DBlume bought my son a Venus Flytrap plant. You'd think he won the lottery, he was so happy.

DBlume Sep 07, 2010 04:07AM

bought my son a Venus Flytrap plant. You'd think he won the lottery, he was so happy.

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DBlume Sep 07, 2010 04:09AM

also took my kids to see the Bison while we were in Golden Gate Park. Had fresh Jackfruit too. WAY BETTER than durian.
pastilla says Sep 07, 2010 03:01PM

OK, we have a winner for the Best Dad of the Day Event.
DBlume is Sep 07, 2010 04:25PM

going to post what my son wrote on his calendar yesterday at the daddy blog, when I get back home. OK, I'll transcribe it here:
DBlume Sep 07, 2010 04:25PM

transcribes, "We got a Venus Flytrap pet."
pastilla Sep 07, 2010 05:11PM
Scarlet Sep 07, 2010 05:37PM

so cute!!!
DBlume says Sep 08, 2010 04:11AM

Here's a picture of what he wrote on the calendar.
pastilla gives Sep 08, 2010 04:11PM

unasked-for advice: VFT need a lot of humidity. Re-planting in a terrarium increases the chances they will survive and flourish.
DBlume says Sep 08, 2010 05:28PM

pastilla, Thank you. I'm concerned about that.
thatkidwho has Sep 10, 2010 05:53PM

never had very much success with those types of plants
pastilla says Sep 10, 2010 06:03PM

I killed two (following internet advice). My mother told me 1" gravel/2-3" vermiculite in a glass terrarium (oversized brandy snifter)
pastilla says Sep 10, 2010 06:05PM

as long as you can see water in the gravel, the soil will be moist enough, (and the sloped sides of the snifter keeps the plant hydrated)