Date: Thu, 02 Jan 1997 16:19:05 -0800 From: Russell Elliott <relliott@geocities.com> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg5$foo@default> Subject: Re: Care of VFT?
Jack McAuliffe wrote:
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> I just lost my lasted batch of VFT's. I live in Virginia, I was rasing them
> indoors, and following all the instructions I recieve at the nursery and
> they still didn't last very long. I think perhaps I may be misinformed as
> to the successful care of venus flytraps, if anyone could send me detailed
> instructions for the care of VFT's, I would be very grateful. Thanks alot.
Jack,
I was wonderiong if you could tell us exactly how you keep your
VFT's. You can find lots of information
at: http://randomaccess.unm.edu/www/cp/cparchive.html . There are also
many other links at the above site where you can find additional
information. Anyway, here are some basic tips:
* Don't play with the traps or try to feed your plant dead insects
or meat of any kind.
* Sit your plant in a tray about 1 inch (2.54 cm) deep.
* Give your plant as many hours of direct sunlight as possible.
(not if it is in a terrarium, as it will very rapidly burn!)
* Use a pot at least 4 inches in diameter. Those little two inch
pots the plants are usually sold in are useless. If grown in these
for longer than about a year the plants roots will usually rot.
There are some of the basics.
Hope This helps,
Russell Elliott
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