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Jul 8, 2023 15:38:29 GMT -5 kjay said:

Jen, what do you feed them?

I have not fed them anything. I think, in previous years, they have caught enough flies but recently I have worked out why we get so many and so we don't get that many in the house now. These days there is more information online. I see a current choice is rehydrated bloodworms. I have bought some and may try them when the plants get back to reasonable size. There is a way to feed them though as the traps need massaging so that they think that they have live prey.

A good suggestion in a plant care sheet that I have seen though is to put them outside for a while and let things occur naturally. I'm not so sure though as it is one way they could bring pests into the house.Those in the greenhouse will get plenty of attention anyway.

Jen, thank you for the information. It might be fun to try a few. I am going to take a look where I can purchase some to start.

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Jul 8, 2023 9:49:56 GMT -5 jen said:

My venus flytraps are coming along a bit now, at least three of the four pots anyway. The first photo below is an example of how the two pots were. It actually looks better than they were in the photo. The plants did look very poorly. The second photo shows the best of the repotted plants. It's looking far more healthy so hopefully will look very well withing a couple of months. The third photo is the one that I have put in the greenhous; hopefully to live outside all year. After checking it appears that the yearly weather in the Carolinas, where they originate, is not too far removed from here, in my greenhouse anyway, so it should do well. I only have room in the house for two pots. As you can see, it is tiny but looking healthy (I will put the third in the next post as over 1MB total.

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Jen, what do you feed them?

Silly girl. Venus flytraps obviously eat flies from venus.

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Jul 9, 2023 10:20:43 GMT -5 a_muppet said:

Jul 8, 2023 15:38:29 GMT -5 kjay said:

Jen, what do you feed them?

Silly girl. Venus flytraps obviously eat flies from venus.

Cherry! Do you have any idea how hard they are to get?

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Jul 9, 2023 10:20:43 GMT -5 a_muppet said:

Jul 8, 2023 15:38:29 GMT -5 kjay said:

Jen, what do you feed them?

Silly girl. Venus flytraps obviously eat flies from venus.

She must have been a dirty girl

kjay Moderator Posts: 24,256	Around the garden Jul 19, 2023 12:20:40 GMT -5 heatherly, a_muppet, and 2 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by kjay on Jul 19, 2023 12:20:40 GMT -5 My next bunch of bananas are in. imgur.com/A2T9dfS
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Jul 19, 2023 16:22:17 GMT -5 kjay said:

Jul 19, 2023 15:56:45 GMT -5 a_muppet said:

Our banana tree is doing well, but bananas are very unlikely in this climate.

Cherry, I'm actually a little surprised it grows at all where you are.

It is thriving. We have three babies popping up too.

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Jul 19, 2023 16:28:43 GMT -5 a_muppet said:

Jul 19, 2023 16:22:17 GMT -5 kjay said:

Cherry, I'm actually a little surprised it grows at all where you are.

It is thriving. We have three babies popping up too.

I'd love to see a pic sometime.

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I'd love to see a pic sometime.

It's just over 6 feet, and you can just see the top of Boo's head.

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Jul 20, 2023 10:27:20 GMT -5 a_muppet said:

Jul 20, 2023 1:14:25 GMT -5 a_muppet said:

It's just over 6 feet, and you can just see the top of Boo's head.

imgur.com/ZC8KM97

Thats actually doing quite well. It almost looks like it could flower.

Oh, I love Boo's ears...

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Jul 20, 2023 16:39:36 GMT -5 heatherly said:

imgur.com/FqtH4za

Look who visited us again.. this time with their mom.

Awww... I love the little ones. they are so cute and fun to watch when they run around.

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Jul 20, 2023 10:27:20 GMT -5 a_muppet said:

Jul 20, 2023 1:14:25 GMT -5 a_muppet said:

It's just over 6 feet, and you can just see the top of Boo's head.

Maybe I can find room for one somewhere. Somehow I think that wouldn't be easy

I hope yours gets through the winter Ok.

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Jul 21, 2023 2:33:11 GMT -5 jen said:

Jul 20, 2023 10:27:20 GMT -5 a_muppet said:

It's just over 6 feet, and you can just see the top of Boo's head.

Maybe I can find room for one somewhere. Somehow I think that wouldn't be easy

I hope yours gets through the winter Ok.

It got through last year. We put it in the summer house, and left it. As expected, it died back, but recovered.

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Jul 22, 2023 5:28:48 GMT -5 kjay said:

The summer heat looks to have finished off my hydroponics for the next couple of months or so. I will be taking down my system, cleaning and storing it for the fall.

With mine it's a bit the other way round this year. As I am growing cucumbers, which can handle our heat, I will probably clean it and store for the winter after they have finished. I may clean and restart the indoor system though. It's growing Basil, really well, at the moment.

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Jul 22, 2023 6:50:45 GMT -5 jen said:

Jul 22, 2023 5:28:48 GMT -5 kjay said:

The summer heat looks to have finished off my hydroponics for the next couple of months or so. I will be taking down my system, cleaning and storing it for the fall.

With mine it's a bit the other way round this year. As I am growing cucumbers, which can handle our heat, I will probably clean it and store for the winter after they have finished. I may clean and restart the indoor system though. It's growing Basil, really well, at the moment.

As far as indoors go I have two small units that I grow herbs in. I van at least grow something when the heat is on here.

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Jul 25, 2023 2:39:04 GMT -5 jen said:

I think the tub with my cucumbers in is going downhill now. The leaves are yellowing and growth has slowed. The tomatoes are coming on much better though and my peppers are growing well.

I always find that when the cucumbers start to go downhill they go very fast.

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Jul 25, 2023 5:28:04 GMT -5 a_muppet said:

I came back with a lupin. My sil gave us it from her garden, and some basil.

I wonder if our lupin will flower this year. It tends to get forgotton but it has been coming up well. It sits in a pot rather than the ground so is restricted.

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Jul 26, 2023 2:06:15 GMT -5 jen said:

Jul 25, 2023 5:28:04 GMT -5 a_muppet said:

I came back with a lupin. My sil gave us it from her garden, and some basil.

I wonder if our lupin will flower this year. It tends to get forgotton but it has been coming up well. It sits in a pot rather than the ground so is restricted.

Lupins are pretty hardy, in my experience.

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Jul 26, 2023 16:42:59 GMT -5 a_muppet said:

Jul 26, 2023 2:06:15 GMT -5 jen said:

I wonder if our lupin will flower this year. It tends to get forgotton but it has been coming up well. It sits in a pot rather than the ground so is restricted.

Lupins are pretty hardy, in my experience.

Very much so. I have them in my front yard along the steps up to the house, my gardener trimmed them down and they grew right back. very low maintenance.

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Post by Popcorn&Candy on Jul 27, 2023 13:41:13 GMT -5

I don't have a garden but my dad used his garden to help me re-pot one of my houseplants, which is now in a very large pot full of fresh compost. And my plant is thriving.

I am very happy about this!

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Aug 31, 2023 2:42:33 GMT -5 jen said:

I got around to planting some seeds for winter veg a couple of days back. I hope it isn't too late for them to get a sprint on before it gets too cold.

It has felt like autumn for a good few days now.

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