Hi everyone.
I'm having some trouble with my N. lowii.
I got the plant about a month ago and this is what it looked like after being potted up in LFS:
N. Lowii
The plant is now having it's leaves turn black and die form the base leaves up. I have also seen little growth, though I don't think this is unexpected given the timeframe.
I don't have a picture just yet but will get one to post tonight.
It's in my glasshouse with temps ranging from 15 degrees C at night to about 30 degrees C day (sorry for the "degrees C"), humidity does not drop below 70% and it's getting bright but no direct sunlight.
I've searched through all the posts I could find on similar topics but wanted to see if there were any thoughts?
The only idea that I could come up with was the LFS being too wet (this batch seems to be quite soggy compared to my other batches of LFS). I've been watering it every day and it IS quite damp. I also read one reference that suggested that N. lowii likes a slightly drier substrate than most Neps.
All of my other Neps (mostly highland/Intermediate and a few lowland) are doing great.
So... over watering & too wet? SHould I re-pot inot a better batch of LFS (i.e drier and more airy)?
Thanks.
Aaron.
I'm having some trouble with my N. lowii.
I got the plant about a month ago and this is what it looked like after being potted up in LFS:
N. Lowii
The plant is now having it's leaves turn black and die form the base leaves up. I have also seen little growth, though I don't think this is unexpected given the timeframe.
I don't have a picture just yet but will get one to post tonight.
It's in my glasshouse with temps ranging from 15 degrees C at night to about 30 degrees C day (sorry for the "degrees C"), humidity does not drop below 70% and it's getting bright but no direct sunlight.
I've searched through all the posts I could find on similar topics but wanted to see if there were any thoughts?
The only idea that I could come up with was the LFS being too wet (this batch seems to be quite soggy compared to my other batches of LFS). I've been watering it every day and it IS quite damp. I also read one reference that suggested that N. lowii likes a slightly drier substrate than most Neps.
All of my other Neps (mostly highland/Intermediate and a few lowland) are doing great.
So... over watering & too wet? SHould I re-pot inot a better batch of LFS (i.e drier and more airy)?
Thanks.
Aaron.