NEW, Improved Venus Flytrap Feeding Method
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- Опубликовано: 19 июн 2024
- Following on from my last Venus Flytraps 'how to grow' guide I explain my revolutionary and successful feeding technique. Due to popular demand, I further explain a Venus Flytrap feeding technique which I literally discovered by accident. It's a technique which is exciting, fun, simple and most of all works!
It's basically a technique which 'fools' Venus Flytraps into thinking there's something alive in traps even though the food item is non-living. I achieve this by twirling fishing line inside the traps after food items have been lowered into the traps. This is important because Venus Flytraps won't digest food items unless there's movement within the closed traps. Whether you're growing Venus Flytraps indoors or outdoors this feeding technique will help you grow big, strong and healthy plants!
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
01:00 Why should you feed your plants?
03:54 What food item to use
06:35 What tools to use
09:12 How to feed Venus Flytraps
19:19 Conclusion
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I saw your earlier video where you mentioned this method and instantly subscribed. Definitely unique to you. It really seems like the extra stimulation helps them close more tightly and digest better than the squeeze method. Day and night difference in terms of how long the trap stays shut and what's left behind.
Thanks for your subscription....much appreciated! I reckon the line brushing past the trigger hairs does a good job of mimicking a struggling insect....I always imagine a trapped fly beating its wings whenever I apply the fishing line method.......Happy growing to you!
i like the squeeze method. so much easier and it works when they are super tiny too if are really careful with tweezers. just put the food in. then squeeze the traps softly every 30 seconds or so for a few minutes. and maybe a few more times through out the day if you aren't sure its sealing.
Yes the squeeze method is very popular and it does work. However when the traps are close together I find it harder to apply the squeeze method. With small traps (less than 1cm (0.4 inch) I just place the bloodworms directly on the fishing line and place them into the traps. I then give the fishing line a twirl and the traps begin digesting extremely quickly. In my experience the smaller traps digest much faster and it seems less work is required. Happy growing!
14:22 GENIUS! Love this idea especially for outdoor plants! I wonder how much more efficient trap closure is with the fishing line. Have you done a side-by-side comparision with the gentle pinch method? Something like feed 20 traps and for half do a gentle pinching every couple minutes and the other have just use the fishing line ... and see how many successfully close from each group.
Yes that would be an interesting experiment. The fishing line method I think more closely resembles or mimics struggling insects so I would expect the 'strike rate' to be higher using fishing line. The really interesting thing is that I'm noticing that some plants close and digest more slowly regardless of what technique you use. For those plants I like to leave the fishing line in the traps and allow the breeze to do its work. Thanks for your comment and Happy Growing to you!
I get live crickets and woodies (a type of cockroach) for my bearded dragon from the pet shop. Not sure of the nutrition value for the plants, but I give the odd cricket or woodie to my for traps. It seems to work well.
Hi Dave .....live crickets and cockroaches would definitely be nutritious for the plants! The only issue is that they're pretty active. Forceps would be an ideal tool item to place them in the traps .....happy growing to you mate !
Just got my first vft and been watching your videos and I have a question would maggots be good feed from a fishing tackle shop
Hi there......fantastic food.....high in nutrients and easy to digest!
Can you cover the surrounding soil of the fly trap with Sphagnum moss???
Yes you can. In my experience the species of Spagnum moss (there's about 360 species) determines how well the moss grows on top as a natural dressing. For example I have one species of spagnum moss which likes to be constantly wet and grows nicely close to the water. This species has grown nicely in my shallow tray where I have my miniature carnivorous plant garden. In another pot I have another species of spagnum moss which grows around the base of the plant on top of the peat moss. It has thicker leaves. It seems to require less water and this explains why its growing nicely in a 140 mm high pot. During our La Nina here in Sydney where we had lots of rain the spagnum moss in my pumice stone planters really flourished. Its just a matter of sprinkling or laying down sections of spagnum moss on top of the growing medium (peat moss) and keeping the peat moss moist. I found in Summer which has just past the tips of the spagnum moss would turn white. This is a sign that the moss is dehydrated and needs water. Now that's its winter here in Sydney the spagnum mosses are growing more robustly. The cooler conditions together with less water evaporation favours the spagnum mosses growing conditions. My advice is experiment with different types of moss and see how you go. Happy Growing!
Do they like garden worms . I have plenty.?
Now you've got me wondering....I haven't tried yet .....one things for sure they would be easily digested being soft. Worth a try though 😊
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