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11-10-2007, 11:19 PM #1OPSenior Member
Venus Flytraps as a pest deterrent?
It's cool, no offense taken. :thumbsup:
Maybe I'll get a few Flytraps going outside of the growroom, and just try to train them to tolerate lower humidity in a windowsill, or on a porch. Either way, I'll take good care of them, and figure out what makes them thrive...then, should the opportunity arise to test the idea, I'll give it a shot & post the results.
Hopefully I'll just have the chance to grow and care for a new & exotic plant...and won't ever need them to go to town on bothersome pests. I'd rather there be no pests in the first place.
Be good, everyone!Mr. Clandestine Reviewed by Mr. Clandestine on . Venus Flytraps as a pest deterrent? Okay, so maybe I'm just a total loon for bringing it up, but how feasible would it be to plant a few Venus Flytraps in an indoor garden when signs of thrips, whiteflies, fungus gnats, etc., may be present? At first, I was toying with the idea of adding them directly to the soil, since they develop short root systems...but they have a tendency to become poisoned by excess nitrogen. But how about planting them in a separate container in the middle of the other plants? I feel that they'd be Rating: 5
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