Question
I bought 2 purpurea,they came from Fly Trap Farm in 3"pots their @ 4" high now,Should I replant now or wait until,next Spring before they start coming back 2 life?I'm not sure of what pot size 2 use.I have 3 extra 6" pots that I had flytraps living in last year and only one survived,no thanks to a roomate that emptied their water supply!!That rat bastard!!

Answer
Hello Rick,

You could go ahead and repot them now if you like. Pot them into a 4 or 5 inch pot each and repot as necessary into a larger pot. When you notice roots poking out the pot bottom or the plant simply seems too unweildy in a smaller pot, place it in a bigger pot that can contain its root growth properly, and its leaf growth to your tastes. For growing season repoting you can simply loosen and remove the entire soil ball from the pot and place it in a lager pot with just enough new moss and perlite to fill in. Right after winter next year, you can do a full repotting by taking the plant out of its pot and washing some of the old soil from the roots in a bowl of distilled water, then repot it in fresh soil.

Christopher