are very cerebral in nature and usually are okay

[@paulfitzgerald4933]

@@davidens8204 Thanks. The structure of the Venus flytrap would be perfect for a spider web for bugs to come to the scent so I can imagine that's probably a common way to steal the 'trap's din-din!

[@huh._]

I think they’re just the pieces falling when he’s tearing the plant apart and soil is falling from it

[@infernityable1369]

@@huh._ Upper left 👀

[@huh._]

@@infernityable1369 oh gross I see it now thanks for pointing it out lmao

[@johneg27]

2018 i bought one of those left it in the tube. It died despite my best efforts of catching bugs and feeding them to it lol. Thanks for the info. May try to grow another one in the future.

[@fuzzythoughts8020]

I love how the one thing you say in a weird mumble that I can't understand for the life of me is the part I'm actually interested in. (The bit about testing water)

[@MoMo-qi7jd]

KZbin: everyone is going to watch walmart venus flytraps be saved Everyone: okay

[@GeneralLeeRetarded]

Yeah no idea why tf this was in my recommended but im high enough not to care aha

[@nyct0phile]

literally. i have been getting the most absolutely random shit in my recommended and im finding myself actually clicking on so many of them lately. i mean psychology studies from the 50's on maternal deprivation, the absolute rabbit hole that is house m.d., some banger songs, puppies getting haircuts and whatever the hell this video is? idk whats going on anymore but in my 7 years of being on youtube i have never felt so understood by its algorithm until now 😂

[@TheMelodyofLogic]

Thank you for that gardening tip. When I go to plant some seeds outside I'll make sure to make direct eye contact with passerby's and moan as loud as possible. I pray I yield a good harvest.

[@JennTN411]

So.... did the meaning help? I am just about to go outside and get some berry and grape bushes in the ground and need to know the volume level needed.😆

[@fmf5304]

idk shit about gardening, but this guy sounds like me being mad at the owner of what ever vehicle im currently working on, i like him.

[@cursed-cat9126]

I love these little biteys, we didn't really have flies but we did (and still do) have bees. I remember looking at them close their mouths and being madly in love with them

[@lordnelsonmc.billionberg9166]

wtf bees are buddies

[@sam11182]

I just purchased one of these from the Walmart. Thanks for the great information. I have a few cattle around my place that tend to be fly magnets and of course outdoor pets that bring flies around the house. I trapped a few flies in the fly trap tube and it got all of them. I will now pull it from the Tube to plant them very similarly to what you have done. Thanks!

[@heatherreadsreddit8579]

Research painting them like zebras - with black and white stripes - to reduce flies biting them by 40%. Using non-toxic, animal safe paint, of course. (Or zebra striped blankets if they’d not be too hot.)

[@monke1919]

They aren't really good at catching a lot of insects

[@professionalcommenter]

In all fairness I bought a sad little lucky bamboo from Walmart back in 2013. He's still going strong and his name is Stanley.

[@LittleSprout73]

Horray for stanley!!

[@genderdystopia019]

Those instructions are waaaay more detailed than what I've seen 😂

[@pershop4950]

I did an experiment and kept the VFTs in their tubes for about 1 year now, inside with a grow light. I've only watered it 2x since I bought it, and that's only because I thought i better give it some water. It wasn't even showing any signs of distress. There doesn't seem to be any condensation / respiration visible but they literally have not died yet.

[@haywardgarner4850]

Came for the advice. Subscribed for the random comments such as, “What a dick move.”

[@headphonic8]

He said a bad word and I'm 12 years old and think that's so cool!!! Subscribed!!!111

[@phia._.]

@@headphonic8 no shit Sherlock haha. But yea, I subbed too

[@thepersonnooneknows]

@@headphonic8 hey, the internet isn't such a safe place for kids. Don't say your age online or your name!

[@axx4357]

Johnny: Do you guys learn from my videos? Me, watching for the first time, not planning on buying a Venus Flytrap: yes

[@chandalier8996]

“Oh hey buddy. I just stopped by to feed my Venus flytrap.”

[@TheBehemothGod]

Over the last 3 years have have bought 4 of those plants... maybe with the wisdom you have taught me the next one may survive

[@GrandProtectorDark]

Me who doesn't really have interest in growing flytraps: Interesting

[@chrisofstars]

I think flytraps are interesting to every person at least once in some point in their life. They are a very unusual thing. It's like a penguin or a platypus lol. Just.. interesting.

[@plantman3587]

funny content for someone who post about plants

[@botanicalchaos]

Thanks. That’s what I’m heading for.

[@H-Vox]

@@botanicalchaos Keep it up

[@abelstropicalfruit8647]

I guess you haven’t seen “crime pays but botany doesn’t” 😂

[@justarando1365]

DankPods but plants. Fucking love it

[@hannahismylastname1420]

I learned a lot from this. I think I may try them again. Just like you predicted, I gave up because I was doing what the package said and failed miserably. So thanks for the info to try again 👍🏼 I appreciate you! 🪴🥰

[@SMM_NAA]

I bought a Venus fly trap when I was kid. I followed all the instructions and I would literally put dead bugs in its mouth and it would not eat. Now I know why.

[@bonniesensai]

Time to buy another

[@ahoward3503]

Actually really informative as someone who is expanding their plant collection. I want to keep my green buddies healthy! Thanks for saving this guy! I feel the same way about Beta fish......don't get me started. I got one about 3 years ago, and was determined to give him a good life.I put him in a 10 gallon tank with lots of plants and good filtration. These are living things, they need to be cared for as such.

[@x.x11]

u r a good person ty

[@abigailsmith6977]

Omg same pet peeve about the Bettas! Poor little guys! Mine was super depressed, just sitting quietly at the bottom of his bowl all day. I was worried and felt bad for him. I did some research and discovered bettas actually need to be around other fish. I got a larger tank, added some neons, and the betta cheered right up! He lived a long and full life. 💜

[@ThatWolfWithShades]

@@abigailsmith6977 Wait, Bettas aren't anti-social and aggressive?

[@RinakuXx]

Hey! I bought one just the other day! There was one out of a batch of twelve that was the only one alive and I was like "I'LL SAVE YOU" It helped that my kitchen is somehow ridden with flies

[@IWasFirst]

I don’t know why I’m watching this, but thanks. I guess I’ll add a venus flytrap to my “flower shop” apartment.

[@vintage-art]

Spider casually walking on their arms. The spider a minute later: A bit of a breeze toda- AHHHHHH

[@HFBN2004]

FUS RO DAAH!

[@aaronxgaming4042]

It's not garbage, all life is precious *except pedophiles*

[@caprisunsess1753]

That made me remember about map flags whyyy

[@AfterAllWeAreHuman]

And murderers

[@chrisofstars]

Ehhh idk I think some forms of life are inherently evil and need to be destroyed. Like virus and parasites.

[@AfterAllWeAreHuman]

@@chrisofstars well those have self preservation. I don't think they are inherently evil..

[@lemondollx6249]

And racists and sexists ^^

[@Pavia1525]

If plants respond to tones and human voices… you just made that poor Venus Flytrap psychotic.

[@funfettifroggy]

My phones listening to me I was about to buy a Venus fly trap at a shop and all of a sudden this was recommended to me.