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Hey all, bought a venus fly trap just before xmas and shes been on the kitchen window sill since. It started to flower around a month ago. Thought I`d post it as Ive never seen one in flower before.

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From about november to march just put em in the shed to go dormant. Fetch em out about this time of year. Trim the dead back then they should thrive. Soil is more important than actual insects/flies.

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Very nice mate ive never kept one alive never mind flower , I was a bit disappointing with them as well trying to catch a fly to feed it and what a let down

I killed one as a kid, couldnt catch a fly, so I fed it some ham.. It didnt like it :laugh: I was thinking "meat eater"

 

I see theres a few horticulturist`s on here, fair play lads. As for the kettle`d water, Ive been using fresh rain water, seeing as we`ve had plenty, now its dried up, I`ll go back to the kettle.

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sling it in the bin and get your self some tomatoes Bob :thumbs:

Yeah, we got all that bud. Done her some tubs and raised beds a few years back, taught her some of what I know and now I leave her to it :laugh: The sill`s are full of trays which all look like cress at the minute.. She come in crying last year, Me in a panic asked whats up, "the pigeons have eaten all my peas sprout" FFs :laugh:

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From about november to march just put em in the shed to go dormant. Fetch em out about this time of year. Trim the dead back then they should thrive. Soil is more important than actual insects/flies. to water i just use twice boiled water from the kettle. :thumbs:

What type of soil then stabbs? Something peat based, high acidity?

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sling it in the bin and get your self some tomatoes Bob :thumbs:

Yeah, we got all that bud. Done her some tubs and raised beds a few years back, taught her some of what I know and now I leave her to it :laugh: The sill`s are full of trays which all look like cress at the minute.. She come in crying last year, Me in a panic asked whats up, "the pigeons have eaten all my peas sprout" FFs :laugh:

 

i stopped growing peas a few year ago, they never made it to the pot, the young un would sit in the garden gorging on the bloody things :laugh:

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From about november to march just put em in the shed to go dormant. Fetch em out about this time of year. Trim the dead back then they should thrive. Soil is more important than actual insects/flies. to water i just use twice boiled water from the kettle. :thumbs:

:laugh: i put kettle water in the tubs when planting for the plot ya sad old tawt :thumbs: might give them a bash :yes:

 

Simple to look after really. Soil is the most important factor .

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From about november to march just put em in the shed to go dormant. Fetch em out about this time of year. Trim the dead back then they should thrive. Soil is more important than actual insects/flies. to water i just use twice boiled water from the kettle. :thumbs:

What type of soil then stabbs? Something peat based, high acidity?

 

Peat moss and perlite 1-1 ratio. Never feed the plant..ie miracle grow or owt like that(fertilizer and such) They get the nutrients they need from the soil alone.

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drop some sausage meat into it daily, must be organic tho, be like jacks beanstalk by the end of the year. only kidding mate lol. listen to stabba, he knows his onions / venus fly traps lol.

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From about november to march just put em in the shed to go dormant. Fetch em out about this time of year. Trim the dead back then they should thrive. Soil is more important than actual insects/flies. to water i just use twice boiled water from the kettle. :thumbs:

What type of soil then stabbs? Something peat based, high acidity?

 

Peat moss and perlite 1-1 ratio. Never feed the plant..ie miracle grow or owt like that(fertilizer and such) They get the nutrients they need from the soil alone.

 

:thumbs: think i'll get one and call it the circumference sized jew plant :tongue2:

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