I got a venus fly trap. How should I maintain it?
There are really only 4 things Venus Fly Traps require to stay healthy: 1) Sunlight – at least 4 hours of direct sunlight a day 2) Water – rain, distilled or reverse osmosis water only 3) Soil – Nutrient poor soil such as peat moss 4) Dormancy – Venus Fly Traps require a 3-4 month dormancy period Venus fly traps like lots of light. Try to give it at least 4 hours of direct sunlight a day. The more you can give it the better. It is best to grow your fly trap outside where it can get plenty of sun and catch its own food. You don’t actually have to feed a Venus Fly Trap anything other than sunlight and water. If you do choose to feed it, don’t over do it. Feed it only insects and at most only a couple a month. Venus fly traps need clean water. Usually tap water will not do. It is best to use distilled water, rain water, or reverse osmosis water. Venus fly traps need water with a TDS (total dissolved solids) measurement of 50 ppm (parts per million) or less. In order to get this, you proba
