Why You're Killing your Fly Trap - Venus Fly Trap Care

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[@grandtheftgameryt]

I have grown mine indoors for nearly a year. It’s done nothing but success. It’s already producing divisions, it’s traps are thronging red again after the dormancy it just had. It’s very reactive and captures lots of flies that come into the house. It’s leaves are very healthy, not at all stretched. It’s a south facing window. 100% you can grow them indoors just as I have done with it and a pitcher plant for the most part of a year. It’s also looking good for a flower this year too

[@gammondog]

Over time they will loose vigor in subsequent years. If this happens you can start giving them a well deserved resting period. Nothing wrong with experimentation and lost plants are not expensive to replace. Good luck.

[@grandtheftgameryt]

@@gammondog I give them absolutely everything they would get outside. Lighting, correct water, dormancy periods, correct soil. I would argue the way I am growing indoors is much better than outdoors and it’s almost impossible for the plants to get infected by pests.

[@asiawilkerson228]

oh yea n i got a grow light but it was cheap like $10 off amazo wonder if ifs helping..but this thing is def dying i got it off amazon it looked half dead when it came

[@grandtheftgameryt]

Also there are different types of leaves on different Venus flytraps. My VFT has always had longer leaves, never had any issues with it. I have seen small, long and a one called ‘creeping death’ which has super long leaves which go all over the place. It’s the type of genetics your plant has. They all different unless form tissue

[@weirdarthistorian]

I'm living in a part of the world, unfortunately, where the winters are too cold for VFT to stay outside all year round. But I keep them outdoors from around April/May to November. They really love a lot of sunlight and warm temperatures when they are out of the dormancy period.

[@peterphan227]

Because I'm impatient, I go for the "shock" method whereby I put them in full sunlight far sooner than I probably should. For me, the result is that most of the existing stalks steadily wither and die, but new strong sunhardened stalks still emerge. Next time I'll try the more patient method so I can do a comparison. But this is my first year growing vfts, so I was impatient to get them into full sunlight.

[@TheFlytrapGarden]

Haha I’m the same unless I get some cultivars then I’m slow with them

[@eventerminator1382]

I never go for the slow method. Patio is a bit too shady for that. The Venus flytraps still end up growing fine so

[@brycerush98]

Same here, honestly with a lot of plants, if you’ve got decent roots/rhizomes most any plant will bounce back if you’re patient

[@paulschaefer5241]

These plants are not as winter tender as many people think. In the part of the US where they are naturally found, the winter temps can dip as low as 15f or -17c. If you live in an area with similar or mildier winters, they can be grown outdoors all year long.

[@gardian1701]

I'm in the UK dude! They'd freeze half the year! Tape a sponge over your microphone to help stop the wind noise! 👌

[@TheFlytrapGarden]

Haha true! And I wish, the camera for true iPhone is also where the mic is (near the top cameras if I’m not wrong) so i think it’ll cover those cameras is I tape those mics?

[@gardian1701]

@@TheFlytrapGarden yeah, loosly tape a sponge over all exposed mics, works like a proper mic sponge or "dead cat" they call them. Lol

[@emmitstewart1921]

I grow my Venus flytraps on a wide southern window, with enhanced light from LED fixtures, between my cacti and succulents. My flytraps stand on reservoirs of water so the soil is wet all the time. My cacti also need a winter dormancy to form flower buds for next year, so my lights are set on a timer to go on at sunrise and off at sunset from October through March. I shield my growing area with blackout curtains from kitchen or hallway lights. Living on a sixth floor apartment, my nighttime temperature cannot be brought below 65 to 72F. This is problem, but I place my flytraps in the vegetable crisper during the winter. If I had the money, I would place them, and my cacti, in a refrigerated chamber illuminated by timed LEDs.

[@TheFlytrapGarden]

That’s a crazy set of plants you’ve got there it’s great that you’re dedicated!

[@elMusico78]

Comment for the algorithm:) Wind is barely noticeable on my iPad Your voice still is very clear Keep it up!

[@TheFlytrapGarden]

That’s great thank you!

[@pzrky91914]

I don’t know why, but I only watched a few second of this video, and I already like him

[@anguianoalan100]

I grow them under a grow light 💡 with 12 hours of light a day from the grow light and like 4 hours of direct light they get from the window since my windows don’t face the strong light of the day only morning and they are doing great even starting to flower.

[@KaySkywalker]

The one I just bought has three new traps growing and the stalks look greener

[@benwil6048]

My VFT has been thriving for 3-4y on the windowsill :P I do put it outside for hibernation though, so far I think it’s turned into 3-4 VFT’s

[@fallencrimsonsadness4539]

Such a nice pretty collection of healthy carnivorous plants you got there lol, they look really cool.

[@TheFlytrapGarden]

Thank you I’m glad you find them pretty!

[@Tommyr]

I totally agree. They are NOT houseplants. I get crap from some people all the time saying they can be grown indoors. And some people DO have some success doing it but they require a LOT of work and usually don't last very long. I even stopped helping people that grow them inside, it's just a complete waste of time. They have to learn the hard way I guess. I've been growing these for over 13 years then some newbie comes along and wants to argue about growing them indoors! LOL!

[@TheFlytrapGarden]

Haha literally me too I start giving up. I just say to move them outside lol

[@teresashinkansen9402]

Hi, can I give you some crap? I might be an outlier because to me has been the opposite. Ive had far more success inside than outside, probably because I live in desert like conditions. Outside VFTs usually lasted me about 3 months and most of the time they looked dreadful, always losing them due extremely low humidity and high temps (not unusual to reach 10-15% RH and lower with 38C° in summer) I lost 5 to aphids and 2 to mites, my last collection died due a watering mistake, I calculated the water wrong and they dried up while on vacation. Meanwhile, inside finally managed to have a VFT for more than 2 years and its looking amazing, my plant is in a closet inside a large plastic dome with holes on top and bottom so there is great air circulation yet RH maintains around 40-60%, it gets 65k lux from a 3200K° white LED spot light for 14h, I water it with the tray method with reverse osmosis water (26 ppm) and about once a month I flush the pot from top to bottom with distilled water (0 ppm) until the water coming out is under 26 ppm. I fed two traps blood worms around 2 times a month, under such lighting conditions feeding does marvels, it seems the more light they have the more you can feed them having a great benefit. And I can tell they are very healthy they look nice the traps are quite red and snap the fastest Ive seen yet, also is producing about 2 new traps a week and one of the plants is dividing in two plants. Healthy enough that they can tolerate some experiments, randomly from time to time I do experiments with them like Darwin did (you can read about them in his book insectivorous plants), so Ive give them small egg white cubes (around 1.5mm in size) and well, in less than week the trap opens and there is no trace left, never had issues with dying traps except when I feed them large insects, In fact i have even give them pieces from my skin (reproducing Barry Rice's experiment) and well they convert that though rubbery dead skin into something that look like buggers, no trap death. I will try to feed them some cooked meat and see if they can handle it, of course a very tiny piece of about 6mm3 at most, will report the results. Well i hope you got the joke, this comment wasn't so much to bother giving you crap but giving some of my experience, setup and conditions as to why I might be successful growing them inside so other people can benefit form this, any questions I will answer.

[@SouthWestAnts]

Apparently my parents heard about a professional saying you can't leave venus flytraps always wet because they die of being waterlogged. Are you sure I should leave them in water.

[@TANRUIBINMoe]

why does my venus flytrap's leaves turn brown and yellow after its in a fully sealed box for 7 days?and its traps are all closed and no bugs is inside.

[@brycerush98]

The picture u put up is actually the Stanley rehder carnivorous plant garden in Wilmington NC I believe. It’s an awesome spot to see all of the native carnivores in a small area

[@cp70375]

If you keep your plant inside, you're killing it! Me looking outside at the 3 meters of snow at -30C: (⌐■_■)

[@TheEddykotta]

I live in Monterrey, northern Mexico, and tried to keep my plant outside but it seems like the sun started to cook it immediately, the traps started to brown around the edges and ended up dying, so I've kept it on the window for about a month and a half and it's gone from floppy short leaves to long sturdy ones, it has pretty much shed all its old leaves and grown about 9 new ones, still catching prey and sprouting new leaves regularly. Could it be that my region is too arid for this kind of plant? very often I feel tempted to take it outside when the wheter is mild but I'm afraid if it stays outside during the worst hours of sun on a clear day it'll just cook.

[@fishby8070]

i hope this isn't too late but plants need some time to adjust to new conditions. Pigments called anthocyanins as well as hormones that protect the plant from sunburn take a bit of time to start going if the plant wasn't grown in full sun for an extended period of time. Usually this means very spindly and thin leaves or red varieties looking green. Gradually moving it to new conditions can minimize the damage but some leaves are going to get damaged but that's normal as long as the growing tips are fine. Some places actually do get too much sun like some spots near the equator so i find filtered light under trees work best.

[@2ez4cheez33]

Can butterworts specially aphrodite grow in bright light through frosted glass?

[@codycunningham8175]

If I get a Venus fly trap in the mail, is it best to put it in full sunlight straight away or acclimate it? I live at 5,000 feet above sea level in a climate with a lot of sun, hot dry summers and cold winters

[@alysiaxra3]

Thank you for the information 🙏🏽 just purchased my first Vft,,also do you ever get that you look like Kit Harington 😂

[@TheFlytrapGarden]

Goodluck! And no I don’t think anyone has said that one before 🤣

[@alysiaxra3]

@@TheFlytrapGarden thank you! I’m a bit nervous about it lol but I watched a few of your videos and I think I’ll manage. I’m so surprised no one has said that! I see the similarities 😂😂

[@TheFlytrapGarden]

@@alysiaxra3 Goodluck! If you need help feel free to send me a PM :)

[@alysiaxra3]

@@TheFlytrapGarden oooo I’ll definitely take you up on the offer! Thank you!

[@aaronsurkis1]

Can you put your Venus flytrap outside at 6 degrees c

[@3RAN7ON]

I've killed VFT plants in the past by leaving them outside when it's above 105 degrees F. I kept them in a water dish under the pot and it would be hot to the touch after being in the direct Arizona sun for hours

[@TheFlytrapGarden]

AZ is a different breed, I’ve learnt to suggest to people in AZ to grow them under some shade cloth

[@philippdesanto8804]

Video title should've been: "Grow your Venus Fly Traps Outside or You're Killing Them" There's so many other ways to put these plants in harm's way

[@mattc1647]

I'm nervous about my first winter with my new VFT. I've watched hours of yours and other VFT channels. I'm in Mesa, Arizona and I dont think my winters are proper to keep the VFT dormant since the highs can still get in the 15°-21°C range. Thinking I'll do the refrigerator method keeping it at a consistent ~4°

[@TheFlytrapGarden]

If there’s less light in winter than summer, the plant will go dormant. It’s about photoperiod and not so much temperature

[@kcshobbybench4763]

I live in the California desert my traps are outside in the middle of an area that gets sunlight from sunrise to sunset.

[@sofiae1491]

Great info! I was wondering, if I were to get a vft during the winter here in northern canada (hardiness zone 2-3 lol) would I need to force the plant into dormancy? Or should I try to keep it alive until falltime and let it go dormant then? The summers here are awesome, we get 18+ hrs of sunlight a day so growing them outdoors will be no problem. Our winter days are also very sunny (but short) so I think a cool windowsill (7-10C) with bright light should be okay for dormancy. The only other issue is that around march-april our days start getting quite long but the temp is still cold, -20C is not uncommon :| Would keeping them indoors for early-mid sping with bright, direct sunlight & growlights be sufficient as they come out of dormancy or would it lead to the plant stressing and eventually dying? Any other sub-arctic gardeners out here with vfts? Thank you for your time :)

[@lorenzo9934]

I made the mistake of giving them tap water, now none of the traps work not even the new ones, they just don't close or react to anything the plant doesn't show any signs of mineral burn though, I have switched to reverse osmosis water, a few days ago and I'm using a 6200k led, the only changes I noticed so far is the water is coming out yellow with a weird smell

[@TheFlytrapGarden]

When did you start with the LED? If it was only soon, then this sounds like a low light issue which should get resolved by your new lights. If it’s been a while, you need stronger lights. Also, that sounds like old / bad soil. Smell the bottom of the pot, if it smells like rotten eggs or sewerage etc. it’s going bad and needs a repot. I’m assuming you are in the northern hemisphere so you are in spring, so it would be an ideal time to repot right now. That would get rid of the smell, potential rot and would ease your mind about the tap water (it’s not a massive issue unless you live in somewhere with really bad water). Anyway, to combat tap watering, doing weekly flushes from the top of the pot will help remove some minerals and salts. But if you do a repot, that “bad” soil issue disappears as you now have new soil etc. If you have more questions feel free to insta or email me :)

[@lorenzo9934]

@@TheFlytrapGarden thanks for that tip, I was looking for some advice for a long time, I'll repot today, I live in the southern hemisphere It's really hot all the time, here today is 80⁰F, it doesn't smell like rotten eggs but it's definitely not pleasant, I switched to led yesterday, I noticed the traps are gaining some pink coloration, I'll send some pics of my plant in your Instagram

[@kezzler9556]

Got mine for about a year now in central Norway. Sits in the window and munching on flies while drinking nothing but tap water. Seems to be doing fine. Should be said that our tap water is really pure compared to many nations.

[@TheFlytrapGarden]

Yes you have good water! The rest of the world isn’t so lucky

[@kezzler9556]

@@TheFlytrapGarden It is too green so I will buy a lamp light tomorrow. I was thinking of making some landscaping bed. A root in center surrounded by venus flytraps.

[@borrisdillan9783]

hi ... my vft is placed beside our window where sunlight is very high, will that be ok? we dont have balcony coz i live in a flat..

[@TheFlytrapGarden]

If it’s the sunniest spot then it’s all you can offer

[@grandtheftgameryt]

Yes. I have grown my VFT in a window all it’s life other than dormancy. It’s going great.

[@Themysteriousilluminator]

Should I grow them inside I'm Canadian a heat wave is 30°c here avarage hot summer temp is 20°c

[@TheFlytrapGarden]

Your summers are good but winters no. When it starts getting below 0°c bring them inside. Watch brads greenhouse on KZbin he is also Canadian and grows mainly indoors and with greenhouses

[@cosminlipovanu15]

Cool video and accurate info. Can you make a video about killing your plant through watering?

[@romanshitiakov9316]

It's about a third year I'm growing my fly trap indoors. I bought it in a store, as well as other my carnivorous plants (Nepenthes and two Sarracenias - purple one and unidentified species one). During wintertime (October - April, yeah, it's Russia) I keep in on my windowsill, because it is the one place it can realize its dormancy, but in summertime I take my plants and transfer it at my balcony, where they can get a lot of summer sun and air through windows. It's usually above 20*C during May - September, so they feel nice. But this year I decided to let the fly trap to bloom, and it's happening now in my windowsill. The only thing I think about it's producing some abnormal shape leaves - sometimes they may get bent a bit or make a skewed traps. Can't understand what's the reason of this (blooming, artificial light or plant without yearly repotting)

[@TheFlytrapGarden]

You’d need to send me a picture on Instagram or email so I can take a better look at it, it might be pest damage

[@MrBubbi2000]

Got cold in Ohio real quick had to bring the plan in wasn't ready to go dormant yet got cheap plant light seems to be working still growing until it goes into the refrigerator in November

[@TheFlytrapGarden]

Sounds good

[@eventerminator1382]

Must be warmer up there in Queensland. My Venus flytraps haven’t flowered yet

[@TheFlytrapGarden]

Yes it’s so warm I melt

[@aliciabify]

I try to save as many death tube fly traps as I can and acclimate those. The ones I get from the nursery automatically go direct

[@TheFlytrapGarden]

Sweet!

[@Indecisivetacos]

Great info :) you look like James franco

[@lorenzomabalos9851]

Now its slowly going to be cold here in Montréal and squirrels are up and about. I lost 1 flytrap to a nasty squirrel, so I had to sprinkle a bit of cayenne pepper in the soil to deter them from digging up my plants.

[@TheFlytrapGarden]

Does that work

[@lorenzomabalos9851]

Yeah because they hate and are sensitive to cayenne pepper.

[@TheFlytrapGarden]

That’s so cool I thought it was hit or miss! Thanks

[@masespacecadette4466]

Aside from comments on youtube is there anyway i could send you photos of my indoor traps and tell me what you think? Id appreciate the feedback thank you

[@TheFlytrapGarden]

Yes, Instagram, Facebook or Email :)

[@waterboi4846]

you can turn it indoor if you can replicate its boggy biome

[@yourlocaldisturbance]

Don’t beleive this it is not true, also DO NOT CLOSE YA DAMN FLY TRAP ON PURPOSE

[@kailynnhuntington3206]

I am new to Venus Fly Trap care!!! I am curious as to why they are all green instead of pink in the center? Is it because they are still young?

[@TheFlytrapGarden]

If they are pure green, it is most likely not getting enough sunlight. Send me some pictures of it on Instagram and I can take a look

[@rid1coza]

Isn't it the variety that's pure green?

[@TheFlytrapGarden]

@@rid1coza it’s unlikely that someone who is new to VFT has purchased an all green cultivar, a “typical” should have at least some pink to red colouration on the inside of their traps

[@brandonwoj2013]

I live in Minnesota where I can only have them outside May through October. Should I keep it in a south window sill or under a grow light. I also have two that r returning from the dead so should they skip dormancy?

[@cairoinc]

The Dionaea Whisperer! What SA town do you live in? It's April...are your plants beginning their dormancy? Dormancy always scares me. I'm in the Great Lakes USA. Space in the fridge is required. BTW, I'm always amazed how good your big-box rescues look. Ours look pretty pekid!

[@TheFlytrapGarden]

Hi. I used to live in Johannesburg, I moved countries twice now and I am in England. But this time of year they would usually be going dormant. What are you day and night highs and lows (in Celsius) at Great Lakes? If I get that info I can let you know if fridge dormancy is required for you :)

[@cairoinc]

I think our average highs and lows in winter here are 0° to -8° C

[@cairoinc]

Congratulations on your move.

[@TheOGAPE]

So question, if all my traps looks dead but green still but it’s all down. I just leave it outside and water it normally and new leaves will grow??? Idk how long it takes but I just started putting them outside after buying them online.

[@Athletickid]

Reached 6k subscribers🤩🤩

[@TheFlytrapGarden]

Thank you!

[@R3D_Thumbs]

Hey, I just watched the video and I wanted to ask a question. I am growing my Venus flytraps in California and it is pretty hot out right now but my Venus Flytraps are small. I water them regularly with distilled water and feed them once every week. The soil is a mixture of sphagnum moss that I firmly packed and perlite/peat moss closer to the bottom of the pot. I got them a couple weeks ago and they have been growing green but small. I just don’t know why they are so small.

[@TheFlytrapGarden]

They take a while. However they’re probably going dormant as it’s autumn in the USA

[@kushfade1569]

Also don't leave them in full sun since they are small

[@TheSocaVault]

I live in NYC, can I leave the plant outdoors all winter? We do get down to the 20's or even lower. I'm trying to help these guys grow. Lol

[@TheFlytrapGarden]

Maybe not it might be a bit cold

[@Ricklet0ons]

Question: Is it okay to have them in dormancy in the windowsill? My windowsill gets low as 12 in the day and low as 5 in the night during the winter

[@TheFlytrapGarden]

Yes it should be ok

[@rid1coza]

Im in South Africa, both my VFT and Sundew are growing on an upstairs windowsill that gets direct sunlight from early sunrise to an hour before sunset , theyre both growing extremely well and the trap heads are bigger than my thumb. I do think that mine grow more at night time because they receive light from a bright orange streetlight about 30m outside the window. Ive removed the VFT from the windowsill as I would like the VFT to go dormant as it looks nowhere near dormancy, and we are in the cold days but still we get lots of sunlight. Just found your channel by searching on how to harvest sundew seeds. My sundew flowers all opened just once and never again, is that normal? Purple flowers.

[@TheFlytrapGarden]

Yes they generally open just once, especially if it is a drosera capensis which is what I am assuming you have. The streetlight as far as that will not have an impact on their growth. I would leave it as is, it takes a while for it to start going dormant. It would probably have only just started going dormant.

[@rid1coza]

@@TheFlytrapGarden Wow that was a quick reply, yes that's the kind of sundew i have just never remember the name. I've googled the streetlight and it is believed to have an effect on plants that require sunlight. Thanks i will return both to the windowsill then and hope it does go dormant. I bought a new VFT plant about a month ago and this place which specialises in only carnivorous plants their VFTs are all dormant already that's why i keep worrying about mine that is growing hyperactively.

[@jarrennorberto180]

I have to Venus flytraps

[@candydecker1091]

Tennese here just got my first 2 from the store there green an some traps won't close. Some will it's September here are they dormite?

[@TheFlytrapGarden]

They will start going dormant in the northern hemisphere, yes :)

[@KingerlySHolt]

My plant has new grow coming out (the babies traps looking good) but the old traps are slowly turning black, is this normal? anything I should be doing? I havent repot it yet.

[@TheFlytrapGarden]

Old traps will go black, that is normal

[@scotty1004]

Here in England its warm but not that sunny, I have just put a fly trap on my kitchen window but was thinking about getting a small LED light to put over it, what power LED would you recommend

[@TheFlytrapGarden]

Hi mate, unfortunately I’m not the best with growlights. I always grow outdoors. But I’d recommend the one with the best power output

[@scotty1004]

@@TheFlytrapGarden ok mate thanks anyway

[@jorgerobles8387]

just got my first seeds today, and i’m going to begin growing, im leaving it on my windowsill and it gets a large amount of sunlight everyday, can you please give me tips so that i don’t kill my plant? i just got it after wanting one for years and i don’t want it to die quickly.

[@TheFlytrapGarden]

Once it’s sprouted it would be best to find it a protected spot outside if possible

[@cripplingbotanist2676]

Hey, i have a question. is it safe to feed a venus fly trap dead bugs? i heard it doesnt stimulate the buds and thus can’t digest, any way to safely stimulate them to get the stomach juices pumping?

[@TheFlytrapGarden]

Only feed it if it’s a freshly killed bug, then you may gently rub the sides of the trap closed around the big every 10 minutes or so, like massage it closed. I hope that makes sense

[@xxtashaahhxx]

I was just wondering because I live in Ireland where outdoor weather can be very cold, cloudy and wet with not much sunlight. So I have my one sat in a window with as much sun as possible and it seems to be growing very well, would you still recommend keeping it outdoors or is it ok in this circumstance?

[@TheFlytrapGarden]

I would still recommend it being outside in as much sun as possible, as long as the temps stay above freezing in winter I’d move it somewhere that stays cold like an unheated garage that has a windowsill etc

[@Akira-dz8qi]

I live in Japan where the weather is to extreme and the summer is to hot and dry with almost no wind at all, and winter is to cold that reach - degrees almost all the time, I try to let my plants out but even shaded it always burn my plants, so I buyied the grow light and need to keep then indoors, in this case, could u give me some advice about what should I really to so I can actually keep then out in the summer time? In winter I put then indoors where have the grow light that does not let heat out so in this case they can actually have they dormancy time, my only problem it that about the summer time........ Thanks in advance and keep up the great work ;)

[@TheFlytrapGarden]

How hot does it get in summer? You can use 30% shade cloth

[@Tatusiek_1]

how can the weather be so extreme in Japan? Japan is more mild compared to where they come from

[@JodBronson]

People needs sunlight too !!!

[@TheFlytrapGarden]

True!😂

[@artexplorer45]

But I got mine indoor

[@DxrinENT]

Heres the problem tho i live in england so getting 8 hours of direct sunlight everyday is impossible 🙁

[@TheFlytrapGarden]

Haha I know. Just keep it outside

[@DxrinENT]

@@TheFlytrapGarden ok thx for the reply. Would it be fine if i took my vft inside when it starts going dark

[@awomanwonderful]

I live in the Midwest winter is coming.. now what? Besides a sunny window I have no choice this will be my plants first time inside for winter. 🥴

[@TheFlytrapGarden]

How cold does it get in Celsius

[@Tatusiek_1]

@@TheFlytrapGarden the midwest gets very cold, cant say for sure but like -30°C is not uncommon

[@monicadaniela1711]

Hi, I just got my first fly trap in September and the plant was healthy when i got it, but now the leaves are starting to go black around the edges (so its probably going dormant hopefully and not dying, and i have the following question, i live in an apartment facing north-east (so i only have sunlight in the morning directly in my apartment for 3-4 hours maybe) , and i also live in Europe, specifically Romania so this time of year we get temperatures around 0-16 celsius and in winter so December its going to be a bit less then this but still around this temperature, my concern is the lighting. Should i put the plant in my balcony where are the amounts of sunlight and temperature are like i have mentioned, and maybe move it inside the apartment to supplement the remaining hours with artificial lightning in the afternoon? Is it too much moving? I am also concerned by leaving my plant all together in the balcony because I dont want it to die because of the cold temperatures. I saw a couple of your videos now and subscribed, your videos are very helpful and I would really appreciate an answer from you.

[@TheFlytrapGarden]

Hi. You shouldn’t move it too much. Those temperatures are more than fine for VFT, they should be fine outside for winter. As long as they don’t stay below 0 Celsius for too long. If there’s a night where things will freeze, then bring it in for the night and take it back outside. That’s what I would do given the information above :)

[@monicadaniela1711]

@@TheFlytrapGarden Thank you ! Its very nice of you to respond to all of us noobees out there :)

[@TheFlytrapGarden]

@@monicadaniela1711 happy to help :)

[@charleskendall5972]

not true.. ive been growing them for 30 plus years

[@charleskendall5972]

majority of times indoors

[@yourlocaldisturbance]

It shprtens the life span

[@EvilPeppermintHelix]

Do sundews need as much direct sunlight? I've been struggling to keep sundews alive I notice they never end up developing the dew they would have new growth for a while but then never created dew and eventually died

[@TheFlytrapGarden]

Most species need the same amount of light as Venus flytraps yes. But some species need less light. If you have something like a capensis, binata or filiformis for example, they need as much light as a flytrap :)

[@DrInsane44]

Decent video, but a bit dramatic and clickbaity. -1 for the drama.

[@TheBrianna1431]

Your handsome sir😏

[@TheBrianna1431]

Real question though!.. I have/had a very healthy VFT growing in full light. Suddenly I've noticed the new traps coming in curled and some new heads are dying. I've also noticed springtails hiding in the sphagnum moss in the pot. What is happening? Too much nutrition in substrate???

[@TheFlytrapGarden]

Thank you! Send me a picture, sounds like a pest issue.

[@tridibsaha4990]

What is the type of that vft ??

[@Ricklet0ons]

Typical

[@TheFlytrapGarden]

Typical

[@Tatusiek_1]

Typical

[@Juggernautiluss]

Typical

[@koncomartalegawa]

Came for the knowledge, stayed for the noisy distractions 😁 keep it up, mate. Greetings from Indonesia I kept my VFTs indoors with strong growlights (11k Lux on the surface of the plants) stayed on until 11pm. Every morning if possible they get around 4hours of direct sun between 7-11am. The room inside is around 28-30C but when I work, I turn my AC on and set to around 24C, usually around 11am-5pm. So far they are happy, making new baby rhyzomes and currently making summer traps. Please share how can I prep them for dormancy, photoperiod-wise? Since Indo is a tropical country, and I'm planning to do refrigerator method in Nov-Dec

[@Tommyr]

For VFTs, in mid - October once the plants are well into the start of dormancy I drain off excess water from the pots, hit them with a SULFUR based fungicide and place in zip lock bags and pop them in the fridge for 3 - 3 1/2 months. I occasionally check them (once a month) for fungus and hit with the fungicide if needed. Late winter around February 1st I take them out and clean them up, repot any that need it, hit them with SULFUR based fungicide again and place in a south and west window and some under florescent and white 'daylight' LED lights until night time temps. regularly stay above freezing then slowly acclimate them to full outdoor Sun. I've been using this method for 13 years with no losses.

[@teresashinkansen9402]

11k lux its on the low side of lighting for a VFT, try to give them 25k lux or more if you can. Giving them more than 25k lux is not practical for large collections but if you don't have many you can give them a lot of light and they grow amazing, the sun is around 100k lux at noon so there is plenty of headroom. I give mine around 65k lux for 14h using warm white (3200K°) LED spot lights, tough ive noticed some cultivars can benefit more from very high light levels than others. About dormancy well i can't give much advice other than telling what i have planned, I decided to skip it one year but will give them their dormancy this year, will start reducing gradually the photoperiod and light intensity. Maybe Im crazy and I like to work too much but I plan to purchase a small used fridge exclusively for the plants, will add some low intensity LED lights inside and give them a partial dormancy so they still can photosynthesize a bit, hopefully this way I can avoid using fungicides but being my first attempt sure will be a learning experience.

[@DarrenChilvers]

have you ever made a bog garden

[@TheFlytrapGarden]

No but I want to and I know how :)

[@DarrenChilvers]

@@TheFlytrapGarden built my own bog garden and planted today.. Will have to find away of sending you a photo

[@Tatusiek_1]

@@DarrenChilvers i want to see

[@wasidanatsali6374]

What kind of water is best for traps? I’ve been watering my Venus flytraps with spring water (my house gets water from an artesian spring) but I’ve been told to use distilled water on them. I’ve had my traps all summer and they seem to be doing fine on my spring water. I’m just wondering why?

[@TheFlytrapGarden]

Test the TDS of your water. If less than 50, it’ll be ok. Otherwise rain, distilled or R.O water is best as it’s low in TDS

[@Tatusiek_1]

@@TheFlytrapGarden Try using deionized water for VFTs

[@R3D_Thumbs]

Hey, I just watched the video and I wanted to ask a question. I am growing my Venus flytraps in California and it is pretty hot out right now but my Venus are small. I water them regularly with distilled water and feed them once every week. The soil is a mixture of sphagnum moss that I firmly packed and a perlite/ peat moss closer to the bottom. I got them a couple weeks ago and they have been growing green but small. I just don’t know why they are so small.

[@mattc1647]

It'll take a few years for them to become adults

[@R3D_Thumbs]

@@mattc1647 The thing is, they came as adults and kinda lost their old leaves and are now small. They have like 5 inches from the edge of the pot so they have plenty of room, I water them with distilled water and keep the soil moist. They are in at least 9 hours of sunlight, what am I doing wrong?