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Grow your own carnivorous plants at home. Growing your plants is simple--everything you need is inside this gift box including starter growing pots, compost discs, Venus fly trap and pitcher plant seeds and markers. A unique gift idea. Green fingers aren’t required to grow a range of beautiful carnivorous plants at home.
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
barely enough seeds for all 5 pots and after 6 weeks still waiting for them to germinate! Buy a big pack of seeds from somewhere else! Works out much cheaper and you're more likely to get seedlings.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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not much more than a novelty gift, and no guarantees on the state of the seeds, which i found that there are not many of in the pack. there are some very basic instructions for germinating the seeds, but they're not at all extensive, it doesn't even say what sort of pitcher plant species it contains, so i would suggest that you do some research on growing these plants as there are some vital things that you need to be aware of and how you can do them. If you do manage to get any growing, i would perhaps avoid growing them in the coir compost supplied, as i was not sure of the mineral/salts contents in it, these plants need to be in acidic, poor nutrient soil-ideally sphagnum peat moss. I've had some luck with a few of the pitcher plant seed, but so far none of the venus fly trap seeds have germinated, though be aware, these plants are extremely slow growing and can take several years to grow to full size, if there's one thing these plants need, it's patience, otherwize buying a grown plant in a pot is a better option.
Carnivourous plants need these 4 vital things:
1)sunlight-as much as you can give it
2)distilled water or rainwater, BUT NOT TAP WATER!
3)acidic, poor nutrient soil
4)winter dormancy
oh and only grow them in plastic or glazed ceramic pots, but never terricotta, as they leech minerals into the soil.
And don't be afraid of growing them outside, even here in the UK! they're not tropical plants-they actually can do very well outdoors-you probably just have to give them some protection over winter in a cloche/mini greenhouse, or put them in a porch or garage where it doesn't get too warm for their winter dormancy period.
Carnivourous plants need these 4 vital things:
1)sunlight-as much as you can give it
2)distilled water or rainwater, BUT NOT TAP WATER!
3)acidic, poor nutrient soil
4)winter dormancy
oh and only grow them in plastic or glazed ceramic pots, but never terricotta, as they leech minerals into the soil.
And don't be afraid of growing them outside, even here in the UK! they're not tropical plants-they actually can do very well outdoors-you probably just have to give them some protection over winter in a cloche/mini greenhouse, or put them in a porch or garage where it doesn't get too warm for their winter dormancy period.
24 of 25 people found the following review helpful
This was given to a very dear friend who has a great interest in this type of indoor plant .I have only now found out that the said present had only TWO seeds init, no comments were made at the time incase she upset me , as this is not in her nature. I do appreciate that there is always the one that got away.Never mind we know where to shop next time.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Not sure
Thought this would be really cool to grow it etc, but didn't realise you have to have a UV or thermal light thing. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Rachel
seeds didn't pop. waste of money
I would not recommend buy products "Grow it" from Gift Republic as not even one seed from 4 boxes (2 different products) I had bought - haven't pop. Read more
Published 12 months ago by arthur
Rubbish
The product was rubbish, it came in a squashed box, and the seeds were spread all over the box. We followed the instructions and nothing has grown. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Joe
rubbish
ordered this product, received a pack of crushed seeds.
So i complained to the company who made out they didnt believe me but sent me new ones anyway. Read more
So i complained to the company who made out they didnt believe me but sent me new ones anyway. Read more
Published 13 months ago by P. Mcneil
Good for a gift
Wanted unusual and this fits the bill, although did think it said grow your own cannabis plant at first :).
Published 16 months ago by Mr. P. Carter
some parts missing
arrived on time with everything but the coconut husks were missing. I wouldn't normally mind but I had already wrapped it and gave it to a friend as a gift, only found out parts... Read more
Published 17 months ago by nav_monster
Very disappointed
I made the order in April 2010 and it arrived on time and had the described contents.
However I tried growing both types of seeds in both conditions discribed in the... Read more
However I tried growing both types of seeds in both conditions discribed in the... Read more
Published 18 months ago by B.Smith
They don't grow
I bought 3 different "Grow it" products as stocking fillers last Christmas for my sisters - Grow your own Tea/Coffee, Carnivorous Plants, and Bonsai tree. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Neasa
Don't waste your money
This product contradicts itself. It gives you compost discs to grow your carnivorous plants in as these are full of nutrients to help plants grow, yet the growing book says that... Read more
Published 23 months ago by Beat
NO SEEDS!!
Could not believe that this gift i bought had no seeds in it at all. So basically it is worthless after me paying for it. Total rubbish!
Published 23 months ago by John A. Kennedy
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