Hey! Quick question; what’s the best way you’ve found to water your Venus flytrap? My partner recently took one on and they seem to have a hard time keeping them adequately watered and fed – the heads blacken and die far more quickly than they’re seemingly supposed to, and what to do varies greatly across the Internet. Your plants look fantastic, so I’d figured I’d ask.

glumshoe:

Well, I trim the traps off once they start to dry out and blacken – they’ve only got so many snaps in them, and I’d rather encourage new growth than trying to power a failing trap. So, the only reason you don’t see any blackened traps on mine is because I just pruned them!

As for watering, the best way to do it is to put the pot inside a tray at least a couple of inches deep and “water from the bottom”. I haven’t had much luck pouring water over the soil, but pouring it into the tray allows the roots to soak it up. They can stand in water for a long time, so I just refill when the tray is mostly dry.

Also, they need distilled water. Blackening parts of the plant can mean it’s being poisoned by minerals.

dragontribeadventures:

He’s hard to see because his markings are excellent at helping him blend into this setting, but he’s in the middle testing out his digging skills. It’s easier just to look for movement.

Stellagama stellio

relatablepicsofedwardelric:

crsbbq:

Yeah, I’ve tasted that failure plenty of times

4:30am and failing hardcore

prof-peach:

This episode of prof.Peach is for all you forgetful folk out there who need a little help sometimes.

All pokemon can be taught to help you of course, but these four are particularly adept at it!

The care pages for these pokemon are on my PATREON, and if your interested in seeing them head to my page and follow the link in the bio!

I hope you’ll join us again soon when we talk about the best Pokémon for epileptics or people who suffer with siezures. Have a happy weekend guys!

Tonight’s “I read a lot” adventures:

Somehow my Texan accent is slipping into more of a Midwest accent, evidently?

Also, where did I learn the word “conflux”?

glumshoe:

glumshoe:

THE BEAST IS UPON ME

she’s three and a half years old now but she still gets excited like this EVERY SINGLE TIME

veronica-rich:

marypsue:

becausebirds:

Britain’s smallest bird, the Goldcrest, weighs the same as a teaspoonful of sugar.

#it also appears to be full of hate (via tumbleaboutit)

If everyone else flying around you was the size of a Cadillac Escalade, you’d be pissed, too.

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GO TO SLEEP

yes sir/ma’am/etc

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spoonie-living:

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