Comments on: Should you pee on your Venus flytrap?

By: Ryan

Ryan — Tue, 19 May 2009 08:00:40 +0000

@Rymah – I don’t know anythign about Brita filters sorry.

@Jim – how is my statement rhetorical?

By: Jim

Jim — Mon, 11 May 2009 00:59:13 +0000

If urinating on a Venus Flytrap is disgusting, what is putting cow crap on edible crops? The minerals in urine may not be beneficial to Venus Flytraps, but your prudish rhetorical sentiment doesn’t help anything either.

By: Rymah

Rymah — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 20:33:06 +0000

I have one of the Brita filter’s is this ok??

what about melting enough snow to last throung the summer??

By: Ryan

Ryan — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 03:23:40 +0000

Hi Eamon,
No, well water or garden pond water is not okay. The water needs to be pure. Well water and pond water are unlikely to be very pure.

By: Eamon

Eamon — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:25:42 +0000

Would water from a well or a garden pond be okay for the plant?

By: Ryan

Ryan — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 00:51:59 +0000

Hi Anna,
No, river or lake water will also contain lots of contaminants, although significantly less than some other sources.

By: anna

anna — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 00:28:40 +0000

how about river water or lake water?

By: Ryan

Ryan — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 05:12:26 +0000

Thanks Thomas,
I’ve heard of that theory before. As long as the tank is clean then the water should indeed be very good quality.

By: Thomas

Thomas — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 20:13:05 +0000

I found during the summer time if you collect the water coming from an Air Conditioner drain this works great, it is distilled water which comes from the water vapor in the air which is cooled on the coils of the A/C while it’s running and a small A/C will generate several gallons a day, and if your lucky enough to have the in-room type A/C it even has built in storage tanks you’d normally have to empty down the sink….

((( And keep your traps away from an A/C as it will end up drying them out and killing them, they love the heat and humidity even if there owners don’t )))