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Venus fly traps in hydroponics?

Helvete

Helvete

I rescued a couple of venus fly traps from the local hardware store that were dying and on sale for $1 each with the idea in mind that maybe I could use them for controlling fungus gnats and other unwanted pests that follow me inside to my grow area.  I've been unable to find much about running them in a nutrient rich environment, other than a single youtube vid of a guy running some in an aquaponics, but I think it's definitely possible.  They're supposed to be living in the bogs and marshes of the Carolinas where the water they get is lacking nutrients but I'm willing to test the boundaries of this.  Most of what I can find is people running them in plain water.  Does anyone have any experience with this?
 
No personal experience but I have also read that they don't like nute rich soil so I assume that extends to hydro as well.
 
Are they sensitive enough to catch a gnat?  Seems like that would burn more energy than the gnat provides in return.
 
They need extremely nutrient-poor potting mix and extremely clean water. Regular potting mix will kill them quickly, as will tap water. How that translates to a hydroponic system, I don`t know, as I have no experience with hydroponics. It is true that they grow in more acidic environments. 
 
Let us know how you get on, as I`d be interested to hear the results,
 
Yeah you don't want to put them in nutrient rich soil so I imagine that they would be killed from the nutrients required in a hydroponic system. I spent a few months growing one and then killed it by putting it in Miracle-Grow when I transplanted it :cry:
 
My tap water was too powerful for them even at about 300 ppm. They get most of their nutrition from from the bugs, Very picky plants..... mine never lasted long. I cannot seeing hydro work out for them unless you figure out what PH they like and never feed them any nutrients
 
I believe it's still illegal to remove them from the wild around here in Charleston, i know of a few places where the pitchers and sundews grow nicely.

They can be found online too. I see them every year when I go to the trade shows.

Look up the Green n Growing show in Greensboro, NC. They may have a published vendor list that could be a good start. Also the SCNLA show in Myrtle Beach. Both shows attract vendors from Up and down the East Coast so it is possible that you might find something that would be what you're looking for.
 
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