Hello Latinforever,

I understand that your newly purchased Vfts leaves turned black all the sudden, it's very understandable. Venus' flytraps dislike drastic temperature changes. When you bought it, it was probably sitting in a Shaded Area, covered with some plastic cup/dome. Everytime you buy plants from places like Home Depot, or Lowes.. or Walmart, you should atleast acclimate them for a week. Many People usually acclimate their plants to their New Surroundings.

Some People Acclimate their plants by Growing them under flourecent lights, some in a shaded area(out of direct sunlight), or in an bright, indirect area atleast for a week. While acclimating your plant, you can still water it with the tray method.

You should not dispose your vft to the garbage. You mention about repotting your plant. It sounds like a good idea. Just make sure to buy Peatmoss, not potting soil, Get some Schwults.. or lambert peatmoss from Walmart, or Lowes. Along with that, you can purchase some perlite. Mix the Media, 50% Peat Moss, 50% Perlite. Make the media very moist. this new media will aerate your plant's roots, and help it in its new growth. After you repot your plant, try acclimating it either under lights for a week or in a bright indirect area outdoors.

Your second question, the only way to train your newly purchased plants to take full sun is by acclimating them both in their new surroundings. Trust me in this one, everytime i buy new plants from home depot(usually VFts) i acclimate them for atleast a week under flourecent lights, after that week, i allow them to take full sun atleast for 4-6 hours a day.
Here's how one of my Home Depot Vfts looks like after a month that i bought it(it's the one in the center):
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Hey, i hope these answers help your two questions.

Xymox I truly appreciate all of you help and taking the time to anwser my questions. I'm i correct then in leaving them under the shade of the tree were they get difuse sunlight so they can get use to the florida sun? also should I get rid of all the traps and leaves that are all black on the palnt right now and repot them in the new medium as well is fine? cause i have herd that VFT should only be repotted in dormancy only.

No problem LatinForever, About the Diffused lighting under the tree, it depends, since dionaea require full sun in order for them to grow vigorously. In most Nurseries, VFTs are growned in full sun all the time.
I guess you can leave your VFTs under the tree for a week, after that you can expose them to full sunlight.

If you you bought your plants just now, it is ok to repot them into a new media. Yes, people usually repot their plants every year after Their Dormancy period, but it would be best if you repot your new plants into new media.(usually the peatmoss that they came in when you bought them causes teir leaves to mold)

You can get rid Of the dead leaves and traps, simply trim them off with a small pair of scissors. just be careful not to damage the white bulb area. After trimming your VFts old leaves. But before you begin trimming & repotting, get your new pot ready with the peatmoss+perlite media, make it moist. Then after that, trim your new plants' old leaves and traps, just leave their healthy leaves.

Hope this helps you. Your Questions are always welcomed in this forum by everyone.

Xymox,
It sounds like you have alot of VFT's how many would you say you roughly have? thanks.

Hey Akheadbanger,

I really honestly do not know how many VFts i have at the moment.. i got dozens that grow in my garden bog.. some other 100s of seedlings from seeds.. Some from Cooks, some from Home Depot, some that a friend gave to me.. and some from a garden center..& some from divisions or leaf cuttings.. But i know for sure i will have a good time transplanting them all after this winter.