Cartilage plants can easily catch their prey.They have evolved to do that now.Specimens that are left alone may suffer more from being fed than if they were grown in optimal conditions.If the plant in question is a Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula), gardeners should proceed with caution.
Step 1: Don't feed bugs to your plants.
Don't feed any meat intended for human consumption.Many garden books and websites tell people to offer small pieces of meat, usually hamburger, to their Venus flytraps.The traps are designed to process bugs.Unsuitable foods may not kill the plant completely, but they will kill every trap they are placed into.Carefully choose the bugs.The plant could become overwhelmed if it wasn't for the small bugs that are 1/3 the size of the traps.Live or dead bugs can be used to feed the plants.Venus flytraps will only eat live bugs if they are motivated.
Step 2: Don't feed the trap with too much food.
Venus flytraps can only process so many bugs before they die off.
Step 3: Plant near other plants with pests.
A natural way of feeding plants is to place them around other garden plants with insect problems.Gardeners should keep in mind that this technique won't get rid of all the bugs on the other plants, but it may work as a control method.
Step 4: Most plants don't need to be fed.
Plants do not usually have to be fed.Every homeowner hates to admit it, but there are always bugs that get in and that is all the plant needs to be happy.
Step 5: The flytraps should be avoided.
Gardeners are advised against triggering the traps on their Venus flytraps because these traps only open and shut a set amount of times before they fall off.Valuable plant energy can be wasted.
Step 6: Fertilizing your plants is not advisable.
The more expensive types of plants include sundews (Drosera species), butterworts, Venus flytraps and pitcher plants.They adapted by catching prey to fulfill their needs.Unless they are certain that it will be beneficial, gardeners shouldn't feedfertilizer to their plants.
Step 7: Dispensing with distilled water is a good way to dispose of any fertilizer.
If gardeners accidentally get ordinaryfertilizer on their plants, they should flush out the specimen with enough distilled water or rain to get it out of the pot.This process can be repeated several times.The chances of success are good if the plant is exposed to a small amount offertilizer.
Step 8: Take a look at your specific plant variety.
There are a lot of different types of plants, each with its own needs and requirements.To make sure they know how to care for it properly, gardeners should do the appropriate research on the specimen they are hoping to acquire.