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Posted 4M ago by @JesssJungle

Ello! How are y'all dealing with dormancy if you are in t...

Ello! How are y'all dealing with dormancy if you are in the 5B growing area for the US? This'll be my first year overwintering my Venus fly traps & other carnivorous plants. It gets below freezing here in the winter for extended periods of time.

Just look at these robust beauties that I have now!! They've been growing all summer.
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Photo of my other carnivores that I moved inside under a grow light. Nepenthes, sarracenia, and sundews.
Hi, I'm clearly not in the 5b area but am just chiming in to follow this post and the wisdom shared, since I've been wondering how best to deal with my newly acquired VFTs first dormancy. πŸ˜€
Yours look absolutely marvelous.
@JesssJungle love the boots pot
@JesssJungle Jess, is one of them Deathstalker ? I did post about dormancy not that long ago at #cpclubthursday although these zones is very much a US thing
Your VFTs are looking great Jess! 😁
@JesssJungle
Hi jess Loving your baby's 😍 look great I've just bought a VFT yesterday in the sales it had a couple of black traps which I've cut off
From what I read, some move them to their garage or unheated room. You also have the option of sticking them in the fridge.
@Seymour I'll have to find your post! I have done some research, but I like to see what other people are doing! πŸ˜€ And yes! Deathstalker is still going strong. I don't think he is pictured here but he is still outside & doing well.!! 😁
@LaSiguanaba thanks, Rose!!! 😊
@Chevysgirl11 oh that looks great, Caroline!! It has some nice red color!
@StockyWoodruff I have read that it's an option to put them in the fridge. I may do this if/when temps get too low for them to be outside.
@MusicalRedmint hopefully this post helps us both out! ☺️
@JesssJungle
Thanks Jess ❀️
My second CP πŸ˜ƒ
@JesssJungle yeah I’ve seen somewhere that it’s a last resort and then another person who says they do it every year
@JesssJungle
Hopefully it helps although Merranda provided an excellent answer to dormancy

https://greg.app/post/u9zk7/cp-club-thursday-for-september-26th-2024welcome-to-cpclubthursday-now-nearing-200-members-cp

https://greg.app/question/ipij3/which-carnivorous-plants-need-to-go-through-dormancy-this-will-be-my-first-winter-with-carnivorous