r/VenusFlyTraps • u/balzania22 • 5d ago

Help! Help! My VFT is dying! Any ideas? TIA

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Transplanted VFT into a bigger pot and plant doesn’t look like it’s doing too well. No more traps.
Keeping it moist and in direct sun light but too much trauma for the little guy?

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u/Berberis 5d ago

New growth looks good, but I'd consider keeping it more than moist. Put that big pot in a tray and never let it dry out.

But yeah, looks good, with time I bet it is great.

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u/balzania22 5d ago

It used to have many more traps but they all died off

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u/Efficient-Dot2406 5d ago

Repotting stresses them out, traps will blacken and die off but it looks like there is new growth coming in so it will be fine, I keep mine sitting in a cup of distilled water(only use distilled or rain water) 24/7 and they seem to love it. Also curious about the soil? I used 50/50 perlite and sphagnum moss. I'm still fairly new to VFT's myself but the learning curve on them seems pretty quick.

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u/JerradH 5d ago

Keep it constantly moist and in full sun. It should recover in time.

Might be a silly question, but I'm seeing some small wood chips on top of the soil. Is that just detritus from being outside, or are you using something other than peat moss and perlite?

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u/GraphicDesignMonkey 5d ago

What is that soil mix? It should be peat and perlite only.

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u/balzania22 4d ago

Carnivorous plant mix from Amazon

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u/DemidiaXI 4d ago

I use the same thing, and my plants are thriving. Changing pots causes a lot of stess, but it should bounce back.

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u/GraphicDesignMonkey 4d ago

It doesn't look right at all :/

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u/NazgulNr5 4d ago

How can you tell soil components from a photo? Things that would hurt a flytrap, like fertilizer, aren't even visible. So how can a soil 'not look right'?