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Post by Sawchuk on May 29, 2007 23:24:48 GMT -5
and also should i trim the deadness??? lmao as you do a VFT
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Post by insectivore on May 30, 2007 6:24:08 GMT -5
Yeah you can trim the dead leaves off... The Capensis should take fast but the extrema maybe not so fast... Cya
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Post by lloyd on May 30, 2007 18:33:20 GMT -5
I think trimming dead leaves off is just for looks. I do it but I'm obsessive.
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Post by sdeering on May 30, 2007 19:37:41 GMT -5
Your pick looks like sun burn. I can't remember your window greenhouse but you may need to put some shading device on it If you still have them in direct sun move them. I grow the plants under a 400w MH bulb so if you are going to put them out you have to harden them off. This goes for any plant. Give it 1/2 hr of sun first and see if it is handling it ok, do thid for a week, then up it to 3/4 and so on. It can take up to a good month to get a plant used to direct sun. Heat and humidity are another thing plants need to acclimatize to. My conditions are normal house temp up to 26c and about 60 RH. I hope they recover for you, If not let me know and we may be able to work something out. Another thing I just thought of is, when you get plants in the mail they are already stressed from being uprooted and in the dark. So when yo get plants give them really good conditions for a while. 70%RH 16 hrs of good floressent light 25c. When the plants bounce back and show new growth be it roots or new leavs then you can ween them off of the quality conditions. Good luck Stephen
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Post by Sawchuk on May 30, 2007 19:47:17 GMT -5
i think iv got it figured out now stephen, a big leave has grown over the ugly lol thats what i though 2 i went to work and it got hot, i forgot about him i htink it will be ok
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Post by Sawchuk on Jul 19, 2007 17:13:03 GMT -5
uuugh so iv kinda been neglecting this plant hoping it would recover and its just been getting worse and worse?? im not sure what it is, it has not even settled in to the medium i put it in and im stumped i really dont knwo to do, id like to get it outta the medium and plant it beside a nother bigger plant and just dispose of the pot all together i hope i dident trick it in to goin dormant cause thats im thinkin it could be. iv had it in the setup behind other larger plants blocked form directsun, definitely my sadest plant What should i do?? maybe get my mom to assasinate it, she is a Pro at killin plants
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Post by mabudon on Jul 19, 2007 17:49:42 GMT -5
Well, it really does look kida like it's "asleep" or getting there- perhaps a medium change?? Something with much more airflow in it (IE perlite or vermiculite added in) might be more conducive to better growth no??
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Post by PingKing on Jul 19, 2007 20:30:40 GMT -5
uuugh so iv kinda been neglecting this plant hoping it would recover and its just been getting worse and worse?? im not sure what it is, it has not even settled in to the medium i put it in and im stumped i really dont knwo to do, id like to get it outta the medium and plant it beside a nother bigger plant and just dispose of the pot all together i hope i dident trick it in to goin dormant cause thats im thinkin it could be. img2.putfile.com/thumb/7/19918150788.jpg[/img][/URL] iv had it in the setup behind other larger plants blocked form directsun, definitely my sadest plant What should i do?? maybe get my mom to assasinate it, she is a Pro at killin plants[/quote] Sawchuk sorry to let you know you have put your plant into dormancy . "Do not water it but keep it in a place with high humidity" If you do water you will lose the plant. it is not as bad as it seems though, cause now you can get some leave pullings grow some small plants and put them to sleep in Nov until Feb or March.
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Post by Sawchuk on Jul 19, 2007 20:44:55 GMT -5
lol and that would be the first of many mistakes im sure, id like to take it form the small cup and place it with a nother plant??since it is so small and just wasted space. what plant should i plant it with?? maybe some kinda sundew??
uuugh and hows the leaf pulling performed, can someone give me a crashcoarse real quick?? maybe i should just let it chill out i havent had it to long??
any help would be much appreciated thx alot by the way Carnyboy
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Post by Sawchuk on Jul 19, 2007 20:46:26 GMT -5
also how do u properly plant these theres no root system?? this ones definitely givin me the most trouble
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Post by lloyd on Jul 19, 2007 21:42:41 GMT -5
When I repot I try to carefully wash off all the soil. Then I fill the dish with very loose medium with coarse sand, peat, vermiculite, lava rock (to decorate) and make a little volcano in the center. I stick whatever roots there are into the crater and gently push the sides in and push the plant down so it's sort of sitting on a little mound. The roots are very shallow.
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Post by PingKing on Jul 20, 2007 7:09:53 GMT -5
lol and that would be the first of many mistakes im sure, id like to take it form the small cup and place it with a nother plant??since it is so small and just wasted space. what plant should i plant it with?? maybe some kinda sundew?? uuugh and hows the leaf pulling performed, can someone give me a crashcoarse real quick?? maybe i should just let it chill out i havent had it to long?? any help would be much appreciated thx alot by the way Carnyboy It has to be by itself since it needs no water for dormancy, Also for leave pullings let it rest for a while and at the end of dormancy do the pullings
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Post by barvinok on Jul 20, 2007 14:12:17 GMT -5
Could it be the way cyclosesta adjusting to the new conditions? My has very similar "dormant" look after I moved it outside (semi-shade, under the dome cover) form terrarium were it was under the light for a few weeks after i got it. The difference from dormant plant- it all covered with nice dew and looks happy
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Post by PingKing on Jul 20, 2007 19:21:44 GMT -5
Well barvinok the problem with this plants is that if you change what they are set at you can trigger dormancy pretty quick. it does not take too much. Change in their watering or light and that is it.
I think it is not a big deal since you are giving your plant a rest time. The only problem with it is that if the plant did not get a good load of food it will come back a bit weaker next time. you can always fix that though.
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Post by barvinok on Jul 20, 2007 23:10:53 GMT -5
Is the dew normal for dormant plant and how long summer dormancy could last?
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