Repotting a Large Colony of Venus Flytraps - 10 Years Old!
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Would love a video on all the different kinds of flytraps! This is definitely now one of my favorite channels on TH-cam :D
Thank you for watching our videos! We'll keep that idea in mind. We have a list of videos to do. Hopefully, we can resume production on them as soon as we get past the spring rush.
It's always amazing how tough these plants really are when they're dormant. I used to cringe hard watching these type of repotting videos where the plants are handled seemingly so roughly. I would have never had the courage to do this to my own carnivorous plants without great videos like these. Thanks, Jacob.
Thanks for watching! Yes, these plants are a lot more resilient than many people would give them credit for. It takes a lot more than the rough handling of repotting to kill these plants. It's usually the lack of adequate sunlight that do these plants in!
@2:50 I can hear all the newbies audibly gasp. 😱😂
Thanks for watching! Yeah, even I gasp when that happened. I didn't mean for the entire thing to plop out like that!🤣
I bought all kinds of wonderful plants from you about 10 years ago and have cared for them as suggested, meaning only distilled water and rain water, never water from a hose. I am The Pond Liner Lady, therefore my business is liners and ponds and helping others find plants for their ponds. One of my customers suggested I put my "Pitcher" plants into my bio steam and ponds and guess what Jacob, they are loving it, so maybe they can grow in regular water. I just had to post this so other's could try it if they have bio pools and want filtering plants.
Thank you for watching and sharing your comments. Bio ponds are different creatures. The water is processed through the complex filtration system where plants and bacteria utilize the minerals in the water. It's like using water hyacinths in a fish pond to pull out excess nitrogen. So, it's not quite safe to say that carnivorous plants can grow in "regular water." It all depends on the mineral content at the end of the filtration process of the bio pond. A simple TDS meter can assess that for you, and we cover water quality in our video, "5 Common Mistakes to Avoid." Also, some municipalities are lucky enough to have relatively pure water. We started off in Portland, and we used water straight from the hose. It's just a matter of testing the water first to make sure the mineral levels are low enough for long term success.
I wish we had the space for a bio pond. That would be my dream bog garden!
I have planted mines while growing but was careful. I was switching pot to better pot and they are thriving.
Always such great information. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
thanks man it was very informative i plan to repot my flytrap and also ordered some Drosera capensis seeds to try growing them
Thanks for watching. Be careful about repotting your flytraps if they're actively growing right now. They don't like root disturbance. It's best to wait until they're dormant. We plan to do another video this summer about repotting flytraps when they're actively growing. Stay tuned!
WOW those are so pretty and filled out!! Love it!!
Thanks so much! 😊 Hope your plants are growing well. Have a great spring season.
C’est toujours un plaisir de te retrouver pour nous parler de ce monde fabuleux des plantes carnivores . Toujours tres instructif . Bonne continuation Jacob 😊
Merci beaucoup! J'espère que tes plantes poussent bien. Passez un merveilleux printemps.
greetings from Poland
Thank you! I hope you have a great spring season in Poland!
I've got a rather large colony of fly traps growing in my outdoor bog. And a few Sarracenia that I've purchased from yall.
Hey, Greg! Glad to hear from you. Your plants should be popping up by now. Hope you have a great spring season.
Great video! Love @7:15
Thanks for watching! Did you guess correctly? 😂
A while back, I bought 5 Clumping cultivars and put them in a 12-inch pot. 3 years later, I did an unpot/divide/repot and found 118 plants! I'm still trying to sell off the extras.
That is awesome! And that's how it all starts. Pretty soon, you'll be selling plants at the Farmers' Market!
nice video
Thanks!
I don't often use decorative gravel on the top - I'll have to start including that!
Thanks for watching! We love using decorative pea gravel. It has really helped reduce soil erosion during hail and heavy rain. Definitely give it a try! We also have a video about top dressing.
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Great video. I try to repot every 1 - 2 years. I feel 10 years is too long. I use garden spray to get rid of aphids and other bugs. I noticed if you don’t repot or use insect killer then do a quick Timelapse of the plant you’ll see ton of tiny bugs crawling all over the plant which can damage plant overtime.
LOL! We have so many mother plants, we can't possibly repot that frequently. That's why we only repot if a plant outgrows a pot or if it's declining in growth. But, it's also good to know that the soil remains healthy for at least a decade. We also have a video on pesticides in the works, so stay tuned! And thanks for watching. Hope you have a great spring season.
Woah!
Crazy to think these plants can outlive the owner
I know, right? With the right care, they will live for many years.
Hello, I've seen that you are an excellent Venus flytrap cultivator. Taking advantage of your responses to comments and your experience, I would like to ask if you know an explanation for why the tips of the traps of Venus flytraps turn black and the traps do not fully develop. This is something I have seen commonly happen with beginners, although I always hear that it is due to excess water or sun. I would like to know if you know an explanation for this and how to solve it. Thank you
Thank you for watching! We would love to help you out. There are several reasons why this happens. To figure out which issue is at play, send us your question at Ask The Growers. Supply us information about your growing conditions, and one of oure growers will get back to you.
www.growcarnivorousplants.com/ask-the-growers/
I also recommend watching the following videos:
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Quite the harvest of plants! What's your oldest VFT?
Thank you for watching! That pot was the oldest undivided colony we had. We'll have to wait a few more years for other pots to reach that age.
Can I take scissors & trim the roots that are super long to make it easier to repot them?
Thanks for watching! Trimming roots will always set a plant back as it will need to divert its energy to repairing the root damage. It will also impair the plants ability to absorb water. The best time to trim roots is in fall and early winter, when the plant is dormant. This timing is crucial as it will give the plant time to repair the root damage before spring growth occurs. Otherwise, I don't recommend doing it. It's not necessary, and it will result in a smaller plant. If you want a large flytrap, keep the roots intact.
135?
Incredible!!
20 in one?
10 in one pot?
Wow!
Though I guess they don't spread as fast as cobras...
Nah, they're pretty slow when you consider it took 10 years to get to that many plants. But if they were repotted yearly, they would have produced a lot more plants in the same timeframe. Yeah, Darlingtonia propagates much quicker.
@@SarraceniaNorthwest simply incredible!!!
why did you leave the brown leafes on the bulb when putting it back into the soil ? I like to remove all brown stuff when repotting after dormancy
LOL! When it comes to my personal plants, I don't baby them as much. But if I were to sell these plants, you bet I'll be trimming them clean. Thanks for watching. Hope you have a great spring season.
@@SarraceniaNorthwest I Hope it will be going well :) Great video btw
Is it okay to water my Venus Flytraps with water from my aquarium when I perform water changes?
Thank you for the great content
Thanks for watching! I would advise against that. Too much nutrients in the water. Flytraps need mineral-free water and mineral-free soil. Watch our video about flytrap care.
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@@SarraceniaNorthwest Thanks 😉
Every time I repot my Venus flytraps, I lose so many of them. I have also had no success with red dragon flytraps. I reside in San Bernardino, CA.
Thanks for watching. Yes, Red Dragon is very sensitive to root disturbance. In any case, we would love to help you figure out what the issue are for you. Submit your question to Ask The Growers. Supply all of the requested information, and one of our growers will get back to you.
www.growcarnivorousplants.com/ask-the-growers/
我想请问一下捕蝇草配土除了用泥炭之外还需要用的什么东西吗？比例是怎么样的呢
Besides peat moss, you can use dried sphagnum moss. Use 1 part dried sphagnum moss and 1 part perlite (or pumice).
@@SarraceniaNorthwest 好的谢谢，由于我之前一直都是用的水苔，所以我还想请教一下一般多久更换一次基质。并且我这边今年部分捕蝇草染上了红蜘蛛，状态不太好，我想请问一下平时养的时候需要打药吗？
Question, has anyone ever grown these Flytraps in a open terrarium with artificial light?
Thank you for watching! We advocate only the outdoor growing of Venus flytraps. We don't have any experience with terrariums, so we can't assist you. Watch our Volume 1 playlist. One of the videos in the playlist provides a more indepth reason why we discourage terrariums.
www.growcarnivorousplants.com/carnivorous-plant-videos/
@@SarraceniaNorthwest Damn, what a informative website. Thank you.
Why do you dress your flytrap pots with gravel? Is there a certain type rock that you are using?
Hey Greg, I explain the purpose of the gravel at 10:49. Just go to your local garden center and look for decorative pea gravel. It's usually some sort of river rock.
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WAY TOO MANY LARGE FLYTRAPS, TOO CLOSE TOGETHER IN ONE POT LOL !!!
Never too many! These guys actually don't mind being crowded. The pot just needs to be tall enough to accommodate their long roots.
Interesting. I always use long fiber sphagnum moss in the bottom of the pots to help wick up water from the bottom.
Thanks for watching! In the decades of gardening and the hundreds of thousands of pots we've potted up, we've never saw the necessity for sphagnum moss at the bottom of the pots. Give it a try!
@@SarraceniaNorthwest I like to put some sphagnum moss over the drain holes before adding soil to the pot. This prevents the soil from washing out through the holes.
We also haven't seen soil washing out through the drain holes to be a problem. Of the ten thousand or so questions we've fielded from growers over the past two decades, I can't recall that issue ever coming up or being a significant issue with someone's plants. We also haven't seen it to be an issue with our plants, nor have any of our customers complained about soil washing out of the pots that we've sent them. But, if it's working for you and you're satisfied with the growth of your plants, then you might as well continue doing it.
@@SarraceniaNorthwest Just small blobs of sphagnum, enough to cover each hole. The moss acts like a filter: water can enter and leave, but the soil stays in the pot. Another grower showed me this trick decades ago.