Post by Flytrap on May 18, 2006 11:56:22 GMT -5
My recent Neps from BE has started to look rather sad... temperatures on the coast has hit almost 30C and almost 50C in the greenhouse. As a result, a number of my new plants are drooping, or worst - leaves blackening and shriveling up; pitchers browning and dieing. I checked out the UK forum and thought this info would be useful for others out there experiencing a similar fate.
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Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2006 3:22 am Post subject:
Hi Mastersiana:
I am glad your plant arrived in good conditions. Now this plant was grown under a plastic cover mimicking a greenhouse. I know for a fact that the relative humidity was about 90% at night and about 30% during the day and received a lot of filtered light under a 50% shade.
My guess is that the plant has gone through transplant shock not so much due to the high temperatures since these plants were exposed to 40 C heat during the day from time to time but because of the relative lower humidity you are growing it now.
From my own experience i can say that the record for the fastest recovery is being held by N. bongso which only took 3 weeks to recover and produce pitchers to a sibuyanensis which has 2 years growing well with beautiful leaves and yet to produce a pitcher.
I would increase the humidity by watering the plant well at first and by placing a clear plastic bag with large holes to allow the hot air escape (one large hole on top of the bag).
Leave the plant for a couple of weeks and make more holes in the bag until it's completely perforated then you'll know it's time to remove the bag and see what happens. Since i have never grown a veitchii outside (without any covers) and i am not very familiar with the relative humidity of Melbourne, i can't guarantee success, but at least the plant will be better adjusted to your outdoor growing conditions.
Good luck
Gus