I have a venus flytrap that is beginning to go into dormancy. Normally, here in Oklahoma, I could probably put the plant outside (while bringing the plant in for hard freezes) and the cooler temperatures and shorter photo-period would keep the plant in dormancy until spring, but winter this year seems like it's going to be either too warm or too cold for the flytrap to overwinter outside.
I've heard of people putting their plants into the garage to overwinter, which might work on the colder days because the garage will be about the right temperature, but knowing Oklahoma weather... I don't trust the temperature to play nice this year.
I have also heard that people can put their flytraps into the refrigerator, but that this was a last resort. The plants need a bit of light and water even during dormancy... So I was thinking...
What if I were to take a mini-fridge with a glass door and overwinter the flytraps in there? The particular fridge linked to doesn't get below ~44 degrees apparently, and I can either shine an artificial light through the door or I can put the fridge in a spot where it gets actual sunlight... Wouldn't this satisfy the dormancy needs of a venus flytrap?
Has anyone ever tried this or done something similar?
Submitted November 10, 2014 at 10:46PM by Cjones1560 http://ift.tt/144U0MR botany
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