DarkSoul
Mad Scientist
I purchased a couple of small flytraps from home depot yesterday, and want to be able to care for them, so here I am
Last week when I saw the plants they all looked amazingly healthy, with nice red lobes, and were very vibrant.
Yesterday they weren't in such great shape, dry soil, lobes all green, closed and sad looking, but I managed to find two that were in decent shape.
I brought them home and gave them some RO/DI water, and fed one of them a bug I found flying around my house. There was only one lobe open on each plant, and the other plants lobe wouldn't close when I tried to feed it.
Both plants have new shoots coming in, but whats the best way to keep them alive long enough to grow these new shoots, and how do I get them to thrive?
How often would one need to feed them? I always have flys getting into my place, I'm kinda hoping the plants, once in full health, will help get rid of random flys that make it in.
anyway they are in small pots now, and I have no idea where to buy sphagnum moss, Ive never been able to find the stuff around here anywhere.
Also Ive read they go dormant during the fall/winter... will this happen when they are kept indoors?
Thanks in advance.
Last week when I saw the plants they all looked amazingly healthy, with nice red lobes, and were very vibrant.
Yesterday they weren't in such great shape, dry soil, lobes all green, closed and sad looking, but I managed to find two that were in decent shape.
I brought them home and gave them some RO/DI water, and fed one of them a bug I found flying around my house. There was only one lobe open on each plant, and the other plants lobe wouldn't close when I tried to feed it.
Both plants have new shoots coming in, but whats the best way to keep them alive long enough to grow these new shoots, and how do I get them to thrive?
How often would one need to feed them? I always have flys getting into my place, I'm kinda hoping the plants, once in full health, will help get rid of random flys that make it in.
anyway they are in small pots now, and I have no idea where to buy sphagnum moss, Ive never been able to find the stuff around here anywhere.
Also Ive read they go dormant during the fall/winter... will this happen when they are kept indoors?
Thanks in advance.