Re: VFT leaf cuttings...

Mellard, David (dam7@ATSDHA1.EM.CDC.GOV)
Wed, 14 Aug 96 10:02:00 EST

> Will the VFTs be okay "unfed" until they reach a size where they can
>trap midges and fungus gnats for themselves, or should I feed them
>diluted liquid plant food? And what types of plant foods do you
>recommend and in what dilution? Thanks, Gary.

I visited a friend's greenhouse the other day and he showed me two trays
with probably 50 or so VFTs. One tray was misted with dilute fertilizer,
the other relied solely on caught prey. The difference in the size of the
plants was amazing with the misted VFTs being two or three times larger than
the non-misted VFTs. This is not to say that misted VFTs will get larger
than normal, they were just more advanced in their growth stage.