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    Starting new fly traps from flower stalks is not as easy as I thought

    They ended up flowering....

    Venus Fly Trap Flower Stalk

    Rotting from the bottom

    Venus Fly Trap Flower Stalk

    or rotting from the top..

    Venus Fly Trap Flower Stalk

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    The heat and rain seems to have down the plant good

    March 27th 2012

    Venus fly trap

    Today, July 20th 2013

    Venus Fly Trap


    These are excellent for holding bugs...

    Venus fly trap feeding


    Went into the woods and brought back insects...

    Venus fly trap feeding

    Just had to push it in a little so it didn't get out...

    Venus fly trap feeding

    Good lighting causes the traps to turn red...

    Venus fly trap feeding

    Centipedes are good food too.

    Venus fly trap feeding

    All gone

    Venus fly trap feeding

    A week or so from now it will open again.

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    Res be careful, someone will turn you in to PETA...
    If it weren't for the United States Military, there would be NO United States of America !

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    I don't think peta has issue with insects.. insects are supposed to be a good source of protein

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    Here is one thing I have noticed. The plant responds very well if I only water with distilled water or rain water. If I use tap water that has aired out the plant doesn't respond well. No liquid fertilizer or additives. Just bugs.

    venus fly trap

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    The venus fly trap has been dormant for the last couple of months.

    It is placed on a window sill that stays rather cool over the winter. You will noticed the redish pigment faded on the traps due to less sunlight compared to outdoors in the summer...



    Only maintenance I've been doing is keeping the water relatively clean and changed. I only use Wegman's distilled water.





    When the water in the cup gets to about this level.




    I lay the plant on it's side so I don't damage the roots. Then I dump it, wipe the slime out of the cup and rinse it with some distilled water. No tap water. Before placing the plant back into the cup I slowly pour about a cup of distilled water through the plant so it drains through the pot and roots. Basically I don't want any organics building up in the pot or cup where the water sits...

    I fill up the cup and place the plant back in.



    There is definitely more than one plant now.


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    This is neat.

    Seems the video is gaining incoming traffic. Over 17,000 views




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    It is finally time I had to transplant the Venus Fly trap

    There were so many new plants in the pot that some were starting to rot.


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    I'm going to put some plants into Sphagnum Moss and others into a mixture 50/50 mix of Perlite and Peat Moss. When you purchase these items you need to make sure there are no additives.


    Before I started I mixed up the perlite/peat moss so that it would absorb water. I only use distilled water because the people who grow these for a living recommend distilled or rain water.


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    Hard part was not to damage the roots..

    I put some distilled water into a tray and spent 45 minutes gently pulling the plants apart. The roots on these are very delicate. I also used scissors and removed what rotted stems I could.




    When I was finished I had over 10 plants. Some healthy some not so much



    When I was all done I had this:



    I'm going to leave them under the grow lights for a few days next to our lunch and then put them outside.


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    I either killed many plants or I'll end up with more.

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    I would like to give some of these away. I simply don't need so many. 100% of the plants I transplanted have made it.




    One that I thought was on the way out has new growth already



    The rest are happy campers with new growth sprouting







    Basically put the pot into a dish to hold distilled water and full sun. Winter comes let it go dormant for a few months and put it back out in the spring...

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    Isn't there anyone that would like some of these? Easy care. All you need it rain water or 99 cent a gallon distilled water. Mother Nature provides the insects.


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    Looks like spring is on the way. They go dormant during the winter months. As spring approaches they start to grow again.

    All I use is distilled water and light. The cover keeps the interior very humid.



    I positioned the flowering plant so that the top comes out of the top. I didn't want it bending up against the top


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    Cool, but you have way too many hobbies Rez.

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