think that lowes waters and takes care of the carnivorous plants?

bugeater4

14 years ago

Today I went to lowes and checked out the death cubes. They were all dead and had fungus.

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justin1012454875
14 years ago
The cubes are covered and I'm pretty sure lowes isn't going to go to every cube and treat it with anti-fungle. I tell my Lowes store to save the what-alive plans there are and suggest they take the lid off but no... I'm sure the plant either dies, or gets purchased before they need to water again. If they do need to water I think atleast one or two watering of their water wont take a huge effect more then the HIGH humidity and no anti-fungle.
taz6122
14 years ago
You are probably mistaking Mold for Fungus. It's lack of water that kills them and mold grows on the decaying material. I just bought a moldy Nepenthes from lowes for $0.35
It may not live but if it does will be the cheapest I've ever bought.
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predatoryplants
14 years ago
Mold = fungus
taz6122
14 years ago
Some molds are but slime molds and water molds are not fungi.
mooseling
14 years ago
Slime molds and water molds aren't really molds, though. We just call them molds since we don't have anything else to call them. Molds (the real molds) are fungi.

I used to work at Lowe's and I mentioned that those cubes were going to kill the plants to one of the garden center people, but she didn't like me very much and just ignored me. I think I made her mad when I watered a cactus. Oh well.

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