Carnivorous plants

Fat Homer

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Looks nice Homer....details and more pics...please.
 

Fat Homer

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Looks nice Homer....details and more pics...please.
+1 would Like to learn more about the vft

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Thanks guys :)

As for details, not sure what to tell you... They seem to be relatively easy to keep... All i do is the following...

1) water the plants in the morning using a mister with distilled water till the soil is really damp

2) turn on my aquarium light i have setup on top at around 9:45am (since that window doesnt get enough light)

3) then at night around 10pm i turn the lights off...

4) Then its a matter of rinse and repeat till they need to go through there 2-3month dormant period, at which point i normally remove the VFT's and place in there own pot and stick in the freezer till they need to come out...

Although with my old setup i gave to a friend of mine (till he neglected it, and it died) never went through a dormant period while i owned it and still seemed to do pretty well...

So i wonder if different strains of VFT can go without it?

But there is also if i rmb correctly a member here who is pretty knowledgeable with carnivorous plants since he studies them i think?

And here are a few more pics...

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Dr.Gonzo4

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Wow beautiful collection! I may be going to school for botany, depending on the variety those VFTs may be getting a lot bigger!!

I bet this helps cut down on the bug population in the house lol, I've been trying to convince my mom to let me setup a lil carnivorous plant setup in the kitchen to help catch fruit fly and other stuff that gets in the house.

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Homer what are those grey plastic things in the tank?
 

Fat Homer

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Wow beautiful collection! I may be going to school for botany, depending on the variety those VFTs may be getting a lot bigger!!

I bet this helps cut down on the bug population in the house lol, I've been trying to convince my mom to let me setup a lil carnivorous plant setup in the kitchen to help catch fruit fly and other stuff that gets in the house.

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Thats sweet!! And yeah this isnt the B52 var. of VFT, just a pretty regular strain you see most places...

And you should set one up, last summer my plant caught a really annoying fly in my flat that was buzzing around for 2 days till it got chomped by my old plant...

Homer what are those grey plastic things in the tank?
I guess you mean on the side? Thats the light that i have over my plants... Heres a shot of the setup...

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"Sorry bout the sideway shot but im on my phone ;) "

Homer what are those grey plastic things in the tank?



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Nice setup Homer. If mine survives I'd like to expand the collection.
 

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