Help! My VFT is dying

Help! My VFT is dying#451126

By Antoni -  Fri May 10, 2024 2:46 pm
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- Fri May 10, 2024 2:46 pm #451126

Hi I Recently repotted my venus flytrap. All other ones look fine but this one looks like its dying. What should I do?

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By Antoni -  Fri May 10, 2024 2:47 pm
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- Fri May 10, 2024 2:47 pm #451127

Mistakenly made post look below

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Re: Help! My VFT is dying#451128

By Antoni -  Fri May 10, 2024 2:48 pm
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- Fri May 10, 2024 2:48 pm #451128

I made so many mistakes. The point is my flytrap started dying after repotting. All the other ones look fine

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Re: Help! My VFT is dying#451130

By Panman -  Fri May 10, 2024 2:51 pm
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- Fri May 10, 2024 2:51 pm #451130

How long have you had it?
What kind of light is it getting and for how long?
What type of pot is it potted in? Pot material and size.
What kind of water are you using?
How do you water it and how often?
What kind of soil is it planted in?

It looks like it is light starved and suffering from mineral burn. The answers to these questions should help to diagnose it.

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Re: Help! My VFT is dying#451131

By Antoni -  Fri May 10, 2024 2:51 pm
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- Fri May 10, 2024 2:51 pm #451131

My mistake

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Re: Help! My VFT is dying#451132

By Panman -  Fri May 10, 2024 2:52 pm
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- Fri May 10, 2024 2:52 pm #451132

How long has that been?

And the remaining questions still apply.

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Re: Help! My VFT is dying#451133

By optique -  Fri May 10, 2024 2:53 pm
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- Fri May 10, 2024 2:53 pm #451133

light starvation. fly traps need full sun to thrive. windows wont cut it, they can limp on for up to two years.

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Re: Help! My VFT is dying#451135

By Antoni -  Fri May 10, 2024 2:55 pm
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- Fri May 10, 2024 2:55 pm #451135

I try giving it the most sun I can. I can't put it outside since its cold in my Climate. Its put in the Sunniest spot in my House. This happened in lessach than a day. Im watering it with Distilled water/rain water. I ve had the flytrap for around a month now. Its in a plastic pot.The mix i use is peat Moss and perlite

Re: Help! My VFT is dying#451136

By Antoni -  Fri May 10, 2024 2:56 pm
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- Fri May 10, 2024 2:56 pm #451136

When its really hot i put my flytraps outside

Re: Help! My VFT is dying#451137

By optique -  Fri May 10, 2024 2:57 pm
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- Fri May 10, 2024 2:57 pm #451137

watch the video and listen to what the guy is saying.

Re: Help! My VFT is dying#451138

By Panman -  Fri May 10, 2024 2:58 pm
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- Fri May 10, 2024 2:58 pm #451138

That amount of damage didn't happen in less than a day. Maybe the browning did, but that plant is light starved. The sunniest spot indoors is not bright enough to grow a Venus Flytrap. Period.

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Re: Help! My VFT is dying#451139

By Antoni -  Fri May 10, 2024 3:00 pm
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- Fri May 10, 2024 3:00 pm #451139

But what's weird that its the only one that started Looking good. All the other ones look fine. I will show some photos. I try to keep the water level still. There is no water in trays but the soil is wet and maybe check my earlem topic to see why There's none

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Re: Help! My VFT is dying#451140

By Antoni -  Fri May 10, 2024 3:00 pm
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- Fri May 10, 2024 3:00 pm #451140

I meant bad not good

Re: Help! My VFT is dying#451142

By Antoni -  Fri May 10, 2024 3:03 pm
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- Fri May 10, 2024 3:03 pm #451142

I don't live in the US and the weather is harsh here now. Im meant to like buy a growing light or something?

Re: Help! My VFT is dying#451144

By Panman -  Fri May 10, 2024 3:06 pm
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- Fri May 10, 2024 3:06 pm #451144

It's like saying I want to drive a gasoline car but only have access to diesel fuel. It can't be done. You either get a diesel car (a plant that will grow indoors like Drosera capensis) or you figure out a way to get gasoline (grow lights, timers, etc.) Growing flytraps indoors is possible but is not easy and is not recommended for new growers. It involves a pretty big investment in lights and water sources to accomplish it.

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