I was hoping your would tell me your secrets: What kind of medium do you grow your VFT's in? It looks like their pot is always sitting in (I am assuming of course) another tupperware container of distilled water. Do you keep them wet all the time or just water them through once per day when they are outside in Spring and Summer? I am a new VFT owner. Hope you don't mind my questions. During dormancy do your VFT's get any light in their crawl space?
@Vrynpoms I would start studying some of the videos and articles put out by the company Sarracenia Northwest which can be found on YouTube and the internet. I would have to write a lot to give you all the facts. Too much for here really.
@Vrynpoms Thanks, but it is not a green thumb, but really just a deep understanding of the horticulture of the VFT. The plants are in winter dormancy now, so until March, or the first spring day in March, I can't do much with videos about them.
@swat007jp Ok, go to my channel here on YouTube and watch the Spring Awakening video. You will see what they looked like just after coming out of storage last year. You won't believe how bad they look. However, this is the way they always look every year in early March.
@acarnivorous Well, it took me a long time to understand their horticulture perfectly or as near perfect as possible. Once I understood all the pitfalls (especially dormancy handling during a snowy winter) I was off. The main starting stock (in this pot) is about 17 years old now. Your 50+ years just underscores what I said, in that these plants can probably live forever (in a sense) if properly cared for. Thanks for the comment.
Dang bro I wish you would sale atleast a divide protion :p can you make a video on how they look dormant would really help I have no idea how to put mines in dormant I'm just going to leave it outside uder the garage which is opened 24/7
@swat007jp Because we have already had frost about three times now, the plants are dormant and are now in an unheated crawlspace, except it does not go below forty degrees there because some parts of the hot water boiler that heats the house pass through the space. In my area, we can get temperatures way below zero, so it is not practical to leave them outside. If I did they would be dead next March when, I normally start the whole cycle again.
@TheAgent3000 I have them put in dormancy now, so they are not available. I think it would be best to buy 2 year old bulbs or older from a grower such as Sarracenia Northwest or Dean Cook. Google them.
@swat007jp Sorry, but they are like a family (in a strange way), so I am not going to sell or trade. It is true about their health, and their size is due to the fact that I have had them so long. Some of the plants are probably 18 years old by now. That is because I got the main batch around 1996 and some of the bulbs were 2-3 year old then. Since then, they have divided and seeded themselves.
LOL , it almost ate you would you be selling ? i would love to grow from seed or to own an adult VFT i only have Young ones so hey join flytrapcare(.)com i could learn alot from you please more videos if possible upload some in HD of them eating bugs! i will help you get tons of likes and view now :P
@swat007jp I will look into your advice. Unfortunately, Michigan where I live, is entering the fall and winter season. After I let the pot of plants get 3-4 hard frosts, I know they have been "knocked" right into the dormancy stage. I then move the entire pot into an unheated house crawlspace (temps hover around 40F) where they remain until the approximate end of winter which is mid March. They go outside then, but come in if a frost is predicted on any spring night.
@swat007jp Also, I do have a detailed video I did last year that shows me feeding the traps. The video is found on my channel. You might notice that since last year, my collection has expanded on its own from a span of about 7 inches to over 12 inches now. The traps get bigger each year. When I started with just a few plants in the summer of 1996, I just never imagined I would have them this long. However, I think one could have them forever, since they naturally split and re-seed themselves.
@swat007jp Oh, by the way, I have just joined the FlyTrapCare forum under the name James009 and posted an introduction. That forum may be a better way to discuss the horticulture and care of these plants. Until you understand their horticulture completely (if that is totally possible), you will keep losing your VFTs. I know, I had lost many until I understood the basics. There are basic rules that must be followed.
Can't wait for the update this march!!!
swat007jp 1 week ago
@swat007jp Well, in March they are basically black. I have a video on my site from last March. Nothing special in how they look that time of year.
jfnuyen 1 week ago
I was hoping your would tell me your secrets: What kind of medium do you grow your VFT's in? It looks like their pot is always sitting in (I am assuming of course) another tupperware container of distilled water. Do you keep them wet all the time or just water them through once per day when they are outside in Spring and Summer? I am a new VFT owner. Hope you don't mind my questions. During dormancy do your VFT's get any light in their crawl space?
Vrynpoms 1 month ago
@Vrynpoms I would start studying some of the videos and articles put out by the company Sarracenia Northwest which can be found on YouTube and the internet. I would have to write a lot to give you all the facts. Too much for here really.
jfnuyen 1 month ago
Wow just amazing, you have quite a green thumb. Nicest bunch of traps I have ever seen. Keep up the videos.
Vrynpoms 1 month ago
@Vrynpoms Thanks, but it is not a green thumb, but really just a deep understanding of the horticulture of the VFT. The plants are in winter dormancy now, so until March, or the first spring day in March, I can't do much with videos about them.
jfnuyen 1 month ago
Wtf? Lol this guy is funny
IEXIIIL3 1 month ago
@IEXIIIL3 A little humor goes a long way, they say. lol
jfnuyen 1 month ago
When will be the next update video??
swat007jp 2 months ago
@swat007jp Probably in March when they come out of cold storage. It is winter here now.
jfnuyen 2 months ago
I wanna see how your plant looks dormant never seen a video of one only pictures
swat007jp 3 months ago
@swat007jp Ok, go to my channel here on YouTube and watch the Spring Awakening video. You will see what they looked like just after coming out of storage last year. You won't believe how bad they look. However, this is the way they always look every year in early March.
jfnuyen 3 months ago
Thanks for your kind comment, so looking forword to you next video....My new one will be out in Jan/Feb. 2012! Love Love your Venus Flytraps!
acarnivorous 3 months ago
Enjoyed seeing your Venus Flytraps, I too have a family of carnivorous Plants, and some I have been enjoying for 50+ years! Keep up the great work!
acarnivorous 3 months ago
@acarnivorous Well, it took me a long time to understand their horticulture perfectly or as near perfect as possible. Once I understood all the pitfalls (especially dormancy handling during a snowy winter) I was off. The main starting stock (in this pot) is about 17 years old now. Your 50+ years just underscores what I said, in that these plants can probably live forever (in a sense) if properly cared for. Thanks for the comment.
jfnuyen 3 months ago
Dang bro I wish you would sale atleast a divide protion :p can you make a video on how they look dormant would really help I have no idea how to put mines in dormant I'm just going to leave it outside uder the garage which is opened 24/7
swat007jp 4 months ago
@swat007jp Because we have already had frost about three times now, the plants are dormant and are now in an unheated crawlspace, except it does not go below forty degrees there because some parts of the hot water boiler that heats the house pass through the space. In my area, we can get temperatures way below zero, so it is not practical to leave them outside. If I did they would be dead next March when, I normally start the whole cycle again.
jfnuyen 4 months ago
Can you sell me a little cutting of the plant
TheAgent3000 4 months ago
@TheAgent3000 I have them put in dormancy now, so they are not available. I think it would be best to buy 2 year old bulbs or older from a grower such as Sarracenia Northwest or Dean Cook. Google them.
jfnuyen 4 months ago
Hey will you be willing to sell me some of you traps they look healthy b are enormous.... Or trade ?
swat007jp 4 months ago
@swat007jp Sorry, but they are like a family (in a strange way), so I am not going to sell or trade. It is true about their health, and their size is due to the fact that I have had them so long. Some of the plants are probably 18 years old by now. That is because I got the main batch around 1996 and some of the bulbs were 2-3 year old then. Since then, they have divided and seeded themselves.
jfnuyen 4 months ago
LOL , it almost ate you would you be selling ? i would love to grow from seed or to own an adult VFT i only have Young ones so hey join flytrapcare(.)com i could learn alot from you please more videos if possible upload some in HD of them eating bugs! i will help you get tons of likes and view now :P
swat007jp 5 months ago
@swat007jp I will look into your advice. Unfortunately, Michigan where I live, is entering the fall and winter season. After I let the pot of plants get 3-4 hard frosts, I know they have been "knocked" right into the dormancy stage. I then move the entire pot into an unheated house crawlspace (temps hover around 40F) where they remain until the approximate end of winter which is mid March. They go outside then, but come in if a frost is predicted on any spring night.
jfnuyen 5 months ago
@swat007jp Also, I do have a detailed video I did last year that shows me feeding the traps. The video is found on my channel. You might notice that since last year, my collection has expanded on its own from a span of about 7 inches to over 12 inches now. The traps get bigger each year. When I started with just a few plants in the summer of 1996, I just never imagined I would have them this long. However, I think one could have them forever, since they naturally split and re-seed themselves.
jfnuyen 5 months ago
@swat007jp Oh, by the way, I have just joined the FlyTrapCare forum under the name James009 and posted an introduction. That forum may be a better way to discuss the horticulture and care of these plants. Until you understand their horticulture completely (if that is totally possible), you will keep losing your VFTs. I know, I had lost many until I understood the basics. There are basic rules that must be followed.
jfnuyen 5 months ago