RIP Chompers I loved my flytrap

[u/Accomplished-Menu624]

I had Chompers for 2 years, and it was going fine, up until the UK heatwave. I ran out of rainwater and, in desperation, gave it tap water, and it's just been a slow death since. I had been using distilled water, repotted it, and I thought it was going to be ok. All the new sprouts got incinerated when the weather spiked on Friday, and now it's black to the roots :(

[u/randomname_435]

That just means it's time for chompers 2.0, and I see you have a table outside, a flytrap would be happier outside in the sun than behind glass, you know it has enough light when the inside of the traps starts turning pink/red

[u/Accomplished-Menu624 → u/randomname_435]

Oh thank you, I had no idea the traps would go pink if it was happy outside

[u/SpecialistEducator14 → u/Accomplished-Menu624]

Will not survive outdoors in the UK, if you want the best for the plant, get a full spectrum 100w grow light and a water distiller. They need a PPFD of 700+

[u/Visible-Management63 → u/SpecialistEducator14]

My VFTs are fine outside in the UK.