I repotted and out on my terrace a few days ago and now it is looking in bad shape, please help! I’m watering a few times a week and really giving it a lot. It gets a lot of light In the morning and a good amount in the afternoon. I live in Sacramento CA so it can get hot here, is that the problem?
by Elm67
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Whoa.. I’ve never seen a leggy VFT before. Did you use the miracle gro garbage soil in the background? That’s probably one of your problems.
Whoa! Is it in SOIL? It could be a goner, but try to rinse all the soil off with DISTILLED water and get it into sphagnum moss. Bright lights, never dry, distilled water, never tap.
Miracle grow is garbage potting soil. Avoid using at all costs.
You’re first mistake was using miracle grow
Here is a [video](https://youtu.be/r-6qk8AY0mE?si=U9Ucz8TPQ-z3ThL1) with helpful info. You basically want peat moss & perlite 1:1 with no added fertilizer for potting media. You VFT is also buried too deep, here are some [diagrams](https://hunterflytraps.com/pages/plant-diagrams) that show how they should be potted.
Okay so these grow naturally in like bogs and marshes. They don’t do soil, and they are super sensitive to water. It’s gotta be distilled water and it can’t be in soil.