How to Repot a Venus Flytrap
Venus flytraps are fascinating plants. Unlike most vegetables or flowers, Venus flytraps require sustenance from insects. However, like vegetables or flowers, they require water, soil, sunlight, and occasional repotting. Repot your Venus flytrap about every one to two years or when the plant seems overcrowded. Does this Spark an idea?
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Instructions
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Prepare a soil mixture of one part peat moss and one part perlite. Venus flytraps do not require any additional nutrients.
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Loosen the dirt before removing your flytrap from its pot. Avoid damaging the roots of your flytrap. If possible, do not remove your flytrap directly by it's roots. Use a small shovel or spade to lift out your flytrap by the soil surrounding the roots.
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Place your flytrap in the bucket of water. Let the water gently remove the soil from the roots. Trim off any dead leaves.
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Place the soil mixture in the new pot. Keep your flytrap's size in mind when picking a new pot; Venus flytraps do not require large pots to thrive.
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Make a hole in soil large enough to accommodate the flytrap's roots. Throughly water the soil until it is very moist and almost muddy.
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Keep the roots intact when transferring the flytrap. Place the roots in the hole and carefully cover the hole with soil.
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Water your flytrap regularly and keep it in direct sunlight.
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Tips & Warnings
Repot your Venus flytrap when it is dormant. Their dormancy period occurs during late winter and early spring.
Repotting too often can slow the growth of your flytrap. To maximize growth, repot your flytrap only every one to two years.
Never use fertilizer or compost to soil your flytrap.
Do not repot your plant when it is flowering.
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