Cutting the VFT

[jasono]

Please help me. I need help on what to cut on the VFT. I know plants need to be pruned so loss of energy does not occur. My question is, do VFT's need that type of treatment? WHere and when do I cut the traps? Do i cut it lower by the stem or by the end of the leaf by the trap.

 

[NickHubbell]

Venus flytraps should not be pruned. Only remove dead traps and leaves from the plant. I normally wait until the entire leaf has turned black and then carefully remove it form the plant.

 

[dfalkanger]

For my VFT's when a trap is dying off I usually just let it die off naturally as it would in the wild. When I cut off traps mold tends to develop, eventually the dead leaf and trap kinda just work their way into the soil and disapear. I try to let my CP's grow just as naturally at my home as they would in the wild, and they seem to do very well.

 

[Kyle6002]

the only time I prune my plant is if there is a dead trap when the trap is almost completely dead I cut it off I have never had any problems with mold but do leave the leaf is for it helps with photo......... I would only cut the leaf with no tap when it gets to be covered over by other leaves and really doesn't seem to be doing anything