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heres an aim conversation i had with dustin:
cparsonsss: my n. campanulata looks like crap
cparsonsss: 1 leaf tunred yellow, then black, then fell off
cparsonsss: now another is turning yellow
cparsonsss: these are the oldest leaves
Ephippiata: whats the temps and soil moisture?
cparsonsss: soon i'll only have 3 leaves left
cparsonsss: temps are 85-90 days, high 70's nights
cparsonsss: soil is 2/1 sand/peat, everything i have ever grown in this mix does GREAT
cparsonsss: it's not on the tray sysem, and i keep the soil moist
cparsonsss: my other nepenthes are excelling and are in the same conditions
cparsonsss: i got it.. oh about a month ago
Ephippiata: hmm.......
Ephippiata: sounds pretty normal so far
Ephippiata: how is the growth?
cparsonsss: it's very slow
Ephippiata: hmm...
cparsonsss: the newest leaf has a tendril and a nub at the end, but the nub, which should be growing, isn't doing anything
Ephippiata: I'm befuddled
cparsonsss: lighting is 440 watts, it's over 12 inches away from them, theres no glass on top to filter the light
cparsonsss: i consider my light pretty strong since it turned my n. belli red
cparsonsss: humidity was 80 percent, but i was advised by many, including tamlin, to lower it to about 60
cparsonsss: so now it's in the low 60's, however, the plant was doing this before i lowered the humidity
Ephippiata: hmm
cparsonsss: the only thing i've done is fertilize it with a 1/8th dilution of shultz orchid fertilizer
cparsonsss: however, i've been doing that weekly since day 1, as well as my belli which is great
cparsonsss: and i've been applying it to ALL the leaves with a Q-tip so i wouldn't get it on the roots, not just the leaves that are dying
cparsonsss: what i dont get, is why are they turning BLACK and falling off instead of drying up?
cparsonsss: and why it's happening so fast
Ephippiata: I'm not sure
Ephippiata: I don't grow this species
cparsonsss: there are lots and lots of bugs in the soil
cparsonsss: some look like mites
cparsonsss: however, i have only exclusively seen these in and on the soil
cparsonsss: nothing else is affected and i've never seen these on or in a plant,
cparsonsss: they are big enough to see with the naked eye, they look like mites and are brown but have antenna, so they are an insect and not an arachnid
Ephippiata: :-\
cparsonsss: other bugs include springtales and fungus knats
cparsonsss: gnats^
cparsonsss: maybe i just got a crappy clone?
Ephippiata: post the topic on PFT.....I really don't know without seeing the plant
cparsonsss: my n. campanulata looks like crap
cparsonsss: 1 leaf tunred yellow, then black, then fell off
cparsonsss: now another is turning yellow
cparsonsss: these are the oldest leaves
Ephippiata: whats the temps and soil moisture?
cparsonsss: soon i'll only have 3 leaves left
cparsonsss: temps are 85-90 days, high 70's nights
cparsonsss: soil is 2/1 sand/peat, everything i have ever grown in this mix does GREAT
cparsonsss: it's not on the tray sysem, and i keep the soil moist
cparsonsss: my other nepenthes are excelling and are in the same conditions
cparsonsss: i got it.. oh about a month ago
Ephippiata: hmm.......
Ephippiata: sounds pretty normal so far
Ephippiata: how is the growth?
cparsonsss: it's very slow
Ephippiata: hmm...
cparsonsss: the newest leaf has a tendril and a nub at the end, but the nub, which should be growing, isn't doing anything
Ephippiata: I'm befuddled
cparsonsss: lighting is 440 watts, it's over 12 inches away from them, theres no glass on top to filter the light
cparsonsss: i consider my light pretty strong since it turned my n. belli red
cparsonsss: humidity was 80 percent, but i was advised by many, including tamlin, to lower it to about 60
cparsonsss: so now it's in the low 60's, however, the plant was doing this before i lowered the humidity
Ephippiata: hmm
cparsonsss: the only thing i've done is fertilize it with a 1/8th dilution of shultz orchid fertilizer
cparsonsss: however, i've been doing that weekly since day 1, as well as my belli which is great
cparsonsss: and i've been applying it to ALL the leaves with a Q-tip so i wouldn't get it on the roots, not just the leaves that are dying
cparsonsss: what i dont get, is why are they turning BLACK and falling off instead of drying up?
cparsonsss: and why it's happening so fast
Ephippiata: I'm not sure
Ephippiata: I don't grow this species
cparsonsss: there are lots and lots of bugs in the soil
cparsonsss: some look like mites
cparsonsss: however, i have only exclusively seen these in and on the soil
cparsonsss: nothing else is affected and i've never seen these on or in a plant,
cparsonsss: they are big enough to see with the naked eye, they look like mites and are brown but have antenna, so they are an insect and not an arachnid
Ephippiata: :-\
cparsonsss: other bugs include springtales and fungus knats
cparsonsss: gnats^
cparsonsss: maybe i just got a crappy clone?
Ephippiata: post the topic on PFT.....I really don't know without seeing the plant