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I've bought some little carnivorous seed (venus flytrap and a sarracenia) kits mainly as a project for the kids and i will be keeping them in the greenhouse at this stage. Does anyone know if these would actually be of any use as protection from pests like aphids etc or whether they generally just "eat" bigger insect species?
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I used to have a couple in the greenhouse but they got dried out in the summer a couple of years ago. They are great for keeping the fungus flies down
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Excellent.....as long as i know they'll be useful that's a bonus.
Mental note to self.....do not let dry out
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No don't it'll kill them in no time. Most of them are bog plants so they are quite happy to sit in a dish of water - Rainwater as well as they like it as acid as you can get it ( one of the few thing I think that really do need peatOriginally posted by whigger View PostExcellent.....as long as i know they'll be useful that's a bonus.
Mental note to self.....do not let dry out
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ntg Never be afraid to try something new.
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As a child my otherwise completely non-green-fingered son-in-law ran a thriving pocket money enhancing business selling carnivorous plants to greenhouse owners. He says he could never keep up with demand so that implies they work. He now sticks with cacti as they only need watering once a year and potting on once a life-time (he claims).Into each life some rain must fall........but this is getting ridiculous.
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We're really lucky here....our tap water is really soft and relatively acid. I know this from when i used to keep tropical fish.Originally posted by nick the grief View PostNo don't it'll kill them in no time. Most of them are bog plants so they are quite happy to sit in a dish of water - Rainwater as well as they like it as acid as you can get it ( one of the few thing I think that really do need peat)
Was also thinking about planting some outside if i can get enough plants from the seeds as the research i have done suggests that they will survive providing there's not too harsh a frost. Living quite close to the coast keeps us reasonably mild in the winter.Comment
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Hmmm, they do better if you feed them 2 or 3 times and pot them every 2 or 3 years ... I know I've got about 200 to do soonOriginally posted by bluemoon View Post
ntg Never be afraid to try something new.
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Can't that prove painful?Originally posted by nick the grief View PostHmmm, they do better if you feed them 2 or 3 times and pot them every 2 or 3 years ... I know I've got about 200 to do soonInto each life some rain must fall........but this is getting ridiculous.Comment
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Very especially the big onesntg Never be afraid to try something new.
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