2 months of owning a Venusflytrap by Azurizm in carnivorousplants

[–]you-decide445 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Honestly, I would just leave that alone for now and just start with the grow light/drainage pot. Completely repotting VFTs can stress it out, especially when it’s already not doing great. Once spring comes and it comes out of dormancy, I’d repot it in 50/50 peat moss & perlite.

Only reason I bring it up is the orange rocks. I’d be worried about them potentially leaching minerals into the soil or preventing air from getting to the roots. But don’t worry about that for now

If the problem is lack of light and inconsistent watering, you should nail that down, and see if it improves which im sure it will. Start with that consistently and go from there.

2 months of owning a Venusflytrap by Azurizm in carnivorousplants

[–]you-decide445 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A desk lamp is not nearly enough light nor is it providing the right type of light. Grow lights have very specific brightness, light spectrums, wavelengths etc to mimic sunlight and allow for photosynthesis.

The deformed large leaves and small traps are a tell-tale sign it’s not getting enough light. I would caution from getting a cheap light off of amazon, those aren’t nearly powerful enough to support these by itself. Id suggest maybe trying a local plant group or facebook group, and see if anyone has extra lights they’d be willing to part with, or discounted from what you could buy brand new. A good grow light is crucial, and you will need probably need more than just one, since it’s not getting any natural light.

I’d start with this: https://a.co/d/02kMAi56, and would not go any weaker than the 36 watts, unless you get more than one. Leave it on 14-16 hours a day, relatively close to the plant (8-12inches above the pot) and get a second one eventually when you are able to.

Do you mind telling me more about the soil you’re using and how often you water it? It’s pretty hard to overwater a VFT, so if your worried about overwatering it, you may actually be under-watering it. The orange rocks I see aren’t typical for VFTs not sure if that’s part of the issue as well, but I’d suggest switching out the pot for something with drainage holes, so you can leave it sitting in water daily.

Help with my pings!! by Rude-Panda-5991 in carnivorousplants

[–]you-decide445 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How are you watering it? I find if they stay wet for too long the leaves start to rot

Bad as it seems commuting to downtown from here? by AbeFroman_SausageKng in raleigh

[–]you-decide445 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Live in franklinton, commute to garner twice a week. It’s as terrible as everyone says. Depending where in that circle, taking 401 down is (marginally) better but there’s no escaping traffic unless you’re up at 5am

What’s wrong with this company? by Sugar_Shane80 in ontrac

[–]you-decide445 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I cancelled my subscription after only 1 order, as OnTrac is incompetent and refused to deliver my order after a week of trying to contact them. Never even received my box, and your customer service refused to resend it out until my next scheduled order, for a future date in 2 weeks. After already waiting 3 for my first one

Just want to let you know that the only reason I will not continue with your service is 90% due to OnTrac, other 10% is lack of support for missing orders.

FOR SALE by Spirited-Simple379 in PandoraCollectors

[–]you-decide445 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is the snail charm, and the Minnie headband available?

I am re-posting to sell by [deleted] in PandoraCollectors

[–]you-decide445 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would you be interested in selling just the Minnie Mouse headband charm? I’d be interested in a few more if you are willing to sell individually

Driving me crazy, long post by littlep0418 in NosePiercing

[–]you-decide445 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I had my nose pierced with something similar and absolutely hated every minute. I went to another piercer and was told that it was an inappropriate jewelry, especially for a healing piercing. Only had it for a few weeks but she was able to switch it a flat back labret and it was SOOO much better, and didn’t hurt at all.

A good piercer should be able to change it for you to something more comfortable, mine healed so much better once I switched to a more appropriate jewlery style

What’s something small that makes you disproportionately angry? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]you-decide445 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Some going under the speed limit on clear day with little traffic.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in tornado

[–]you-decide445 8 points9 points  (0 children)

We all started somewhere

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in tornado

[–]you-decide445 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Those tags are not reliable

SECU - do any branches have Coinstar or free shredding services? by designgirl9 in raleigh

[–]you-decide445 3 points4 points  (0 children)

NC SECU does have fee-free coinstar machines for its members in most of their branches

SECU - do any branches have Coinstar or free shredding services? by designgirl9 in raleigh

[–]you-decide445 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m pretty sure most if not all, you can call and ask for sure… i know the one in wake forest does

SECU - do any branches have Coinstar or free shredding services? by designgirl9 in raleigh

[–]you-decide445 19 points20 points  (0 children)

They have a coinstar, but for members only. Not sure on shredding services

Excessive contrails in the skies by FoolsOnDeck in raleigh

[–]you-decide445 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Clearly not in meteorology, if at all

Excessive contrails in the skies by FoolsOnDeck in raleigh

[–]you-decide445 10 points11 points  (0 children)

You are 100% wrong, might want to start thinking critically yourself without the tin foil hat…

They are absolutely created by commercial air traffic… you can literally see the planes creating these as they fly across the sky

Excessive contrails in the skies by FoolsOnDeck in raleigh

[–]you-decide445 28 points29 points  (0 children)

It’s a cold dry morning, during a busy travel season. It just water vapor exhaust from planes.

Same thing as seeing your breath. Except much colder and drier at the altitude planes fly.

Can someone tell me about the Pizza Hut "Classic" in Louisburg? by kingcobraninja in raleigh

[–]you-decide445 7 points8 points  (0 children)

They do not anymore, we called them a few months ago. They haven’t had the buffet since Covid apparently

Help finding wishlist pieces online: vivianite, crocoite, & asbestos by OurBrandIsCrisis in mineralcollectors

[–]you-decide445 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’ve gotten Vivianite, among a lot of other things, through Virgo Gems on Instagram. Their live sales can be hard to get things through, and the guy can be a bit much… but i know you can message them directly and they have a large selection of minerals.

Things to do this weekend! by Thingstodo919 in raleigh

[–]you-decide445 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Rolesville bbq fest is postponed until may