I bought one at a Lowe’s in south Florida. Since I grow orchids, I transplanted it in to sphagnum moss, watered it with rain water and put it on my table outside. What do you know, 8 months later and it’s turning red and seems to be a very happy plant. Never grew one before so thanks!
This video was so delightful. Being passionate about niche topics + nonchalant video making style = right up my alley. I don't know shit about plants or caring for them, and I'll probably never keep any, but I'm living vicariously through yours now.
I got all of my plants(not including 1) from either seeds or pipes, in my area our local plants grow on roof/water pipes/roads or I steal them from my neighbours (I just cut off some parts of their plant and grow it in my house)
Thank you! I had a feeling the other videos were going overboard with the water choices. Ugh! Now I’m going to go and save mine and put it outside. Thanks for sharing and being so straight forward!
@@olyvia1380 I know most plastics are non porous, but moisture is going to escape unless the box is air tight right? I'm going with it being cheaper to manufacture.
“This is why I’m broke” I felt that 🤣🤣🤣 okay but you said keeping them out in single digit weather. I’m in VA and was JUST Gifted one of these, should I just change the dirt and toss it outside or keep it inside for now then toss it outside once it’s spring 😂 Btw, every other channel is trash compared to yours 🤣 I appreciate your humor so much
@@SDfighter1 dormant flytraps drop their summer traps and keep the shorter fall traps that grow closer to the ground. Not to mention that the plant simply doesn’t grow during dormancy.
I had a beautiful, big venus fly trap and it seemed to do so well. Until last year the weather went FREAKING HOT to SNOW and back to FREAKING HOT etc for like 2 months here in Switzerland. Dunno if the weather killed it or if I did something wrong. But I was sad at her death Q,Q
I have no clue how I stumbled here but it’s awesome. There’s something infectious about your enthusiasm. I don’t know much about plants but you’re really inspiring me to learn more.
I got one... once I got one I put it under lights then all the traps died and it started to die but when I repotted with better soil it actually grew I’m thinking that it had mineral water put into them before it was sold
SUBBED. And I always felt it was weird that they'd 'box' plants like this. It always came off that they were suffocating the plants in there and never watered them.
My local lowes has some pretty big plants in fact they already bloomed with 2 flower stalks as well as cloned themselves. But I've never seen other varieties at lowes just the generic venus fly trap
This reminds me of how stores sell phalaenopsis orchids, mainly the cheap complex hybrids, they sell them in these hideous group plantings, small decorative pots with zero drainage and the just add ice marketing ploy.
Mad respect man, I recently bought plants that are surviving for me (A mint plant and a basil plant). Part of me wanted to get a venus fly-trap but though the heart is willing I don't have the space. So I'm getting my carnivorous plant fix through your channel lol
I'm in AZ and I'm 95% sure it would die if I put it outside, especially on a nice 120° day. I have a south-facing window, do you think it would survive on my windowsill?
Wow, i thought i was just an idiot at keeping these things alive. Turns out i was lied to. And i have an apartment that faces north, and i live in Scandinavia, so not a lot of sunlight, like... ever. Yup, those plants were doomed! But i have a nice balcony that faces east. I might try to grow some out there sometime. 🤔😊
Lol I'm still learning. I got 4 right now. 2 from Wal-Mart and two really big ones from Lowes. The ones from lowes i kept in the soil it came from just cause they looked so healthy i thought it was the best idea especially since i was scared to kill the plant. And i did the same with the ones from walmart only thing is i have mine in an aquarium cause California is way to dry and even that wasn't keeping enough moisture on my planets so i got a spray bottle and filled it with distilled water and now there perfectly fine and bright and green. Been scared to leave then outside cause yah had issues with the sun being to hot. And adjusted my strategy and worked around it and three weeks later of videos and trail and errors my plants are doing fine and luckily i learned allot from the mistakes made by my walmart traps that my lowes ones are doing way better and not suffering at all.
My poor plants have suffered since we had to move... No more sunroom, no more rain water... Sigh. I hope we get a better place before I lose them all...
You say tap water, is well water safe for them? Also... do you have any “how to grow” vids on Venus fly traps that share tanks/terrariums with sundews or other non-fly traps?
Make sure to label them as typicals since they could be ‘Dente’ selfed or something similar. Ignore this though if the company says they are ‘Dente’ and not something else
I picked up some of those 'death cubes' from Lowe's. I got a VFT, a nepenthes, and that dormant VFT and pitcher plant kit. Would you recommend keeping the VFT and the nepenthes in the sphagnum moss they came in, or should I re-pot them? Thank you in advance!
Dude, that plant is in better shape than i’ve got from a specialized nursery store. I got my plant with trap stems drooping to the ground instead of being upwards, all traps are shut tight. I sent the business owner questions, only to receive condescending responses that if i didnt follow HIS instructions to the letter & planted the VFT into the special soil-mix instead of only what he sent me, plant in salvageable. So it’s my fault i got a plant in a state where its sprawling in the ground instead standing up. I’m worried if my plant is gonna make it or if i wasted $18
If I wanted to plant a Venus fly trap and sarracenia together in a planter, what type of planter would you recommend? I plan on keeping them outside on my deck where there’s plenty of sunlight. Would trying to build a mini bog in a planter be best? The Venus flytrap I have comes from that same brand too!
@@botanicalchaos cool! I’ll have to start setting it up soon then. I have several planters I want to use but not sure which one I’ll go for. But I’m excited to get them out in better conditions, thank you!
I saved 6 of these last week ,.. had to ,sad to see them in that box , gotum all in a big pot , was dantes as well ,they had small and large ones got them all haha , cant stand there fake info on the back , I dont get my carnivous plant from there normaly but had to saveum ,
Of all the homes I've lived in... Only one had a window with enough light for a fly trap. Luckily that house was also constantly filled with fecking flies!!! Alas, I did not have any carnivorous plants
I'm loving having my venus fly trap. I haven't repotted it yet. I have it out of the death cube, in a container of rainwater outside. It's eating great. I have a short of it
Can you put a UV lamp on the trap , I’m in Australia, Live in an apartment and have no balcony, I get bugs like flies and spiders , could I grow one indoors with a UV herb growing kit?
You’ll need some good grow lights for them. Not to mention that you’ll have to put them outside during fall and winter for their dormancy preparation phase and dormancy itself.
i have a plant pot which sadly had a poinsettia but it died :( but if I ever get a Venus flytrap (which I do want one) I’ll put it in that pot. It’s bigger than your average box with the flytraps inside also, since of the quarantine i can’t grow them outside. is it possible inside?
They will need a grow light. They require direct light for at least 8 hours a day. Thankfully I own a frog who needs plenty of uv and I just have my plants growing in that same area.
@Johnny I am totally NOT planting my carnivorous plants outside...they will desiccate in a day. But I will keep them under grow lights in a spot that also gets natural light. :-)
*Every Venus flytrap video:* Be gental with your Venus flytraps when handling
*This guy:* TIME TO SMASH
The weak should fear the strong
@@botanicalchaos oh damn Itz you :)
Sorry, anyways could you do an update on this Venus flytrap sometime in the future? I wonder how it's going along.
@@Ricklet0ons I will once spring kicks in a bit more
I purchased one of these as well from Lowes. Glad it was a good buy 😆🤣
@@botanicalchaos yes
I bought one at a Lowe’s in south Florida. Since I grow orchids, I transplanted it in to sphagnum moss, watered it with rain water and put it on my table outside. What do you know, 8 months later and it’s turning red and seems to be a very happy plant. Never grew one before so thanks!
I just found your channel and it's everything I never knew I needed in plant content. Thank ye.
I’m in the exact same boat
This video was so delightful. Being passionate about niche topics + nonchalant video making style = right up my alley. I don't know shit about plants or caring for them, and I'll probably never keep any, but I'm living vicariously through yours now.
"this is why I'm broke" is so real, I feel u fam
I got all of my plants(not including 1) from either seeds or pipes, in my area our local plants grow on roof/water pipes/roads or I steal them from my neighbours (I just cut off some parts of their plant and grow it in my house)
@@vivekgogate3068 “some”
Omori moment
Thank you! I had a feeling the other videos were going overboard with the water choices. Ugh! Now I’m going to go and save mine and put it outside. Thanks for sharing and being so straight forward!
No problem at all
"this is why i'm broke" you're saving plants buds thats kinda decent
I agree, he's got some great karma building 👌💕
I mean, it's just a plant. But then again, I'm a vegetarian so I'm kind of biased against plants
@@dangerousish7837 you're an animal that eat plants discussing plants that eat animals
@@Dylanschillin oh my god you broke my mind
I've genuinely never seen a plant packaged in plastic before.
That's pretty true, now that I think about it 🤔 why do they spend the extra money on that 😂
@@brownieboy8405 Maybe to make it look fancy? But to me it just looks even cheaper.
@@snikrdoodls14 probably to keep in moisture better so the stores don’t have to do anything extra.
@@olyvia1380 I know most plastics are non porous, but moisture is going to escape unless the box is air tight right? I'm going with it being cheaper to manufacture.
@@snikrdoodls14 that’s a good point. i was just guessing, i don’t really know.
I love how rough he is with his plants and they just dont care 🤣
I mean, it's not like they are going to run away xD
@@DOMINNIMOD198 not anymore they won’t
“This is why I’m broke” I felt that 🤣🤣🤣 okay but you said keeping them out in single digit weather. I’m in VA and was JUST Gifted one of these, should I just change the dirt and toss it outside or keep it inside for now then toss it outside once it’s spring 😂
Btw, every other channel is trash compared to yours 🤣 I appreciate your humor so much
Thanks. Is yours actively growing or dormant
@@botanicalchaos How the hell do you tell?
@@SDfighter1 dormant flytraps drop their summer traps and keep the shorter fall traps that grow closer to the ground. Not to mention that the plant simply doesn’t grow during dormancy.
@@botanicalchaos ok thank you
This man is the dank pods of horticulture
LMAO WHEN YOU THREW IT AT THE WALL I LOST IT😂😂
I had a beautiful, big venus fly trap and it seemed to do so well.
Until last year the weather went FREAKING HOT to SNOW and back to FREAKING HOT etc for like 2 months here in Switzerland.
Dunno if the weather killed it or if I did something wrong. But I was sad at her death Q,Q
I have no clue how I stumbled here but it’s awesome. There’s something infectious about your enthusiasm. I don’t know much about plants but you’re really inspiring me to learn more.
I got one... once I got one I put it under lights then all the traps died and it started to die but when I repotted with better soil it actually grew I’m thinking that it had mineral water put into them before it was sold
SUBBED.
And I always felt it was weird that they'd 'box' plants like this. It always came off that they were suffocating the plants in there and never watered them.
Its just to protect the plants during shipping
@@vivimannequin and from kids in the store
This guy: behind the scenes takes all of the Dente and makes a run for it and laughs maniacally.
Got one from a Bachmans and because it wasn’t dormant it’s currently flowering
I just found my new favorite channel, also might be falling in love with your voice whoops
Great now I want to go to Lowe’s and save all the poor Venus fly traps
This guy is like the DankPods of Venus flytraps! 🤣 great videos dude!
i love your videos because they are both informative and funny, a lot of other channels based around venus flytrap care are dead serious
I saw one (1) fly in my room and now I’m consuming every Venus fly trap video youtube has to offer. Your channel has been my favorite so far.
You remind me of a certain Australian nugget collector. Intriguing.
Hmmmmmm
Dankpods
My local lowes has some pretty big plants in fact they already bloomed with 2 flower stalks as well as cloned themselves. But I've never seen other varieties at lowes just the generic venus fly trap
This is the second video I’ve watched of yours and I couldn’t approve more. Subscribed.
Never thought i’d find a channel about plants this entertaining
you have a great personality & your plant videos are very enjoyable to watch.
That door meme sequence was everything, u got me there, subs!
This video helped me out so much. In the past my traps died. I really wanna give this another go.
Haha, “this is why I’m broke” cracked me up 😂
"nice lighting dumbass" that made me choke on my food. Caught me off guard haha
How does this video have so few views? It’s hilarious
The Algorithm(tm) randomly spat one of your videos at me, and I gotta say... I'm hooked.
Will a grow light work for growing them indoors? I'm just worried about my dogs and cats getting to my flytrap outside lol
BTW if you are from the uk please do not grow them outside... the amount of rain will drown them within a week
These plants grow in swamps naturally. I’m pretty sure they’ll be fine.
This reminds me of how stores sell phalaenopsis orchids, mainly the cheap complex hybrids, they sell them in these hideous group plantings, small decorative pots with zero drainage and the just add ice marketing ploy.
Mad respect man, I recently bought plants that are surviving for me (A mint plant and a basil plant). Part of me wanted to get a venus fly-trap but though the heart is willing I don't have the space. So I'm getting my carnivorous plant fix through your channel lol
I'm in AZ and I'm 95% sure it would die if I put it outside, especially on a nice 120° day. I have a south-facing window, do you think it would survive on my windowsill?
Or maybe should I get a grow light?
@@excepticalsam8077 really depends on how sunny your windowsill is.
You should make a video about how the look a few weeks later
Your channel is so cool. It's hard to find channels with carnivorous plant info that is recent let alone a channel focused around them. Thank you.
Wow, i thought i was just an idiot at keeping these things alive. Turns out i was lied to. And i have an apartment that faces north, and i live in Scandinavia, so not a lot of sunlight, like... ever. Yup, those plants were doomed!
But i have a nice balcony that faces east. I might try to grow some out there sometime. 🤔😊
“And freshly dirty” lol
Lol I'm still learning. I got 4 right now. 2 from Wal-Mart and two really big ones from Lowes. The ones from lowes i kept in the soil it came from just cause they looked so healthy i thought it was the best idea especially since i was scared to kill the plant. And i did the same with the ones from walmart only thing is i have mine in an aquarium cause California is way to dry and even that wasn't keeping enough moisture on my planets so i got a spray bottle and filled it with distilled water and now there perfectly fine and bright and green. Been scared to leave then outside cause yah had issues with the sun being to hot. And adjusted my strategy and worked around it and three weeks later of videos and trail and errors my plants are doing fine and luckily i learned allot from the mistakes made by my walmart traps that my lowes ones are doing way better and not suffering at all.
My poor plants have suffered since we had to move... No more sunroom, no more rain water... Sigh. I hope we get a better place before I lose them all...
I like pitcher plants better but the fly traps are still pretty cool
I found a single Red Dragon in a group of Lowe's death cubes last year. Now I'm finding out they might have Dentes, too?
I fucking LOVE your chaos
hey man! do carnivorous plants *need* to eat bugs or is it just an alternative source of food for them?
I don’t have an answer for that. A lot of people say they don’t need it but they literally evolved to be carnivores for a reason.
@@botanicalchaos thanks! seems like yt recomendations blessed you recently. hope to see more videos soon!
I've only watched two videos and now I want venus fly traps. I've only ever been taking care of succulents haha. Maybe it's time to change it up.
If dank pods was into plants
Gotta stop staying up at midnight and watching this guy take care of plants
You say tap water, is well water safe for them? Also... do you have any “how to grow” vids on Venus fly traps that share tanks/terrariums with sundews or other non-fly traps?
I really don’t recommend growing them indoors or in a terrarium
If the weather gets in the negatives should you bring them in or is that still ok?
*buys 15$ worth of plants * "this is why I'm broke" skdfjdsh
same tho
@1:32 Incredibly disappointed you didn’t say “freshly soiled “ best get that pun game in shape
What do you do with all the rescued and recovered VFT? Do you keep all of them or sell it or give it away? :p
I keep them and let them do their thing
Make sure to label them as typicals since they could be ‘Dente’ selfed or something similar. Ignore this though if the company says they are ‘Dente’ and not something else
I picked up some of those 'death cubes' from Lowe's. I got a VFT, a nepenthes, and that dormant VFT and pitcher plant kit. Would you recommend keeping the VFT and the nepenthes in the sphagnum moss they came in, or should I re-pot them? Thank you in advance!
Dude, that plant is in better shape than i’ve got from a specialized nursery store. I got my plant with trap stems drooping to the ground instead of being upwards, all traps are shut tight. I sent the business owner questions, only to receive condescending responses that if i didnt follow HIS instructions to the letter & planted the VFT into the special soil-mix instead of only what he sent me, plant in salvageable. So it’s my fault i got a plant in a state where its sprawling in the ground instead standing up.
I’m worried if my plant is gonna make it or if i wasted $18
Him: Don't grow on windowsill
Me Living in a small apatment with cold weather 99.5 percent of the year:
You're like the ipod guy but for flytraps lol xD
He's like the dankpods of plants
If I wanted to plant a Venus fly trap and sarracenia together in a planter, what type of planter would you recommend? I plan on keeping them outside on my deck where there’s plenty of sunlight. Would trying to build a mini bog in a planter be best? The Venus flytrap I have comes from that same brand too!
Mini bogs are great because there’s plenty of space in the pot for the plants to grow. There just more stable environments for them.
@@botanicalchaos cool! I’ll have to start setting it up soon then. I have several planters I want to use but not sure which one I’ll go for. But I’m excited to get them out in better conditions, thank you!
Can i Just say your channel is amazing and really funny and you earned a sub?
YOU HAVE THE SAME BOOK THAT I HAVE!!! "The Savage Garden (revised)"
I've never ever seen these anywhere... If I had, I would have a flytrap garden!!!
I saved 6 of these last week ,.. had to ,sad to see them in that box , gotum all in a big pot , was dantes as well ,they had small and large ones got them all haha , cant stand there fake info on the back , I dont get my carnivous plant from there normaly but had to saveum ,
Yo thank you random youtube algorithm, you've received a new sub
Ahhhh the VanossGaming soundtrack, that's what I like to see
Ok but like... What if I grow it and stuff but like there's not a lot of bugs. Do I need to manually feed it?
They started packing these in coconut fiber. It is even more compacted than the sphagnum
Fish tank water is great for plants lots of nutrients in it
Soo I just picked up a Venus flytrap from a supermarket, tiny pot BUT not in a tiny crappy box. What should I do with it now it’s home?
Got it: Smash Venus Flytrap against desk
Can you grow those plants in plant light? I have 20 something plants (most of them pups). And I might be getting a plant light.
Dente isn't another species, there is only one species with a number of different cultivars.
My bad
Of all the homes I've lived in... Only one had a window with enough light for a fly trap. Luckily that house was also constantly filled with fecking flies!!!
Alas, I did not have any carnivorous plants
Plants can't use UV for photosynthesis, not in any considerable amount anyway.
I'm loving having my venus fly trap. I haven't repotted it yet. I have it out of the death cube, in a container of rainwater outside. It's eating great. I have a short of it
no idea how much it is in inches but 0.8mm quartz-sand on top stops insects what digs into the earth and it can still breathe.
i did not expect the throw at the door montage
Can you put a UV lamp on the trap , I’m in Australia, Live in an apartment and have no balcony, I get bugs like flies and spiders , could I grow one indoors with a UV herb growing kit?
You’ll need some good grow lights for them. Not to mention that you’ll have to put them outside during fall and winter for their dormancy preparation phase and dormancy itself.
I bet that plant was hella dizzy after that explanation
This is why im broke made my day feel u there 😂
Insert observation of how similar this guy and DankPods feel
i have a plant pot which sadly had a poinsettia but it died :( but if I ever get a Venus flytrap (which I do want one) I’ll put it in that pot. It’s bigger than your average box with the flytraps inside
also, since of the quarantine i can’t grow them outside. is it possible inside?
They will need a grow light. They require direct light for at least 8 hours a day. Thankfully I own a frog who needs plenty of uv and I just have my plants growing in that same area.
@Johnny I am totally NOT planting my carnivorous plants outside...they will desiccate in a day. But I will keep them under grow lights in a spot that also gets natural light. :-)
this is like dankpods but with plants
Love the MK soundbyte.
This guy reminds me of Dank pods except not Australian and instead of into iPods its plants. :)
I got the same garbage flytrap from Home Depot and now, a year later it has grown into about six plants!
Also, please, post a link to the fertilizer you use for your VFT
jokes on you my windowsills outside my window 🙏🏽
Johnny, I watch your videos. You seem like a knowledgeable person. Could you make a video on how to care for a ponytail palm, if you have one, please?
I could easily grow one on my seal. I have a window that burns my blackout blinds. It smell like it burning in my room.
Block out the sun with Venus fly traps
I had no idea they were so hardy! 9 degrees Fahrenheit is like. -12 in Celsius. That’s crazy.
I like venus fly traps and pitcher plants so i have to sub
I'm addicted to buying these things I swear
even tho i have entomophobia this video was cool