| Author | Message | ||
     Cataract2 |
Ok, this may seem off the wall, but I have a question about Venus Fly Traps. I'm stationed here in Germany and well, I've noticed that Germans don't believe in window screens much less places to put them. Now, I could get the stick on screens for my windows, assuming my landlord would be ok with them. Yet, I'm someone who feels that something should benefit from certain situations. I like plants, and I have always wanted to keep a some of the carnivorious plants. The Venus Fly Trap or others would be a starting point. Has anyone on here every taken care of these plants and if so, what information could you provide on them? | ||
| Spank |
I tried keeping a few when I was younger...they seemed real hard to take care of. Could of been crappy plants, I don't know, they would only last about two or three months for me. My mom is great at growing anything and she couldn't even keep them alive. | ||
| Fireboltwillie |
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| 2008xb12scg |
They nare hard to grow. As far as the bug problem they don't eat many flies. Like one or two a month | ||
| Doerman |
I have one.. Keep the soil moist Feed the plant an insect or two in the morning No fertilizer | ||
| Fahren |
Yeah, not going to solve a screen-less bug problem. You need to fill your house with frogs, bats and purple martins. And maybe some dragonflies, too. That'll get 'er done. Aussies don't use screens, either - but, from what I have heard, that is one place where I would REALLY want screens. Some badass bugs and such down under. | ||
| Kyrocket |
I've tried and tried to keep the buggers alive but I can only last a few months as well. I usually get mine at Lowe's or Walmart when they have them, most times for about $5 - $10. I always thought I was feeding them too much by force feeding flies I caught in the window. Willie that is funny. WKRP was awesome. | ||
| Billyboy |
They also have a dormant period where they sort of hibernate for a few months... | ||
| Jaimec |
Pitcher plants work better... just not as interesting to watch. They just kind of sit there, but they exude an aroma that attracts the bugs who "follow their noses" and end up drowning in the leaf and decomposing there, feeding the plant. Like all carnivorous plants, they must be well watered... they all live in swamps and bogs in nature. (Message edited by jaimec on April 11, 2011) | ||
| Prof_stack |
+1 to pitcher plants. The poor critters just slide down the tube and get juiced in the acid. My son had a bunch of different types of carniverous plants in high school. Whoa, that was 10 years ago! Where does the time go? Anyway, check out a local plant store that has them. | ||
| Fireboltwillie |
kyrocket, thanks. i was hoping someone would get the reference |
