• czech@kbin.socialOP
    12·
    2 years ago

    Growing under an Aerogarden LED. You can see remains from its latest victims left behind in some traps.

    Growing a VFT is easy but finicky. They only need distilled water to survive but if you feed them tap water they’ll die. They require a lot of light and can’t easily be kept indoors without supplemental light. This one almost died early on- I think I actually moved the light too close! But it’s a survivor and sprouts new traps every week; I count 30+ right now!

    • ppetrelli
      3·
      2 years ago

      Thanks! They are gorgeous plants but I’ve never been able to make them last long. Might give it another shot now!

      • Plus_a_Grain_of_Salt@beehaw.org
        1·
        2 years ago

        Same, turns out it didn’t like my tap water lol. Love these things though so were gonna try again with a little more knowledge this time. Thanks czech

    • Hexed Press@lemm.ee
      2·
      2 years ago

      We have one inside and it’s surviving but it certainly isn’t thriving. We do give it distilled water though.

  • Stalinwolf@lemmy.ca
    6·
    2 years ago

    Every now and again I’m able to book these at work and they sell like crazy. Minds are always blown with I post a sign regarding their origin (the Carolinas), as most people, including myself, assume they’re from tropical rainforests or something. Such a cool plant.

  • YuzuDrink@beehaw.org
    5·
    2 years ago

    We killed one a couple years back, but our son wanted a new one, and this time we ordered some purified water for it, and between that and natural rain, it seems to be doing much better!

  • kosure@kbin.social
    2·
    2 years ago

    I just got a Nepenthes. Do you feed your flytraps, fertilize, both? It looks like it’s thriving

    • LucidFeverDream@mander.xyz
      2·
      2 years ago

      I have a pitcher plant and I don’t do anything to it but water it every other day (when it’s warm). However, my house has an ant problem in the warmer months and my pitchers are constantly filled with ants. I haven’t had to feed any of my carnivorous plants manually.

  • amarnasmoths@slrpnk.net
    2·
    2 years ago

    I have 3 Droseras because everyone in my house liked to put their fingers in the Venus. The Droseras are equally skilled at hunting and they aren’t as fun, to them. I do love their sticky method tho!

    I do water them with tap water, and they don’t seem to mind, but the light issue is a bigger one, so I got them grow lights.

  • kosure@kbin.social
    1·
    2 years ago

    I just got a Nepenthes. Do you feed your flytraps, fertilize, both? It looks like it’s thriving

    • czech@kbin.socialOP
      1·
      2 years ago

      Thanks! I just give it distilled water. It"s been catching its own “fertilizer”.