Re: Moisture Readings
John Walker (jorwa@ix.netcom.com)
Wed, 4 Oct 1995 09:57:25 -0700
> 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?
>
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I had never thought of using a moisture meter with VFT's so I got mine out,
dusted it off, and gave it a try. It pegged at 10. I simply place my pots
of VFT's in half an inch of water and let them soak up what they need. I
don't keep them any drier or wetter and they are doing fine (except for the
little aphids or whatever they are).
John Walker
jorwa@ix.netcom.com