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By PooBrainStoney
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Joined:  Sat Jul 13, 2024 11:53 pm
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Hello all!
I recently got back into Flytrap care a few months ago and want to get some more knowledge on care and keeping them after many years of not growing any.
So far my little lady seems to be growing very nicely, she's even gone and made herself two new points of growth this season alone.
However, my partner and I are talking about making a large "carnivorous ecosystem" pot in the next month or so and now I may need some help.

-What would be best for using to fill up such a large pot? Majority moss or should I create a drainage layer near the base?
-Should I split my girl into her three bodies since I have so much grow season left here or let her go until winter this time?
-If I wanted to feed her for nutrients either through traps or roots can you recommend some options for me?
Included some photos of my lady and bonus mutated leaf :D

Thanks a ton in advance!
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By cpgrower126
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Hey, welcome to the forum!
By "carnivorous ecosystem", I assume you mean a mini-bog? If so, I would fill the bottom of the container with long fibered sphagnum moss to prevent the soil from leaking out through the drainage holes. Then just fill the rest of the pot with peat and perlite soil mix. For your second question, no, I would not recommend splitting your flytrap until winter. For your third question, don't give nutrients through the roots; this will kill your flytrap. If you are growing your flytrap outside, it will catch plenty on its own.

Happy growing!
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By MikeB
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PooBrainStoney wrote: Sun Jul 14, 2024 12:15 am However, my partner and I are talking about making a large "carnivorous ecosystem" pot in the next month or so and now I may need some help.
Here is a post of a nice mini-bog build.
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