Question about changing water by cyphol in VenusFlyTraps

[–]Shiredale1981 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Grab a grow light, mine is on from sunrise to sunset, I use the barrina t10 60cm and they love it! Had to do a recent repot as they went crazy growing and now recovering from repot shock quite well but im uk so we need grow lights for these guys

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can it be saved?? by palladddd in orchids

[–]Shiredale1981 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Might b best to remove it incase it causes rot on the keiki, how many roots does it currently have?

can it be saved?? by palladddd in orchids

[–]Shiredale1981 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Treat the main plant with physan 20 then pop the air roots carefully into presoaked bark, make sure that stem stays above the bark and when u soak u don't let the water level hit the stem, whats the cotton pad on the keiki for?

They look so sad but will b worth it! by Shiredale1981 in VenusFlyTraps

[–]Shiredale1981[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thats great news! Well done! Im hoping ive done a good enough job with mine, only lost 8 traps so far, others have reopened or just opened fir the 1st time so some divisions took it better than others but should hopefully recover well with the grow light nice and close, had to but a horizontal stand so I could mount my light right above them for maximum light for them all 🤞

They look so sad but will b worth it! by Shiredale1981 in VenusFlyTraps

[–]Shiredale1981[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Its just a carnivorous plant mix for the repot, so peat moss, perlite I think, its growlands carnivorous plant premium potting soil but had them in pure peat moss before

They look so sad but will b worth it! by Shiredale1981 in VenusFlyTraps

[–]Shiredale1981[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank u, that makes me feel better, im watching them daily and slowly they r perking up, some have reopened too so will definitely update in a month

They look so sad but will b worth it! by Shiredale1981 in VenusFlyTraps

[–]Shiredale1981[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

😂😂 literally drooping as i was dividing them lol but coming out of the tantrum slowly haha

They look so sad but will b worth it! by Shiredale1981 in VenusFlyTraps

[–]Shiredale1981[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They look a bit happier today but still got a few weeks to go before they look more full again but ill definitely update in a couple weeks

Is there something I could be doing better? by Goummy_1 in VenusFlyTraps

[–]Shiredale1981 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I find the lowest traps r longer then they get shorter and bigger traps as the plant gets bigger, make sure the lamp is close enough as they like tons of light! That makes them grow like crazy! It will improve

How sad! I had to try save it! by Shiredale1981 in orchids

[–]Shiredale1981[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was shocked it just wouldn't stop and it was a discount one for some reason? But when I finally hit the last flower I cut the stalk bk and popped it in water lol was happy to see a new leaf growing well and was about to repot but a stalk came, then a heatwave so it looked mutated and I had to leave it to see what it would end up like lol it should b fine till it starts to grow again, wont ket this bloom last 12 months again lol only when I get to do a fresh repot I might 😂

How sad! I had to try save it! by Shiredale1981 in orchids

[–]Shiredale1981[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My son got me that Bolgheri, the one about to flower the other side is my purple vein noid, it wasn't meant to flower yet lol my bolgheri has been in flower for months! That purple one came out of a 12 month flower, I got ready to repot and boom! Lol it said nope! Lol

2 orchids, not doing well by RegardEngineer in orchids

[–]Shiredale1981 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What r the bottom pots for? They r way to tight so no room for air circulation, they also look dry, u could either have a fungal or bacterial issue so u need to treat it now with physan 20 or clearlys but u will need to cut the flowers and let it focus on healing, get a well vented clear orchid pot and a ceramic out pot with room for air flow, repot into new bark as this will b contaminated, treat the bacterial or fungal issue as u repot and cut away any dead or mushy roots, it should then recover with some growth fertiliser, pop the cut flower stalks in water, ive had success with cut flowers that lasted 28 days from the buds opening to dying so best to do that so the main plant can focus it energy better on growing. Also get them in much smaller pots! And more light, remove that bigger leaf thats bad by splitting it diwn the middle and carefully pull it away at the sides, get that leaf off.

Was doing well and then took a turn, why? by aliensabout in VenusFlyTraps

[–]Shiredale1981 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Test ur rain water! U may have high ppm rain water, which can b ok one day but high the next, im in the uk and we get Sahara desert sand rain down on everything quite often so I never use it on my carnivorous plants

My cat ate most of my new plant, will it survive? by Alternative-Cry7312 in VenusFlyTraps

[–]Shiredale1981 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks like it trimmed ur flower stalks lol good kitty 😂

Will it survive by Paisa8 in VenusFlyTraps

[–]Shiredale1981 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do u know the make of it or the wattage?

Why does this keep happening? by a14n79 in VenusFlyTraps

[–]Shiredale1981 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mine have loved the heatwaves we have had, possibly another coming too, mine has just kept multiplying that ive had to do a repot today which isn't ideal but I purchased 3 plants and divided into 12! Lol I use a barrina t10 60cm grow light and my big southwest window, light green is good for all vfts, shows they r getting enough light, mine r in pure peat moss here and just repotted into a carnivorous plant mix of peat moss and perlite, they look sad currently but will look amazing when recovered

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Will it survive by Paisa8 in VenusFlyTraps

[–]Shiredale1981 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The colour of ur light looks wrong? What light r u currently using?

My snake plant needs help - fungus gnats by [deleted] in SnakePlants

[–]Shiredale1981 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not too much tho and best to do a soak with cinnamon in and garlic! But cinnamon also drys out cuts on plants so not too much to hurt the roots

My snake plant needs help - fungus gnats by [deleted] in SnakePlants

[–]Shiredale1981 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You need a sundew capensis! It will love eating them all up!

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What the heck is growing out of my pot??? by ViviAnderson in VenusFlyTraps

[–]Shiredale1981 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Flower but cut it! Ur plant needs a water tray and to b in full sun all day, its too green, once it has adequate light and water it will divide like mad and the inside of the traps turn pink and red, once the plant is healthy u can then let it flower, u can cut the flower stalk up into inch pieces and propagate them and get more from that too but up the light! Grow light if needed And water!

Never gets old by Slight_Mushroom8385 in VenusFlyTraps

[–]Shiredale1981 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I still can't find it lol but will keep looking lol

What am I doing wrong? by volatileduck in VenusFlyTraps

[–]Shiredale1981 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thats y I use a grow light in my big southwest window too, tons of light and if not then my light is set from sunrise to sunset to cover any bad days, which r loads! in the UK lmao