I live in southeastern Georgia (US) and I can grow all these carnivorous plants outdoors all year round. Its a subtropical area of the US with lots of humidity all year round. Heavy rain in the summer and cool winters. Cool enough to trigger dormancy for VFTs. Maybe you should consider the US.
Hang in there! I'm using some large planters these days with insulated plastic pots. Seems like it keeps the roots/rhizomes cool enough to battle the heat in South Carolina.
Lots of options here in the USA in terms of growing carnivorous plants. California, Florida, Georgia, North + South Carolina, etc. Congratulations on the new job!
I am so glad to hear you aren't giving up on the channel! I'm so sorry some of your plants have died. Here in Sydney the weather doesn't change as much throughout the seasons so dormancy comes a bit late. also it doesn't get as hot but these is still a lot of sunlight so the plants get sunlight with little risk of burning. I have grown highland nepenthes (burkei, st. pacificus and ventrata) but i did kill 2 ultra highlands (Rebecca Soper and Hookeri). But I just all VFTs, Sarracenias and droseras outside with no need of a grow tent or greenhouse. (if you have a spot in the sun). Sydney is really great for almost every CP. P.S. I have a Shuppensteil 1 plant so if it flowers i'll let you know!
@@TheFlytrapGarden Yes, we just came out of "daylight saving". Daylight-saving time is the period during which the time is adjusted in order to gain an extra hour of daylight in the evening during part of the year. Daylight-saving time begins in the spring, when clocks are set one hour ahead. They are then set one hour back in the autumn. "so from the start of april to the start of october it gets dark around 6:00AM but the sun starts rising at about 6:15AM." My plants love getting the early warmth in the morning. It gives them lots of energy and thy develop such beautiful red colouration. I have a DCXL VFT and it is pretty much %90 red. Also I got a cephalotus from Triffid Park and it wasn't in the best shape when it came out of the post and it had no red colouration whatsoever and now after about 3 weeks it is producing big vibrant traps. I don't think queensland does daylight saving? But it does get colder in the night.
QLD doesn't have daylight savings but I think per day we get more sunlight than NSW does on average as it is higher up towards the equator. But I am looking at moving possibly south
Things will get better! Just some bumps in the road at the moment but you’re resilient. Keep going and take things one day at a time. Thanks for the update! 🤗
Just want to say sorry this happened to you. It gets hot here as well, and I definitely feel your pain with the Cobra Lillies-the only person I know who can keep them alive waters them with ice cubes all summer long and most of us just don't have that kind of time. Things will bounce back, and life will straighten itself out eventually. Good luck wherever you choose to go and whatever you decide to do-
Oh my friend 🤗 🍃 the reality of life demands so much from us. Stay encouraged and focus what needs to be done to get ahead. I am curious how you are allowing dormancy for your temperate Carnivorous plants. When the sun is way stronger than needed a shade cloth is used in greenhouses. We both have had a time trying to adjust the perfect setting for the plants. Thank you for the update will keep checking in from the USA 🇺🇲
I've seen some people who live in less than ideal climates use chest freezers outfitted with grow lights and temperature controls to insulate their plants, might be able to save some plants like that for the time being? Other ideas are shade cloths or umbrellas, insulate the boxes. Setting up a pond pump to circulate the water may help keep the roots cooler. Also it's hard see how close your tables are to that black fence and what material is made of, but it might be cooking your plants, I have a dark green metal retaining wall that radiates heat in the summer. Good luck and stay strong!
I keep my Venus fly traps and Pitcher plants and Sundew in a grown tent with a grown light where I control the environment and it works beautifully With a automatic timer
Love the channel and following your growing journey but real life Comes first bro always. Any one who's like carnivorous plants will stick around. Hope your situation becomes a bit more chilled out as you settle In to the new job and balance studying with UA-cam, much love from the UK
Life does not center around the toob alone. Take care of your life, health & wellbeing first and foremost. Climate acclimation, whether plant, person or animal, takes some time & getting used to. Go at your own pace. Everyone needs a break from the daily grind now & then. We are glad you are back and sorry for all your losses. 🌱
Glad you're back! Sorry to hear that you had to pass through some hard time. It's fall here in Brazil for 20 days now, bought my first drosera intermedia in halfway winter on august 25th 2021, not a year yet. Bought VFT, Drosera Filiformis and Binata as my Intermedia haven't died. :) (My experience with plants were awfully bad, always died on me.) I've lost Filiformis in the process of repotting, but had some leafcutting's i did beforehand that came to life.
@@TheFlytrapGarden Definitely. I've had to move by myself many times and I'm looking at doing it again later this year when I buy a new house. It sucks but I've learned to keep only what I need and not live with a bunch of material things.
I live in central Florida, US where the sun is absolutely crazy most of times and I've had a hell of a time with my plants burning up! Of the few I have left is just a cactus, a small blackberry bush and my aloe lol. I have absolutely no room inside my apartment to keep my plants or I would...
I find that the cooler plants that you describe grow amazing in part shade. Part shade for me makes the droseras not lose there dew from drying out from the sun. Nepenthes for me do well in part shade too, so that the leaves don’t burn. Not too sure about sarracenias, they always love sun. Oh yeah, I would forget about cobra lilies sadly, until you find some type of grow room where you can alter the conditions. My experience With the conditions in southern Florida might differ from where you are at, but that’s just my experience on the plants you are struggling at in warmer areas.
Good luck with your plants! I hope you find success in the future! I’ve had issues with getting water for my plants so they had a lot of damage from drying up and one ended up dying :( I guess 200L is not enough to last me the whole summer.
Hey buddy. Sorry to hear about what you said in video and that you've lost alot of plants. Clearly it's a strong passion. I live in UK, decent summers but mostly rain for the rest of year haha. Your doing the right thing..don't take too much on, fucus on studying and you'll rebuild your collection I'm sure. If you've moved recently is it possible they have yet to adjust to new environment?
Thank you, I appreciate your kind words! They’ve been here for about a year, they’re acclimated. It’s just the temperatures which is not what they want unfortunately… can’t wait to have a greenhouse one day!
@@ColumboDC They're in full shade under the table ( the cool growers) and they still die. Otherwise the ones on top get less light than what they used to when they were at the front of the house, so its a tricky situation ...
It's okay man, a few of your plants tried to come back after being on the edge of death. You will also bounce back just like how some of your plants did and continue on with life. Hopefully you can one day get a green house and find a nice place to live
Have you considered using a shade cloth arranged so that it protects the plant during the hottest time of the day, while letting the sun in during morning and evening?
Victoria or tassie mate .. I growing venus traps and I did it watching your first video .. Here in tassie it's perfect temps for all of them .. only gets to high 20s and has a proper winter .. low teens but still bright sunshine .. prices if houses are lower too. Best place in Australia.. in my opinion and I've lived in Queensland and WA .. Tassie wins .. 🏆
I live in Hervey Bay which is about 4 hours north of Gold Coast and I grow all of my plants outside in the sun and I know a lot of people in Queensland who do it just adapting where you are and figure out what grows in the conditions, there are a lot of cp I want to grow but knowing where I live it’s just not possible without a proper setup
Honestly, you may be able to save some of the Rev wiring cooler growers. I know this sounds like a bad idea but I can promise you it will most likely work to keep them at least alive. Put them in a window cill for the hottest months
I stumbled across your channel just now. I've been trying to find some reliable information on fly traps (an soon sundews), for some time but keep running into the same issue. All the care information appears to be from the States and so you need to try to convert F into C and flip months around for southern hemisphere etc. Then you get someone telling you that you do everyting wrong. So living in Sydney it's much harder to find people who know what they're doing. I wanted to know if there is any way to help boost the size of the traps that the plant produces and also how long it takes for a plant reach a reasonably mature size. Again, I'm sure someone will say everyting I'm doing is wrong, but they are still alive and doing well.
Hi, do you mean specifically VFT? They take up to 3/4 years from seed. The plant you get may be from bunnings, may take 6 months to 2 years to reach a decent size depending on their care There’s not much you can do to boost their growth besides feed them live insects or a diluted seasol and / or power feed solution
@@TheFlytrapGarden Yes I bought 2 (7cm) pots from Bunnings 2 years ago and one has flowered three times and the other only the once, but never together. When I repotted them about 6 months ago I discovered a couple of babies and they were put into their own pot. I can see new growth with the babies, but its always small traps, while the original plants are at least 5 times their original size. In fact one has started to grow another flower now. I think I'm going to have to repot one of them again soon. It's a pity I can't send photos :)
Hello, I noticed that your Venus flytraps we're doing good even in 35°C=95°F. Where I live, the weather is consistently sunny and the temperature ranges from 38°C - 41°C. I know that it might harm the plants at that temperatures. Do you recommend that a greenhouse will keep them alive and prevent the sun from harming the plants? Or do they just need more water? And yes I will begin to acclimate the plants to the sun slowly. I have not grown Venus flytraps for a couple of years so still a nobby at growing them, but I really want to get back to this hobby that I enjoy. Thanks!!
@@TheFlytrapGarden live in literary the middle of California, which is Fresno. The weather out here fluctuates a lot, like I mentioned earlier 38°C - 41°C. It's not always that high those temps are just when it gets really hot. Most of the times it is 90°F to 101°F. And Thank you for responding back! Love the channel keep it up!
@@TheFlytrapGarden interesting i have walmart flytraps that are on their 4th year i think and i have never see traps on tham as deep of red as those. they are always greenish red mix ... i need to get some other plants
YESSSSS! AFTER 6 MONTHS THE LEGEND HAS ARRIVED. I will inform the carnivorous guardians about your presence. We totally understand and take your time
Thank you! hahah
He's among the best Carnivorous plant youtubers!
@@sunshinecarnivores1919 Thank you my friend!
@@TheFlytrapGarden :)
@@sunshinecarnivores1919 I would say THE best.
I live in southeastern Georgia (US) and I can grow all these carnivorous plants outdoors all year round. Its a subtropical area of the US with lots of humidity all year round. Heavy rain in the summer and cool winters. Cool enough to trigger dormancy for VFTs. Maybe you should consider the US.
I have been thinking of the US, I will need to see what I can accomplish in terms of grow environments here but if not the US will be next
Yes! I leave mine on the balcony all year in SW GA with no problems!
Hang in there! I'm using some large planters these days with insulated plastic pots. Seems like it keeps the roots/rhizomes cool enough to battle the heat in South Carolina.
Thanks, Phil! That is a good idea. I think I will find some more ideas come next summer and I'll add this to the list haha
Lots of options here in the USA in terms of growing carnivorous plants. California, Florida, Georgia, North + South Carolina, etc.
Congratulations on the new job!
That’s what I’m thinking too! Haha. So many places in the USA… and thank you! I appreciate it.😁
Welcome back. Greetings from topsail Island NC. Try using a shade cloth to prevent burning. I have used them and success in the 100 degree heat here.
Wonderful content 🙂 love it, thank you for sharing!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Wow. It’s been a while. But it’s always great to see your videos. Keep up the great YT vids! 👍
Thank you!!
Glad you were able to check in and give us an update. Take care of yourself. We'll be here.
Finland is good because they hire lots of tech people, that’s where I plan on living when I get older
So little sunlight though :(
The happiest country in the world... lots of sun in the summer growing season and little su light in dormancy.
Sorry to hear about your losses. Just dropping by to say that this channel is awesome!
Thank you!
I am so glad to hear you aren't giving up on the channel!
I'm so sorry some of your plants have died. Here in Sydney the weather doesn't change as much throughout the seasons so dormancy comes a bit late. also it doesn't get as hot but these is still a lot of sunlight so the plants get sunlight with little risk of burning. I have grown highland nepenthes (burkei, st. pacificus and ventrata) but i did kill 2 ultra highlands (Rebecca Soper and Hookeri). But I just all VFTs, Sarracenias and droseras outside with no need of a grow tent or greenhouse. (if you have a spot in the sun). Sydney is really great for almost every CP.
P.S. I have a Shuppensteil 1 plant so if it flowers i'll let you know!
Thank you my friend, you are so kind!! I have definitely thought about Sydney, it’s an option 😎 but doesn’t it get pretty dark in winter very quick?
@@TheFlytrapGarden Yes, we just came out of "daylight saving".
Daylight-saving time is the period during which the time is adjusted in order to gain an extra hour of daylight in the evening during part of the year. Daylight-saving time begins in the spring, when clocks are set one hour ahead. They are then set one hour back in the autumn. "so from the start of april to the start of october it gets dark around 6:00AM but the sun starts rising at about 6:15AM." My plants love getting the early warmth in the morning. It gives them lots of energy and thy develop such beautiful red colouration. I have a DCXL VFT and it is pretty much %90 red. Also I got a cephalotus from Triffid Park and it wasn't in the best shape when it came out of the post and it had no red colouration whatsoever and now after about 3 weeks it is producing big vibrant traps. I don't think queensland does daylight saving? But it does get colder in the night.
QLD doesn't have daylight savings but I think per day we get more sunlight than NSW does on average as it is higher up towards the equator. But I am looking at moving possibly south
@@TheFlytrapGarden Yeah, I've never really had any problems with heat where i am in sydney.
@@CarnivorousPlantsSydney I may end up there, but am seriously considering the USA too :D
Things will get better! Just some bumps in the road at the moment but you’re resilient. Keep going and take things one day at a time. Thanks for the update! 🤗
Thank you my friend you are so kind 🙏🏼
Just want to say sorry this happened to you. It gets hot here as well, and I definitely feel your pain with the Cobra Lillies-the only person I know who can keep them alive waters them with ice cubes all summer long and most of us just don't have that kind of time. Things will bounce back, and life will straighten itself out eventually. Good luck wherever you choose to go and whatever you decide to do-
Thank you! I really appreciate it. Yes the Iceblocks are the best option I hear of too haha but damn that’s too unsustainable sadly
Oh my friend 🤗 🍃 the reality of life demands so much from us. Stay encouraged and focus what needs to be done to get ahead. I am curious how you are allowing dormancy for your temperate Carnivorous plants. When the sun is way stronger than needed a shade cloth is used in greenhouses. We both have had a time trying to adjust the perfect setting for the plants. Thank you for the update will keep checking in from the USA 🇺🇲
I've seen some people who live in less than ideal climates use chest freezers outfitted with grow lights and temperature controls to insulate their plants, might be able to save some plants like that for the time being? Other ideas are shade cloths or umbrellas, insulate the boxes. Setting up a pond pump to circulate the water may help keep the roots cooler. Also it's hard see how close your tables are to that black fence and what material is made of, but it might be cooking your plants, I have a dark green metal retaining wall that radiates heat in the summer. Good luck and stay strong!
Yes, the recirculating water idea is one that I'm looking into, however I cant move the plants from this position unfortunately :(
I almost lost my plants in this crazy weather so I know what you talking about man
Yea it sucks hey :/ but we learn and move on
I keep my Venus fly traps and Pitcher plants and Sundew in a grown tent with a grown light where I control the environment and it works beautifully With a automatic timer
That's awesome!
Love the channel and following your growing journey but real life Comes first bro always. Any one who's like carnivorous plants will stick around. Hope your situation becomes a bit more chilled out as you settle In to the new job and balance studying with UA-cam, much love from the UK
Thank you!! I appreciate your support, it means so much to me 😁❤️
Life does not center around the toob alone. Take care of your life, health & wellbeing first and foremost.
Climate acclimation, whether plant, person or animal, takes some time & getting used to. Go at your own pace.
Everyone needs a break from the daily grind now & then. We are glad you are back and sorry for all your losses. 🌱
Glad you're back! Sorry to hear that you had to pass through some hard time.
It's fall here in Brazil for 20 days now, bought my first drosera intermedia in halfway winter on august 25th 2021, not a year yet. Bought VFT, Drosera Filiformis and Binata as my Intermedia haven't died. :) (My experience with plants were awfully bad, always died on me.)
I've lost Filiformis in the process of repotting, but had some leafcutting's i did beforehand that came to life.
Thank you! Goodluck my friend
Hang in there. The struggles just make us stronger.
Character development 😎
@@TheFlytrapGarden Definitely. I've had to move by myself many times and I'm looking at doing it again later this year when I buy a new house. It sucks but I've learned to keep only what I need and not live with a bunch of material things.
Exactly! Don't need much to live off of
Yes
I live in central Florida, US where the sun is absolutely crazy most of times and I've had a hell of a time with my plants burning up! Of the few I have left is just a cactus, a small blackberry bush and my aloe lol. I have absolutely no room inside my apartment to keep my plants or I would...
How sad :(
I find that the cooler plants that you describe grow amazing in part shade. Part shade for me makes the droseras not lose there dew from drying out from the sun. Nepenthes for me do well in part shade too, so that the leaves don’t burn. Not too sure about sarracenias, they always love sun. Oh yeah, I would forget about cobra lilies sadly, until you find some type of grow room where you can alter the conditions. My experience With the conditions in southern Florida might differ from where you are at, but that’s just my experience on the plants you are struggling at in warmer areas.
Its strange as I find that too, however they were in full shade and still died :(
don't stop it. these are ugly days but not many and beautiful days 90% all year round. recover with the plants anyway. increase work. Ciao 🤘👍😉
Thank you!! You are correct 😁
Good luck with your plants! I hope you find success in the future! I’ve had issues with getting water for my plants so they had a lot of damage from drying up and one ended up dying :(
I guess 200L is not enough to last me the whole summer.
Oh yeah, I think somewhere more south of Australia would be a better place for carnivorous plants. I think it’s a bit too tropical in Queensland.
Oh no! Yea 200L is not enough, even 1 000L is not enough for me for a summer without rain unfortunately.
change everything to white
white pots and white tarp and give em some shade
The problem with white pots is algae growth inside the pot :(
Come to California!
Hey buddy. Sorry to hear about what you said in video and that you've lost alot of plants. Clearly it's a strong passion. I live in UK, decent summers but mostly rain for the rest of year haha. Your doing the right thing..don't take too much on, fucus on studying and you'll rebuild your collection I'm sure. If you've moved recently is it possible they have yet to adjust to new environment?
Thank you, I appreciate your kind words! They’ve been here for about a year, they’re acclimated. It’s just the temperatures which is not what they want unfortunately… can’t wait to have a greenhouse one day!
@@TheFlytrapGarden the only thing I can think of is a more shady spot away fro intense sunlight.
@@ColumboDC They're in full shade under the table ( the cool growers) and they still die. Otherwise the ones on top get less light than what they used to when they were at the front of the house, so its a tricky situation ...
It's okay man, a few of your plants tried to come back after being on the edge of death. You will also bounce back just like how some of your plants did and continue on with life. Hopefully you can one day get a green house and find a nice place to live
Thank you my friend! I appreciate it
Nice one
Thanks mate!
Have you considered using a shade cloth arranged so that it protects the plant during the hottest time of the day, while letting the sun in during morning and evening?
Yes I have, but haven't been able to find the correct shade cloth nor can I put it up at my current place :(
Victoria or tassie mate .. I growing venus traps and I did it watching your first video .. Here in tassie it's perfect temps for all of them .. only gets to high 20s and has a proper winter .. low teens but still bright sunshine .. prices if houses are lower too. Best place in Australia.. in my opinion and I've lived in Queensland and WA .. Tassie wins .. 🏆
Cheers! Isn’t tassie very dark in winter though? I don’t know too much about it haha
I live in Hervey Bay which is about 4 hours north of Gold Coast and I grow all of my plants outside in the sun and I know a lot of people in Queensland who do it just adapting where you are and figure out what grows in the conditions, there are a lot of cp I want to grow but knowing where I live it’s just not possible without a proper setup
Yes that’s exactly the issue isn’t it, we want all the plants but need the correct facilities for it :/
Hang in there, life sometimes sucks but it will get better. Stay in Australia, America is freaking crazy at the moment.
I agree!
I am considering moving there in the next year
Honestly, you may be able to save some of the Rev wiring cooler growers. I know this sounds like a bad idea but I can promise you it will most likely work to keep them at least alive. Put them in a window cill for the hottest months
I would but I genuinely have no space inside unfortunately, if I could I would but there’s no space in the house as i only rent a room 🤣🤣
@@TheFlytrapGarden oh that’s not ideal. I wish you luck in keeping them going. Hopefully you get some less intense weather
Shift over the ditch to New Zealand
Sorry mate :-(
I stumbled across your channel just now. I've been trying to find some reliable information on fly traps (an soon sundews), for some time but keep running into the same issue. All the care information appears to be from the States and so you need to try to convert F into C and flip months around for southern hemisphere etc. Then you get someone telling you that you do everyting wrong. So living in Sydney it's much harder to find people who know what they're doing.
I wanted to know if there is any way to help boost the size of the traps that the plant produces and also how long it takes for a plant reach a reasonably mature size.
Again, I'm sure someone will say everyting I'm doing is wrong, but they are still alive and doing well.
Hi, do you mean specifically VFT? They take up to 3/4 years from seed. The plant you get may be from bunnings, may take 6 months to 2 years to reach a decent size depending on their care
There’s not much you can do to boost their growth besides feed them live insects or a diluted seasol and / or power feed solution
@@TheFlytrapGarden Yes I bought 2 (7cm) pots from Bunnings 2 years ago and one has flowered three times and the other only the once, but never together. When I repotted them about 6 months ago I discovered a couple of babies and they were put into their own pot.
I can see new growth with the babies, but its always small traps, while the original plants are at least 5 times their original size. In fact one has started to grow another flower now. I think I'm going to have to repot one of them again soon. It's a pity I can't send photos :)
Can't you use a cover for the plants to filter the sun a bit and not to dry them out?
I can, however I am unable to source a 30% shade cloth and I cant secure a shade cloth to any structures as I am not the house owner :(
@@TheFlytrapGarden That sucks
Hello, I noticed that your Venus flytraps we're doing good even in 35°C=95°F. Where I live, the weather is consistently sunny and the temperature ranges from 38°C - 41°C. I know that it might harm the plants at that temperatures. Do you recommend that a greenhouse will keep them alive and prevent the sun from harming the plants? Or do they just need more water? And yes I will begin to acclimate the plants to the sun slowly. I have not grown Venus flytraps for a couple of years so still a nobby at growing them, but I really want to get back to this hobby that I enjoy. Thanks!!
Hi. Where in the world are you? A greenhouse can work if used to keep them shaded and cooler and more humid if very dry
@@TheFlytrapGarden live in literary the middle of California, which is Fresno. The weather out here fluctuates a lot, like I mentioned earlier 38°C - 41°C. It's not always that high those temps are just when it gets really hot. Most of the times it is 90°F to 101°F. And Thank you for responding back! Love the channel keep it up!
@@sebastiangonzalez9576 I would giver them more water as it is on the dry side in CA and shade it on those really hot days :) and thank you!
what cultivar is the venus flytrap? (the ones with the deep red trap)
I have VFT pink and the ones that are green and red are typicals
@@TheFlytrapGarden interesting i have walmart flytraps that are on their 4th year i think and i have never see traps on tham as deep of red as those. they are always greenish red mix ... i need to get some other plants
@@-AnyWho deep red ones are cultivars , mines purple traps