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What type of plants are you interested in growing? This poll is closed. |
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| Perennials! |
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142 | 20.91% |
| Annuals! |
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30 | 4.42% |
| Woody plants! |
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62 | 9.13% |
| Succulent plants! |
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171 | 25.18% |
| Tropical plants! |
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60 | 8.84% |
| Non-vascular plants are the best! |
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31 | 4.57% |
| Screw you, I'd rather eat them! |
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183 | 26.95% |
| Total: | 679 votes | ||
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A guy at my work gave me a venus fly trap. Said "my girlfriend doesn't like it any more, so I thought I'd bring it in and see if anyone here wanted it." It's quite small and looked a little sick at work, but after taking it home and putting it in the window and dutifully keeping it wet, it seems to have perked up and is uncoiling some new leaves with baby traps on the end of them. How do I take care of this thing and keep it going well? I can't really leave it outside because it gets cold at night still...will the plant get enough light through the window glass? Or should I buy a little grow-lamp for it? Also, my house is very clean and I don't have any bugs easily accessible other than the wood lice under the bricks in the front, which seem kind of hard and crunchy for a plant to eat, so while it apparently only needs to eat a few times a month I don't really know what to feed it. All the other plants I've tried to keep I did a poor job of, so I want this guy to survive if I can help it. 
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May 1, 2013 01:17
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I went to water my fly trap today and found that one of the traps has sealed up with a little black thing inside it. I think it's a fruit fly. Way to go, little guy, I'm buying you a grow-lamp 
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May 11, 2013 19:45
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Speaking of carnivorous plants, I have a little venus fly trap that I think is dormant right now but is starting to come out of it and perk up again. When it does start waking up, I'd like to move it to a bigger pot or a little terrarium or something, and maybe even try to propagate it by taking off one or two leaves at the same time. Does anyone have any tips for doing this properly?
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Feb 2, 2014 21:49
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