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How much water should I give Seymour?
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Zan~ Anxious PlanterThere really isn’t a specific measurement for the water as long as it’s distilled, reverse osmosis and or rain water fill about 1/3 of your pots hight in water let the dish go dry for a day or two in between watering this helps prevent root rot
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DanishGrammaI concur 😁 but I don’t ever let the water dry out because if the soil dries out it will die 😭 But I do let the tray dry out with the nepenthes and pings
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If you let dry out for a day or two it helps let the plant prevent root rot it’s not necessary but constant water logging can cause root rot in this plant so it’s just a preventative not necessary I’ve kept an plant alive with that method for almost a year!
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Also may depend on what media it’s in as well I haven’t gotten a hand on some carnivorous mix yet so it’s still in it’s nursery soil/ mix
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ClaudiaNo they should never be dry! Moist at all times but not wet! If you pinch the soil there shouldn’t be water dripping. The method you’re using will work for a while until it just doesn’t and the plant will go into rapid decline. Rot should not happen with proper drainage (1:1 perlite and peat moss) with half an inch to an inch of perlite at the bottom of the plastic or glass planter from what I gather
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I like using peat moss and perlite and I put long sphagnum moss on the bottom and top. It works great for keeping the roots moist but not soggy. When I water them I clean the tray and flood them with distilled a few times to flush the roots.
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Well according to a vft website it states to refill the dish when dried “Place the plant pot in a tray and fill up the tray with 1-2 inches of water. Let the plant consume the water and refill as soon as the tray dries out.” Idk tho but that method has been fine for me 🤷🏼♂️
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I’m going to be researching this again cause now I’m curious if they’re saying something else now. I know the owner of the flytrap store has his in big clay pots without a tray somehow but he’s the only one I’ve seen do that. I got the really tall pots that are used by the winner of all the shows and her flytraps are beautiful 🤩 They do have very long roots!
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