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Carnivorous plants...
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I've got seeds!
Looks like I lost some during the rain that came through before I got home from being out of town, but at least they dropped into the bog tubs. So they aren't really lost, just that I was unable to collect them. I propped some of the flower/seed stalks up with some bamboo stakes that were leaning outside of the tubs, so good thing I did that. Otherwise those seeds would have been lost in the grass around the bog tubs.
I collected the rest and there are still a lot more to come. Looks like one of my smaller fly traps is putting out a late flower stalk, so I should have more, I guess, later on. Do they flower more than once a season?
The plants seem to have fared well through this stage, as they were all putting out new traps the entire time they were flowering and setting seed. Plus I was catching small grasshoppers out of Connie's garden to feed them, so I guess that helped. Sure wish they would catch yellow flies! They would have had bulging bellies this year.
Now I just have to set up some of the seeds to try to grow them and see how that goes. Should be pretty neat to see little tiny venus fly traps growing up if I'm successful getting them to sprout.
Looks like I lost some during the rain that came through before I got home from being out of town, but at least they dropped into the bog tubs. So they aren't really lost, just that I was unable to collect them. I propped some of the flower/seed stalks up with some bamboo stakes that were leaning outside of the tubs, so good thing I did that. Otherwise those seeds would have been lost in the grass around the bog tubs.
I collected the rest and there are still a lot more to come. Looks like one of my smaller fly traps is putting out a late flower stalk, so I should have more, I guess, later on. Do they flower more than once a season?
The plants seem to have fared well through this stage, as they were all putting out new traps the entire time they were flowering and setting seed. Plus I was catching small grasshoppers out of Connie's garden to feed them, so I guess that helped. Sure wish they would catch yellow flies! They would have had bulging bellies this year.
Now I just have to set up some of the seeds to try to grow them and see how that goes. Should be pretty neat to see little tiny venus fly traps growing up if I'm successful getting them to sprout.
Yeah, that's likely why a lot of people kill them. I know I killed a few a long while back thinking they needed to be enclosed in a terrarium. But they come from near Wilmington, NC as their native habitat, so that pretty much tells the kind of climate they need. I've heard that some people have established colonies of them hear and there. One is supposed to be near Hosford here in north Florida, not far from where I live.
Surprisingly enough, the venus fly trap seeds are nearly all sprouting. I decided to snatch some pics of them before Connie moved them into the two tubs with the other larger plants. I guess I may have to move some of them around and maybe set up more tubs when they get bigger. Hopefully they will do OK out there.... But I couldn't keep them where they were much longer as the sundews I set up seemed to succumb to mold. Figured I had better move these guys why they were still looking strong.
navy2kcoupe
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Do they eat 'skeeters?
MAJOR plus if they do! :thumbsup:
Andy
MAJOR plus if they do! :thumbsup:
Andy
Well, I'm not sure. Evidently they have some sort of nectar in the traps to attract insects, but I'm not sure the nectar attracts mosquitoes. I know that recently an ant colony decided to start a nest in one of the tubs right under a couple of the fly traps, and over the couple of days I was trying to figure out a way to kill off the ants without damaging the plants, the fly traps took care of them. Evidently ants make up the bulk of their actual diet. Looking at the leaves leading to the traps, they appear to be a natural death walk leading ants into the traps.
As for mosquitoes, I would be tempted to recommend the thread style sundews for them. Those sticky leaves sticking up into the air would probably catch quite a few skeeters, even those that accidentally alight on them to roost.
As for mosquitoes, I would be tempted to recommend the thread style sundews for them. Those sticky leaves sticking up into the air would probably catch quite a few skeeters, even those that accidentally alight on them to roost.
navy2kcoupe
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If those plants would be able to consistently devour the mosquitoes,
I would have them surrounding the entire house! LOL
Andy
I would have them surrounding the entire house! LOL
Andy
So where are you having the mosquito problem? Up in MA?
Mosquitoes have been pretty light around here lately. Kind of surprising, actually. I thought the horrendous yellow fly season we had was going to be a harbinger of things to come for the mosquito population.
Mosquitoes have been pretty light around here lately. Kind of surprising, actually. I thought the horrendous yellow fly season we had was going to be a harbinger of things to come for the mosquito population.
navy2kcoupe
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No, No! I meant for you to have them surrounding your house.
Don't think those little meat eaters would like snow.
Just the normal amount of mosquitoes up here, but from my perspective,
2 of those little buggers is 1 too many.........
Andy
Don't think those little meat eaters would like snow.
Just the normal amount of mosquitoes up here, but from my perspective,
2 of those little buggers is 1 too many.........
Andy
Actually some of the worst places for mosquitoes in the world is up in the far north.
As I said things have been pretty quiet around here concerning mosquitoes.
We went to Cape San Blas week before last and got chased out by the biting black flies, though. Couldn't even walk on the beach at all, as they would literally mob us. Actually we were supposed to be back there this week too, but we cancelled out, since it was probably going to be just as bad, if not worse. The entire cape was pretty deserted, so I guess everyone but us knew about the fly problem. We just may have to stop going there this time of year completely.
As I said things have been pretty quiet around here concerning mosquitoes.
We went to Cape San Blas week before last and got chased out by the biting black flies, though. Couldn't even walk on the beach at all, as they would literally mob us. Actually we were supposed to be back there this week too, but we cancelled out, since it was probably going to be just as bad, if not worse. The entire cape was pretty deserted, so I guess everyone but us knew about the fly problem. We just may have to stop going there this time of year completely.
Yeah, I know, most of you are probably really not interested in these things, but I'm really enjoying growing them and watching the traps develop. There has been some substantial growth just since the last batch of photos.
First off, I have a strange one that developed. I thought one of the smaller VFTs was putting out a pretty big flower stalk really early, but it just looked really strange. Then it started to unfold leaves. And some of those leaves developed traps on them. More and more of them all the time at the top of that stalk. Well, I'm a newbie at this, so maybe it's just normal, but I've never seen any photos of a VFT developing in this way. :shrug01:
First off, I have a strange one that developed. I thought one of the smaller VFTs was putting out a pretty big flower stalk really early, but it just looked really strange. Then it started to unfold leaves. And some of those leaves developed traps on them. More and more of them all the time at the top of that stalk. Well, I'm a newbie at this, so maybe it's just normal, but I've never seen any photos of a VFT developing in this way. :shrug01:
