> What would the moisture reading be in the soil of a Venus Fly Trap
> using one of those foot long moisture meters. What would be the driest
> moisture reading on the meters scale 1-10 . 10 is wet.
> Regular plants I water when they dry out to 3.
>
> How much water should they soack in 1,2,3,3,5 cm?
I'd expect the reading in the soil for most CP to be nearly as wet
as if you put the probe in water. I don't think you can quantify
just how much water a VFT should stand in - so long as the pot in in
the water and able to draw it up by capillary action, then the
wetness of the soil will be pretty much the same. I don't think the
water level should be up near the soil surface, but then I haven't
tried it.
I guess you could let them get a bit drier in Winter, but again I
can't quantify it.
-- Clarke Brunt (clarke@brunt.demon.co.uk)