Carnivoras Plant Question

If I was able to buy some Carnivoras plants would they be any good for controling the bugs that come into the house?

Also would it be of any good use to use in a indoor garden?

Also anyone have any sites that sell different kinds of Carnivoras seeds?

I bought a venus fly trap about 2 weeks ago,
for the fly problem I had,
I paid 10 bucks on ebay.
received it in 2 days from day of shipping.
Died the next day.
Moral of the story, i dont know,

i think I killed it from transplant.

I just got those sticky strip things. fixed my problem in about 2 days.

lakew00d said:

I bought a venus fly trap about 2 weeks ago,
for the fly problem I had,
I paid 10 bucks on ebay.
received it in 2 days from day of shipping.
Died the next day.
Moral of the story, i dont know,

i think I killed it from transplant.

I just got those sticky strip things. fixed my problem in about 2 days.

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Do they need to be watered jut like other kinds of plants or are they not like most plants?

Ya all plants need water. Interesting though. I feel like reeding into them now. Thanks for the inspiration

Psychedelic Breakfast said:

Ya all plants need water. Interesting though. I feel like reading into them now. Thanks for the inspiration

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Well I have harmless spiders around but I kinda want some kind of Carnivores plants that will attract pretty much all kinds of bugs that get into the grow space.

Yeah. What better insect control than another plant. Teamwork

home depot sells a few different kinds. im shur OSH or Lowes may have a few

alot of those fly traps require a high humidity, thats y u see them in the domes

i thought the Vapor release thingy from Hot Shots worked realy well

Is there a place in USA with higher humidity than GA? Takes very high humidity so low enough for pot you killed it. The whole rocks and water around the pot thing. I believe that is why they have that plastic square display box in Walmart?

Hey toolage. There is a public garden near here called Longwood. There I like to bring my nephews to see the Venus fly traps. They love putting bugs, or just sticks, in the jaws of the plant and watch with fascination as the modified leaves close with lightning speed. The Venus fly traps there grow on sphagnum peat sheets and bits of bark. The environment is very humid. And mb too humid for a grow room. There are pitcher plants in the same room and I think they grow together naturally. You might need a lot of plants to combat a fly/gnat problem. I don't know the life cycle of the fungus gnat but I think they would thrive despite Venus fly traps being added because of sheer numbers. Yellow sticky tapes are a cheaper way to combat gnats and flies. Thx for reading my rambles.

the reason carnivorous plants are carnivorous is lack of nutrients in their native soil. They grow only in very humid environments and require a lot of care to keep them healthy. They are no good at controlling bugs in your grow area. For one, they require very little protein to thrive. Give them too much and they will die. The humidity levels required are too high for your girls. You will have mold and fungus issues.

Carnivorous plants are good for a hobby but they take a lot of work and knowledge.

yep. carnivores are not easy. basically they need to grow in a bog. I've got 3 different pitchers in a bog with two traps. traps are a little harder to keep than pitchers. They wont do much on your bug problem, but they are fun to grow. get you a big pot that is shallow, fill it with sphagnum moss and filtered or distilled water, then plant your carnivores. Keep the bog full of water (never tap water.. always distilled or filtered water, as the plants should get nutrients from bogs, not the water). If you mulch it well, they will survive the winter all the way north to zone 7 and southern zone 6

Mb that's why I saw them growing naturally in the NJ Pinebarrens while on a field trip years ago. Peat bogs are the coolest things. You think you're standing on solid ground and then you jump up and down and see the ground beneath your feet undulates and it unnerves you. Any chance we could see a pic of the pitchers and traps?

my wife is the photog. We'll be out til after dark tonight. I'll try to get her out this weekend to get some pics. Our passionflowers are blooming like crazy too, and she love taking pics of those, so it shouldn't be a tough sell to get her out with her camera.

I'm looking forward to seeing the pix. Hope the weather is good where you are.

"feed me semore"

well.. no pics of "Seymore" but here are a couple of pitchers I've got in my bog. With 60+ days over 100 degrees this summer, and unbelievable drought, it's been tough to keep these guys alive this summer. But.. the wifey went out and took a couple of pics this evening and hit the jackpot with the second pic.


a nice close up of one of the pitchers


A daddy longlegs spider meets it's demise!!

Nice. Those daddy's long legs couldn't save him in the end.