Hey how's it going? So I bought a rough looking trap a couple months ago from a Walmart. Didn't really think it would survive. Threw it on a shelf under a grow light on a shelf in a tray of distilled water after transplanting it in some new soil mix. It's mid frickin September, the leaves are growing well and flared out like the hood of a cobra which is awesome. Looks 100 times better than when I bought it. It's now trying to flower. The stem is starting to grow (looks much different from another leaf forming). Should I allow it to bloom or should I snip the dang thing. I keep it indoors but I'll be trying to follow the natural dormancy period for a wild trap in the Carolinas. To me it seems too late into the season for it to flower without it causing problems later on. I know flower can deplete the plants energy for the following season
@@failedstateprepper326 great to hear your plant is growing strong 👍 And you are right about the flowering, it will drain your plants energy. To prevent that you can cut the stalks, unless u want to collect seeds.
I was recently given my first venus flytrap. To be specific, less than 10days. I was advised that on the 4th to 11th day I need to put it in a location with sunlight from 6am to 10am and from 12th day onwards its 6am to 3pm. Unfortunately, weather has been erratic lately (sunny then rain). I'm unsure whether my plant could grow healthy. Hoping to be given tips on how to properly care for them. Thanks in advance!
Congrats on my your first vft! First, don't worry too much. You only had your plant for a few days and a delay in acclimation shouldn't be a big deal. Like they said, start by providing a few hours of sunlight for a week, then increase a couple of hours every 2 days until the plants just lives outdoors.
My first ever venus flytraps were delivered by lorry in the winter because shops weren't selling them and they look droopy is there any way to fix this?
Wow this video gave the exact 100% information that anybody will need for a Venus flytrap. She did not miss any steps or guidelines for this process. I give this video a 10/10 great job!!
Im 43 and I've always wanted one since I was a kid and never got around to getting one, yesterday me and my son were walking around Walmart of all places and they had racks and racks of these things that looked like they were about to die. We grabbed about a dozen of them. Thank you for all the information! We needed it! ✌️
My son and I went and bought some Venus fly traps back in February. So far they are doing well. One is flowering now and they have been catching gnats like crazy. I love the little Venus fly traps. I am glad we got them.
This is the most informative video I’ve found about Fly Traps. Thank you for taking the time to make it, you answered a lot of questions I had about them.
Very informative. I got two traps last spring, placed them in styrofoam cups, now the cups are covered with babies. Just waiting till end of February to transplant into multiple cups. Got way too many. Learned how to grow from your website, glad to see this video, your site is great, covers everything!
I just bought a tiny Venus flytrap yesterday and I'm eager to take care of it. That's how I ended up here. Secondly I'm grateful that this was the first video I watched because it is very helpful and answered a lot of questions, doubts and information to a beginner like me. I was recently diagnosed with panic attacks and generalized anxiety disorder, so along the way I decided to buy the Venus flytrap to distract me from...awful involuntary thoughts. It's a win-win for me and to the plant. I read that they represent 'persistence'. Due to the fact that if the plant has failed to seize a visiting fly, the mouth opens again to try once more. Thanks a lot for your guidance! Your knowledge is important.
I’ve had my Venus flytrap for about a year and it’s doing well. One thing I’ve noticed is that although it occasionally catches bugs and flys the traps always die off before it finishes digesting. I have just brought a sarracenia purpurea venosa (a pitcher plant).
This happens when the insect is too big that the lids don’t shut completely. That being said, the plant cannot digest whilst the lid is still slightly opened. It had to be completely closed. It helps if you buy meal worms and cut them to the size of your plant.
This was super helpful! This is probably the most extensive guide abt venus flytraps I've ever seen. I never knew that flytraps have a pot preference n I just kept mine in ceramic cuz I thought it's "objectively" the best material for all plants. I ordered a plastic pot n I'm planning to replant my venus flytrap this week :))
I'm glad you said not to Venus Flytraps meat because that's what a Lowes Employee said on my third one! I haven't much luck with them unfortunately, they always end up dying!
Yes, this is a great callout. People feeding their plants meat is so silly. It will also likely lead to the death of that trap and maybe even the plant.
Your video is very informative and straight to the point, thank you for that. :) I got my first venus flytrap for my birthday in December, and all of us at the party gathered to watch it hahaha. :) We poked it a bit to see it close, but I left it alone since then. Watching your video I realized that I've been doing everything right so far. And the plant seems to be happy, it's growing new leaves and I think it's even about to blossom! But I had no idea about dormancy. I'm a little afraid to leave it outside now because the difference indoor and outdoor is huge, but I'll figure something out next winter I hope.
I recommend trimming the flower stalks once they get to 5cm tall because it takes a lot of energy (unless you intend to harvest seed, but that's a little advanced).
Thanks for your advice. I just bought my first plant and am looking forward to helping it grow. I didn't realize what I was getting into when I bought it, but your video has shed a lot of light on the do's and don'ts.
We actually bought one today. I know nothing about them. I went straight to RU-vid and came across your video. Thank you for this information. The warning on ours say not to put it directly in sunlight? .. but you said you can. I'm confused?
Congrats on your new plant! Don't be afraid of direct sunlight, vfts thrive in sunny locations 🌞 Unfortunately, the instructions in some vfts can be misleading. Here is a bit more related info: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-IyRzI5LqHIA.html
I have 25 different carnivorous plants, 8 of which are venus fly traps , they thrive in full sun, but always sitting in a tray of water. They’re big plants. The more sun the redder their color too!
Thanks so much! Just discovered your channel. I’ve always been fascinated by these and just found one at my local Aldi and added it to my window shelf. Just learning everything I can and you are great!
Thank you for all this great beginner advice! We just got out little guy today and I'm excited to see him grow. I do have a couple of questions: 1) About watering during dormancy. Will it require the same watering method all this time, so like you suggested, watering from the bottom with a small plastic tray? 2) Also, if we do happen to find pests, what kind of sprays or treatments are safe to use on them? Thanks for your time and help!
This has been a big help for me as a beginner to venus flytraps, and someone who is pretty bad at taking care of plants in general, this has been an amazing help for me to understand how to properly take care of them and hopefully get better at gardening.
Finding the pots isn't really hard, plastic pots do really well. Just stay away from terra cotta clay pots cause of the salts that will eventually leech into the soil.
Hello, Jose from Puerto Rico. I have 2 Venus Fly Traps and 1 Sundew. Sun is no problem here, since I have tropical weather all year round. Very nice video. You covered many questions I had. I just subscribed to your channel. Even though I live in a tropical area, It did go dormant for a couple of months during November thru March. Then the leaves started to grow more robust again.
Incredibly informative and well organized video. You are so knowledgeable-great job! A quick question. Venus fly traps typically grow in 7/8-10. I am in zone 6. I know dormancy of 3-4 months is very important for longevity of the plant, but it does get below 20 degrees F in zone 6. What do you suggest I do to allow the dormancy period, but prevent the very cold frost from killing the plant? Thanks for your input!
Thank you for sharing your wealth of knowledge! I bought a VFT to (hopefully) aid in ridding my house of these evil fruit flies that seem to be determined to live in my home forever.
Hey Liz, carnivorous plants are great for attracting and taking out insects. However, venus flytraps are not great for taking out gnats or fruit flies. There is a carnivorous plant that is really awesome for it though, I actually just did a video on one, you should go check it out! The Ping family are excellent at catching smaller critters like fruit flies and fungus gnats!
My sundew, sprouted many babies all over the other carnivorous plants, I bought a extra pot online, and spechialised soil, I like to know how to get them safley to the other pot, also a Fern somehow began to grow between my Venus flytraps how to get it away safley without hurting the flytrap, note I got all of my carnivors from the gardencentrum ,recently I bought another new Venus flytrap, greetings from the Netherlands 👋
Great review, how do you know when it's time to repot the plant ? On regular plants you can see the roots appearing at the base of the pot, I cannot see the roots with mine.....
This is a great and helpful video. It was all the info I needed. Thank you so much. I just bought my 1st one and I really want it to survive. I didn’t realize they were so much work as far as specific water, soil, pots, and food, but I’m up for it! ☺️
Thank you for this! I've been gifted a tiny venus fly trap last week (really tiny, its leaves are smaller than my nails) and I was looking for instructions on how to best care for it. This is the most comprehensible and detailed video I've found so far!
Thank you so much for that video. I've just realised that I threw away my dormant plant in the winter 😂 I recently got a new one and I'm very determined to give it the best care possible. 😊
I ended up at your video because I brought a very sad looking Venus fly trap home from Walmart today. Thank you for your very thorough and helpful information! Hopefully I can keep my new plant alive!!
Honestly, houseflies are probably the best! Mealworms work great too, alive or dead. Make sure the insect does not have a super hard exterior like a cockroach. They can't digest the hard exteriors. Also make sure it's not too squishy, like an earth worm. Flies, mealworms, crickets those can work the best. Make sure the insect is only about a 3rd the size of the plant or the trap might turn black and die from not being able to close all the way. The flytrap has a secondary response after it closes. To avoid trying to digest something that isn't a bug, it won't trigger the digestive enzyme unless the thing inside moves around. To trigger this with a dead mealworm or fly, you can gently massage the outside of the flytrap once it's closed for about a minute. This should be long enough to trigger the digestive enzyme so it seals all the way and eats the insect! Great question though!
Awesome video! Didn't want to watch a long video but it was totally worth it. None of it was redundant and the information you provided gave me the confidence I needed to care for my plant. Thank you!
HI, I got a good looking Venus Fly Trap from walmart of all places to help with a fruit fly/fungus gnat problem in my tarantula/fish/reptile room. I use coconut soil (coir) and long fiber sphagnum moss for my tarantulas can I use coconut coir for Venus Fly Trap Substrate? I used a TDS Meter on the RODI water i used to rehydrate the coconut soil i got a low reading of 11PPM (parts per million) my RODI water is 0 to 1 so yes there is some dissolved solids but the pH of the water from rehydrateng the coconut soil was 5.0 so I don't think it's a mineral and if it is it's such a small amount it shouldn't cause proplems but i wanted your thoughts on coconut coir :)
First, great combination pets+ vfts :) The RODI water you describe seems on point for Venus flytraps. Personally, I have not used coco coir, not sure if it is safe. Pure long fiber sphagnum moss works well though.
My wife just bought me one and I’ve been wanting one forever and you’ve answered a lot of questions I live in South Texas, Corpus Christi to be exact and I’ve always wanted to have one in our backyard on the table and I’ve been wondering how to care for it but you answered the question I had already about how to acclimate it
Thank you for the informative video! I bought one of these for my husband because seriously, what guy wouldn’t want a carnivorous plant right?!!! I had no idea about the special care of these plants and now want to go to Walmart and rescue the rest of them 😅. Anyhow, again thank you this is the best instructional video available!
Thank you for this informative video. You just saved my plant's life!❤ I had just repotted it in professional potting soil. Back to coco coir, distilled water and no terra cotta.😊
I really love your channel. Your instructions are so clear and I have been feeling so much more confident taking of my new Venus fly trap. Thank you so much ❤
Back when I was 13-14 or so, I had a Venus flytrap for about two years. I probably could’ve put it into a larger pot, but for some reason, I kept it in it’s “Walmart tube” because I though they needed a humid environment lmao. It died during a freeze unfortunately, it was such a cool plant! I really hope to get a new one, and perhaps some pitchers, sundews, and butterworts!
@@venusflytrapworld yeahhh, I really want to make a bog garden with a flytrap, sundew, and Sarracenia purpurea! Edit: I forgot to mention I’ve been doing tons of research! And I will be posting updates on my channel if you ever have the time to check it out!
Thanks so much for this video, I bought a Venus fly trap from Wegmans last year and managed to somehow instinctively do all of these steps aside from re potting the plant!!! My plant has almost outgrown the store container after hibernation and after watching this video I’m really excited and want to buy more !!!!
Thank you SO much for creating and sharing this video. I have watched sooooo many tik toks and videos on how to take care of the venus fly trap and so far this video is the best!
You are so adorable! Such a great video! Thank you! It was very interesting to know a bit more about these fly traps, and now I definitely consider to purchase one for the next summer! :)
