Make sure to use a pure water like distilled or rain water. The more sun you give them the healthier they will be. The Venus flytrap is native to North and South Carolina thus it is not a tropical plant and does not like to be kept in warm growing conditions all of the time.
up vote 20 down vote accepted. Soften. Other things that typically are added with salt will tend to toughen the beans, but it isn't the fault of the salt. For decades, chefs have circulated the oral tradition that adding salt hardens beans, but it's a myth.n short: salt replaces calcium and magnesium in the beans' skins that make them tougher. The result is that when beans are soaked in salt water the skin softens at the same rate as the bean interior and the beans do not blow out.
No need to feed kidney beans if they are planted in rich soil. If you choose to fertilize, use an organic fertilizer that is not based in nitrogen. Kidney beans have shallow roots so be very careful when weeding. Best to use a thick layer of organic mulch, like straw or leaves to keep the weeds down.o not plant kidney beans too early. Soil that is too cold or too wet will cause them to rot. Use plastic mulch to warm the soil prior to sowing seeds. In cooler climates, choose quicker maturing varieties. When in doubt, a dry kidney bean is ready when you gently bite into it and leave no tooth mark.