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I just bought this little Venus fly trap from Home Depot, pls give me your best advice on how to not kill him 😫🙏
9 upvotes, 9 comments. Sidechat image post by Anonymous in Plant Parenthood. "I just bought this little Venus fly trap from Home Depot, pls give me your best advice on how to not kill him 😫🙏"
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Anonymous 55w

During dormancy put him in a paper bag inside your refrigerator. Water ONLY with distilled water. He needs to sit in a constant tray of water ( these plants naturally live in bogs). When repotting you have to use a mix that was specially formulated for carnivorous plants. Do Not Use anything found in a big box store for soil.

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Anonymous 55w

The big thing is going into winter: dormancy is a necessity for their health, they should stay between 35-45 degrees to overwinter. Do some research on methods that will work for you to give it the winter dormancy it needs

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Anonymous 55w

They like their soil to stay moist but don't keep it waterlogged, just a little damp. Otherwise their roots will rot.

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Anonymous 55w

Only water him with rain or distilled water, what I do is plant him in spaghnum moss and keep his drip tray always filled with water. Idk how it’s worked but he’s been alive for almost a year now

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Anonymous 55w

Eat flies in front of it, in the wild they learn by watching their mothers hunt

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Anonymous 55w

Get him a humidity dome

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Anonymous replying to -> bama_cherry 55w

I grow my carnivorous in a mix of sphagnum and perlite sitting in a tray with a bit of water

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Anonymous replying to -> bama_cherry 55w

Does he need to be in a tray of water during dormancy?

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 55w

No. Do not water or feed during dormancy.

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