How soon after dormancy to feed flytraps?

How soon after dormancy to feed flytraps?#434475

By Bonez -  Thu Apr 27, 2023 1:57 am
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- Thu Apr 27, 2023 1:57 am #434475

Hello everyone, this is my first time experiencing my plants coming out of dormancy and I'm wondering just that. When should I feed them? I'd think trying to feed them as soon as I notice them waking up might make them expend too much energy at once. But maybe I am wrong

Re: How soon after dormancy to feed flytraps?#434479

By ChefDean -  Thu Apr 27, 2023 9:37 am
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- Thu Apr 27, 2023 9:37 am #434479

Flytraps don't need to eat as long as they have good, direct sunlight. However, put them outside and they'll catch their own prey when they're ready.

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Re: How soon after dormancy to feed flytraps?#434484

By Bonez -  Thu Apr 27, 2023 4:07 pm
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- Thu Apr 27, 2023 4:07 pm #434484

ChefDean wrote:Flytraps don't need to eat as long as they have good, direct sunlight. However, put them outside and they'll catch their own prey when they're ready.

Flytraps don't need food whatsoever? So feeding them just boosts growth?

Re: How soon after dormancy to feed flytraps?#434486

By optique -  Thu Apr 27, 2023 4:33 pm
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- Thu Apr 27, 2023 4:33 pm #434486

Think of a bug as a small packet of fertilizer. Its fine for a healthy thriving plant but very bad for one with issues. I keep my plants outside in full sun and do not feed.

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Re: How soon after dormancy to feed flytraps?#434487

By Bonez -  Thu Apr 27, 2023 4:38 pm
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- Thu Apr 27, 2023 4:38 pm #434487

Yes, mine are outside too so I probably need not worry about it, but now I'm interested in the claim that vfts do not need to eat, when they grow in nutrient deficient medium

Could one grow a vft to adulthood without it ever catching and digesting food?

Re: How soon after dormancy to feed flytraps?#434491

By optique -  Thu Apr 27, 2023 5:29 pm
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- Thu Apr 27, 2023 5:29 pm #434491

yeah they are plants and use photosynthesis to make energy. Some of the odd ball fly traps cant catch bugs at all. I am sure no food at all will mean slower growth.

In a nut shell a VFT's feeding cycle takes a lot of energy and if its unhealthy and/or energy starved from bad lighting its a downward spiral. Same thing with its flowering cycle.

Re: How soon after dormancy to feed flytraps?#434496

By ChefDean -  Thu Apr 27, 2023 6:35 pm
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- Thu Apr 27, 2023 6:35 pm #434496

^^^^This.
All a plant needs is water and sufficient light. Each species of plants light requirement is different, but all plants make their own food through photosynthesis. Them being in a nutrient poor media and low mineral water has prompted their evolution to need more and direct sunlight to maximize photosynthesis.

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Re: How soon after dormancy to feed flytraps?#434880

By tommyr -  Wed May 03, 2023 10:06 pm
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- Wed May 03, 2023 10:06 pm #434880

Bonez wrote: ↑Thu Apr 27, 2023 4:38 pm Yes, mine are outside too so I probably need not worry about it, but now I'm interested in the claim that vfts do not need to eat, when they grow in nutrient deficient medium Could one grow a vft to adulthood without it ever catching and digesting food?

If you grow them properly outdoors there is no need to feed them at all. No need to "boost" them either.

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