Comments on: Watering Carnivorous Plants

By: curiousplant

curiousplant — Sun, 07 Jul 2024 00:40:45 +0000

In reply to Susannah. With the additional steps you are describing, this is a form of distillation which would work for the plant.

By: Susannah

Susannah — Sat, 06 Jul 2024 15:07:02 +0000

People are saying that you can boil water with another bowl & then a glass top with ice on it. The condestation & done. I drink spring water bottles. They say you can use spring water also. My pitcher isn’t here yet so I want to know about watering it. Also I am looking for the quick way. Thanks

By: curiousplant

curiousplant — Sat, 06 Jul 2024 12:43:01 +0000

In reply to Susannah Clark. Hi Susannah, while boiling water can reduce pathogens, it will not remove minerals in the water. These would need to be removed through distillation or a form of filtration.

By: Susannah Clark

Susannah Clark — Fri, 05 Jul 2024 23:37:04 +0000

Hi I am reading all these questions and I am going to grow a carnivorous pitcher and I am still confused about what watering it ? Can I boil water & keep it to use for the next watering? Please, help!

By: curiousplant

curiousplant — Sat, 06 Apr 2024 14:08:59 +0000

In reply to Lidia. Hi Lidia, welcome to the hobby! For water filters, it is difficult to say whether one or more types would be adequate as there are many types of filters and brands that target different sizes and types of contaminants. Typically the easiest way to get an idea of the quality is to test the water with a TDS meter which will give you a general idea of the total dissolved solids in it.

By: Lidia

Lidia — Sat, 06 Apr 2024 08:07:51 +0000

Hi I’m new to carnivorous plants I use filtered water from my sift water system and then filtered again with under sink water filtration is this ok? My plant has the big bulbs and hangs in front yard outside thanks

By: curiousplant

curiousplant — Tue, 06 Feb 2024 16:48:12 +0000

In reply to Carlo. Hi Carlo, whether the groundwater is safe to use would depend on its mineral concentration. A TDS meter can help with evaluation this.

By: Carlo

Carlo — Tue, 06 Feb 2024 00:26:48 +0000

Hi, we get our water from groundwater. Would that be okay to use on pitcher and venus flytrap? Thanks

By: curiousplant

curiousplant — Tue, 26 Dec 2023 21:46:12 +0000

In reply to Terence. Hi Terence, 0 or 5 tds water would both be fine to use. RO water can become slightly acidic when exposed to air, however it's not enough to be harmful, especially to Venus Flytraps which already prefer a slightly acidic media.

By: Terence

Terence — Tue, 26 Dec 2023 07:34:52 +0000

Through reverse osmosis, is it better to use 0tds or does this kill the plant? The water i get has a tds of 5, but ive heard it changes the ph ,, so confusion sets in. I am new to the venus fly trap plant and dont want to kill it. However i do have a little rain water wich i am using but its not going to last long as i have 5litres left.