I think it would be hilarious to try it
2007-12-12 06:37:25 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Yea, hilarious. Actually, you would only kill it. VFTs can only eat insects. Although people call these plants carnivorous, they are actually insectivorous which means Meat will also kill a carnivorous plant because the toxins created during decomposition will cause it to rot and I'm sure the same thing will happen with spaghetti.
Carnivorous plant NoNos:
No meat of any kind. Meat rots and it will kill them
No fertilizer of any kind. Pot carnivorous plants in a 50/50 mix of peat moss and perlite only.
No straight tap water. Use filtered tap, aged tap or distilled (preferred)
Here are some sites that will help you with just about everything you need to know about growing carnivorous plants. Good Luck and have fun.
Information:
http://www.cobraplant.com/venus-flytrap.html
http://www.doityourself.com/stry/carnivorousplants?starvote=2&pid=153840
Contains a Section on dormancy:
http://www.the-venus-flytrap.com/venus-flytrap-help.html
Expertvillage videos all about carnivorous plants:
Feeding and more:
http://www.expertvillage.com/videos/pitcher-feeding.htm
Building a terrarium:
http://homegarden.expertvillage.com/videos/terrariums-selecting.htm
Propagation and more:
http://homegarden.expertvillage.com/videos/carnivorous-plant-propagation-division.htm
2007-12-12 07:06:09 · answer #1 · answered by Sptfyr 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I think a venus flytrap really only digests nutrients from the insects that it eats. I'm not sure how the spaghetti would differ from that or a bug... it has some nutrients in it... I've never seen it done though
2007-12-12 14:40:49 · answer #2 · answered by Jeremy - myspace.com/jeremy41286 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Venus Fly trap plants are meat eaters, eating primarily insects. Feeding it spaghetti may kill it. poor plant. Can I have it?
2007-12-12 18:37:36 · answer #3 · answered by The Cat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No idea about spaghetti but when I was a kid and was visiting my aunt I used to give her venus flytrap dry cat crunchies.
I have no idea why I thought that would be fun.
2007-12-13 07:48:56 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope, there strictly meat eaters.
2007-12-12 14:40:57 · answer #5 · answered by mickey diddly 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If it's a meat sauce...
2007-12-12 18:58:50 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no. It would be funny, but I don't think it's possible :P
2007-12-12 14:53:42 · answer #7 · answered by Jessica B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋