anybody familiar with growing venus fly traps?

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herbtoker420

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has anybody ever grown them?

if you have, do you know what color temperature in kelvins i should have a fluorescent for artificial light?
or should i just use several smaller bulbs with varying temperatures?

also, i want to build a terrarium and get a few more of these.

would a small fishtank with about 1/3 to half full with soil work? i will put a top on it for humidity control... i know what soil to use and how to grow them in general

any help greatly appreciated :)
 
Platipy

Platipy

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have on in my poison dart frog tank hardy plants like bog type soil with little nutes
 
colem8

colem8

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Hey 'herbtoker420' never grown one but wouldn't be cool to cross one with a mean as sativa!!!!
 
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bobkemp

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Hi --

I have about 80 Venus Flytraps I didn't sell this year and I keep them in my greenhouse in full sun and about 60-70% humidity. They need to be put into about 1/2 inch of either distilled or rain water. If your tap water isn't very alkaline, ph 7 or a little lower, then you can sit it out overnight to lose the chlorine and use that to water them.

Remember that Venus Flytraps require a dormancy during winter. Let them be exposed to the cold in Fall as low as 40F for some days and the tops will die off. Then you can store the bulb (or the whole pot if small enough) in a ziplock bag in your fridge freezer compartment until Spring.

Let me know if you need any more help.

Bob
 
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bobkemp

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jordisgarden said:
i used them to eat all the gnats in my grow room and they chowed down and kicked ass
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Hi --

Those gnats are probably fungus gnats. The larva live in moist soils in your pots. A really good control is bT, var. israelis (check the spelling). This is a bacteria that kills the larva and it really works. You can find it in a product called Mosquitto Dunks at most Home Depots, Lowes or Wal Mart. Crumble one of the Dunks in water (nonchlorinated), soak over night, strain and spray on the soil. Takes about 1 week to control the gnats.

Bob
 
darkdestruction420

darkdestruction420

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jordisgarden said:
i used them to eat all the gnats in my grow room and they chowed down and kicked ass
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wow, that is a fucking awesome idea dude! As soon as i saw this thread I was thinking about how cool and interesting they are and that I should get a few. i didnt think of that though, talk about sweet icing on the cake! lol. cool as hell AND pest control! I'd rep you if i could but I've given out my limit today already.
 
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bobkemp

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darkdestruction420 said:
wow, that is a fucking awesome idea dude! As soon as i saw this thread I was thinking about how cool and interesting they are and that I should get a few. i didnt think of that though, talk about sweet icing on the cake! lol. cool as hell AND pest control! I'd rep you if i could but I've given out my limit today already.
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I sell plants out of my greenhouse and I have about 90 flytraps left after last season. I have lots of fungus gnats too. Curiously, the flytraps don't eat many of them. Mostly they eat mosquitos, flies, beetles and the occasional snail. i think the gnats are too small to trip the trigger on the flytraps, mostly.

Bob
 
FireCoral

FireCoral

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darkdestruction420 said:
wow, that is a fucking awesome idea dude! As soon as i saw this thread I was thinking about how cool and interesting they are and that I should get a few. i didnt think of that though, talk about sweet icing on the cake! lol. cool as hell AND pest control! I'd rep you if i could but I've given out my limit today already.
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Yeah, I had fungus flies in my first grow. Really sucked. I got ladybugs for the flies and nematodes for the larvae. Worked great.

To the original poster: I've only had one venus flytrap. I originally got it for my outside greenhouse (herbs, and veggies). But one day I decided to move it inside my closet out of curiosity. It didn't fare too well. I think because it's not as humid inside as outside (I live in a very humid area, usually about 90%+ out there). So I sprayed it with seltzer and put it under a terrarium dome. But it's still in my 82degree room. Guess I had better move it outside, where it's a little cooler. Thanks! +rep

To bobkemp: I'm glad you mentioned the fact that winter is their dormant time.
 
potberto

potberto

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I didn't think the gnats were big enough to trigger venus flytraps.. I have a couple that I just leave in my window ina small terarrium. Keep them moist, in a peat moss medium. I feed mine flies and pill bugs and shit.

If you want something to control the gnats - check out the Butterwort plant!!! They are gnat eating machines!!! !
 
Phenom420

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potberto said:
I didn't think the gnats were big enough to trigger venus flytraps.. I have a couple that I just leave in my window ina small terarrium. Keep them moist, in a peat moss medium. I feed mine flies and pill bugs and shit.

If you want something to control the gnats - check out the Butterwort plant!!! They are gnat eating machines!!! !
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you shit on em or is it animal shit►8
 
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bobkemp

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Hi --

I have my flytraps in the fridge crisper section now for winter dormancy except for 4 plants which are blooming. i've started them from seed before and I saved out 4 of the best looking flytraps of the 120 I originally bought for breeding.

I have never seen a fungus gnat trigger a trap either, but I think the baby seedlings will be small enough to eat them.

Bob
 
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