In recent years, flycatchers have gradually become a favorite plant of flower lovers, because of its unique shape and ability to catch bugs, which is very interesting. However, the maintenance of flycatchers is not a simple errand, these few misunderstandings of maintaining flycatchers, have you stepped on them?
Myth 1: Basking in the sun all year round
Flycatcher is a kind of sun-loving plant, in the usual maintenance, should be given to the flycatcher about four to six hours a day of direct light, to ensure that it can grow normally, however, in the summer, we should properly shade the flycatcher, and can not from morning to night, if you do this, will make the flycatcher sunburn, hair, will lead to the gradual rot of the leaves.
Myth 2: Flycatchers are often fed insects and pieces of meat
The native land of flytraps in the coastal plains southeast of South Carolina and the northeastern corner of North Carolina in the United States is barren, so the flytraps evolved this leaf that can prey on insects. However, if too many insects are fed to the flycatcher at one time, the flycatcher will "indigestion", making its leaves blacken in large quantities (the leaves of the flycatcher will gradually turn black and rot after preying on insects), and the new leaves are very slow, making it difficult to fill the blackened and rotten leaves of the flycatcher. 而鸡鸭鱼牛等哺乳动物的肉是高蛋白的肉，投喂给捕蝇草也使得捕蝇草难以消化。 所以，在养护捕蝇草的过程中，我们要顺其自然，让它自然捕食昆虫，偶尔投喂昆虫也可以，切忌过度投喂、乱投喂。
Myth three: too little watering or too often
Although the flytrap native to swamps, its root system is very fragile. When we water it, we should water it enough each time to keep the soil moist, but not to accumulate water. If you water too much, you need to drain the excess water so as not to affect root breathing; Flycatchers are usually watered with pot immersion, but this method cannot be used in the summer, otherwise it is easy to rot roots. Prepare a tray, place the pot on top, and then pour 1-2 cm deep water into the dish, and the water should penetrate through the drainage hole under the pot so that a certain humidity can be maintained.
Myth 4: Directly use gardening soil to grow flytraps
When we purchased flycatchers, we found that the substrates used to grow flycatchers were basically not ordinary soils, but most of them were water-retaining substrates such as water moss. Because the requirements of flycatchers for water and soil are more stringent, the requirements of flytraps on the soil need to have a certain degree of water retention and acidity, which can make the root growth and development of flytraps better. Usually, substrates such as water moss, peat soil, and perlite with good water permeability can be used, and after using these substrates, it is necessary to always maintain sufficient water in the pot, so that the growth of flycatchers can be more vigorous. In addition, during the growing season of flycatchers, it is also necessary to use some fertilizer to meet its nutrient needs
The above are a few misunderstandings of the maintenance of flycatchers, if you step on it, then hurry up and "rescue" it!
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