I always loved making ponds. Pitcher plants are so interesting. Unfortunately I had to give them up but am going to buy some more. I had a very interesting talk with Jerry. He has a passion for his plants which I always love to see.
Thanks .....I hope to inspire some of you to try it out! Being so simple it really is a great beginners project. Also with the relative blandness of the pond it does a great job of accentuating the pitcher plants....happy growing to you....
Thank you. ...I had so much fun and learnt so much..... I really hope you give it a go ....your garden pond will give you so much joy and happiness .....priceless !
Hi Jerry, thanks for taking the time to do these videos, much appreciated,the only question I have is heat in summer,surely your going to get some serious radiant heat of that colour bond fence, do you ever put some shade up ? Here in PERTH WA ,really full sun is too much, I have to use 50% shade cloth to protect from extreme heat Jan-March
Hi there ....thanks for your feedback..Thanks for bringing up the Colorbind fence. With the heat it radiates its definitely an issue that has to be taken into account. I'm going to monitor how the plants go by looking for any signs of burning particularly during those hot days. My other plants on my wooden platform. They're further away from the Colorbond fence. Two years ago during our really hot summer we had temperatures above 42 degrees. My plants surprisingly came out relatively unscathed even without shade cloth. There was some wilting of pitchers but overall I was relieved of their condition. What is important is that they have access to plenty of water. What is also beneficial is that the water they're standing in doesn't get too hot. I dealt with this by regularly changing with cool water during our scorchers. If you only have a few pot plants you could place them in the shade. What I have noticed is that the water in my pond stays relatively cool and doesn't seem to vary throughout the day. Having an impression in the ground aa opposed to a water tray which is exposed to the sun.definitely does help. If there's too much heat from the fence I might have to place some shade cloth over the fence or have a covering of some sort made if wood. Till then though I'll keep my eye out. ....Happy Growing to you!
That looks so good. Wow very cool. My little bogs in plastic bins are doing great. My pitchers exploded in growth. They don't fit anymore and they shaded out my flytraps. They are still alive but will have to separate them to their own bins once they are dormant. I am worried that I have a rare sarracenia called Godzooki. It disappeared on me very early. I hope it didn't die but it's gone. All the others are fine. Do some go dormant super early? I hope it comes back next year but that's not good this happened. I loved how that one looked.
Hi Scary ....great to hear from you and thanks for your feedback. Some of mine have gone earlier than others.The Flava for exmple will stop growing around mid Autmn (Fall) whilst the leucophyllas will be peaking and powering on. If your Godzooki (love that name) has gone dormant then at least the top of the rhizome should be visible. Happy Growing to you!
@@succulentflytraps Thanks. Yeah it's been a while. I need to do an update on my Sarracenias. I've had to cut so many dead pitchers. We're just entering Fall here. I see you've got Spring starting. They all look so cute as buds about to open. Yeah, I'm a Godzilla fan so I was happy this was was named that way. I'll have to go check on the rhizome. Thanks.
I'd suggesting cutting off your flower stalk as soon as posdible. This will help conserve energy for your plant for when its needed in early spring. I'm not sure why your plant is flowering in winter. Could it be that you have a warmer than normal winter? Has the growing conditions changed for your plant?
@@succulentflytraps maybe.. it gets up to 80-86 degrees in my greenhouse and it drops to 52-60 at night.. not sure what im doing wrong but it was my one red dragon that has done that im worried it will happen to the rest
Around 20 years ago I had my first Venus Flytrap. It was a beautiful plant which gave me so much joy. Ironically I ended up throwing the plant out because I thought is was dying during winter. What I didn't know was that it was going through dormancy. I still feel the guilt to this day...
That looks awesome really enjoy your channel
Thanks so much ....
It's a very good looking arrangement , and a cool collection :)
I always loved making ponds. Pitcher plants are so interesting. Unfortunately I had to give them up but am going to buy some more. I had a very interesting talk with Jerry. He has a passion for his plants which I always love to see.
So simple yet, so effective... Well done mate.
Thanks .....I hope to inspire some of you to try it out! Being so simple it really is a great beginners project. Also with the relative blandness of the pond it does a great job of accentuating the pitcher plants....happy growing to you....
@@succulentflytraps you too!
Awesome pitchers! Can’t wait to grow my collection.
Your plants are lovely. You have inspired me do something similar.
Thank you. ...I had so much fun and learnt so much..... I really hope you give it a go ....your garden pond will give you so much joy and happiness .....priceless !
Hi Jerry, thanks for taking the time to do these videos, much appreciated,the only question I have is heat in summer,surely your going to get some serious radiant heat of that colour bond fence, do you ever put some shade up ? Here in PERTH WA ,really full sun is too much, I have to use 50% shade cloth to protect from extreme heat Jan-March
Hi there ....thanks for your feedback..Thanks for bringing up the Colorbind fence. With the heat it radiates its definitely an issue that has to be taken into account.
I'm going to monitor how the plants go by looking for any signs of burning particularly during those hot days. My other plants on my wooden platform. They're further away from the Colorbond fence. Two years ago during our really hot summer we had temperatures above 42 degrees. My plants surprisingly came out relatively unscathed even without shade cloth. There was some wilting of pitchers but overall I was relieved of their condition.
What is important is that they have access to plenty of water. What is also beneficial is that the water they're standing in doesn't get too hot. I dealt with this by regularly changing with cool water during our scorchers.
If you only have a few pot plants you could place them in the shade.
What I have noticed is that the water in my pond stays relatively cool and doesn't seem to vary throughout the day. Having an impression in the ground aa opposed to a water tray which is exposed to the sun.definitely does help.
If there's too much heat from the fence I might have to place some shade cloth over the fence or have a covering of some sort made if wood. Till then though I'll keep my eye out. ....Happy Growing to you!
I planning to build a carnivorous garden on the outside of ky chicken run where flies are ALWAYS around in spring/summer/early fall
That looks so good. Wow very cool. My little bogs in plastic bins are doing great. My pitchers exploded in growth. They don't fit anymore and they shaded out my flytraps. They are still alive but will have to separate them to their own bins once they are dormant. I am worried that I have a rare sarracenia called Godzooki. It disappeared on me very early. I hope it didn't die but it's gone. All the others are fine. Do some go dormant super early? I hope it comes back next year but that's not good this happened. I loved how that one looked.
Hi Scary ....great to hear from you and thanks for your feedback. Some of mine have gone earlier than others.The Flava for exmple will stop growing around mid Autmn (Fall) whilst the leucophyllas will be peaking and powering on. If your Godzooki (love that name) has gone dormant then at least the top of the rhizome should be visible. Happy Growing to you!
@@succulentflytraps Thanks. Yeah it's been a while. I need to do an update on my Sarracenias. I've had to cut so many dead pitchers. We're just entering Fall here. I see you've got Spring starting. They all look so cute as buds about to open. Yeah, I'm a Godzilla fan so I was happy this was was named that way. I'll have to go check on the rhizome. Thanks.
why is my flytrap flowering during winter
I'd suggesting cutting off your flower stalk as soon as posdible. This will help conserve energy for your plant for when its needed in early spring. I'm not sure why your plant is flowering in winter. Could it be that you have a warmer than normal winter? Has the growing conditions changed for your plant?
@@succulentflytraps maybe.. it gets up to 80-86 degrees in my greenhouse and it drops to 52-60 at night.. not sure what im doing wrong but it was my one red dragon that has done that im worried it will happen to the rest
im in southern california in cypress
When did you first looked after a venus flytrap
Around 20 years ago I had my first Venus Flytrap. It was a beautiful plant which gave me so much joy. Ironically I ended up throwing the plant out because I thought is was dying during winter. What I didn't know was that it was going through dormancy. I still feel the guilt to this day...