Root feeding with Maxsea

Root feeding with Maxsea#341916

By DTDream18 -  Tue Aug 06, 2019 12:38 am
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- Tue Aug 06, 2019 12:38 am #341916

Hi guys. I use Maxsea fertilizer in a week concentration for foliar feeding my flytraps.

But I'm wondering if I can use it for root feeding ? I keep my flytrap pots in about an inch and a half of water. Is it safe to add the Maxsea to the water my pots are sitting in ? Or would it burn the roots ?

Any thoughts would be appreciated.

Re: Root feeding with Maxsea#341918

By Huntsmanshorn -  Tue Aug 06, 2019 1:40 am
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- Tue Aug 06, 2019 1:40 am #341918

I tried this, you can get away with it for awhile, but eventually it killed all the VFTs I fertilized.

Re: Root feeding with Maxsea#367105

By P A U L -  Sat Oct 10, 2020 7:56 am
Location:  Los Angeles, California
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- Sat Oct 10, 2020 7:56 am #367105

from what i understand, CP roots haven't evolved for drawing in nutrients from the soil so they capture all their nitrogen needs from insects that get caught in the traps/dews/pitchers. so fertilizing the soil is not so great.

OH SNAP!

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