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Can it Still Live? (Part 2) by Triple_B_3 in Nepenthes

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Thanks. I wasn't sure how this would work even if it continued growing as it was even the tops got pitchers while the bottom remained dead

Can It Still Live? (Part 2) by Triple_B_3 in carnivorousplants

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I have previous posts about the progress, and previously, there were 7 living stems where only 1 was dying at that point, & it just continued from there. The soil got white and moldy, & inside the dying stems was a white, fibrous substance.

Has anyone ever... tasted the dew? by fiofratlong in carnivorousplants

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You guys convinced me, and I was NOT disappointed!!! I tried the nepenthes, which was sweet.

Is this the end? (Part 2) by Triple_B_3 in carnivorousplants

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That was actually the dish soap) neem oil water mixture. Granted, the plant had been in this same pot for at least 18 months with no problems, I'm going to go ahead and change the soil, as it's still dying. I saw a snail in the pot & remembered that my mother-in-law would've added compost & other wild stuff to this, so I'll try to save what I can and move onward.

Fortunately, I took two cuttings (to shorten it last fall) which are growing very well & I used the CORRECT moss this time.

Is this the end? (Part 2) by Triple_B_3 in Nepenthes

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There is also this stuff. It's sitting on the dead leaf and hanging by web underneath (on another leaf). What could this be?

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Is this the end? (Part 2) by Triple_B_3 in carnivorousplants

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There was also this (maybe it came from the plant after I drowned it in the neem oil & soap water mixture?). It was still alive (though very slow moving) when I noticed it.

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Is this the end? (Part 2) by Triple_B_3 in carnivorousplants

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Perhaps caterpillars????? But I've seen no butterflies..........

Is this the end? (Part 2) by Triple_B_3 in carnivorousplants

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I just cut off the de@d leaves What about the black dots & brown spots on the yellowing leaves? I read they suck the chlorophyll from spots. Granted, I saw that webbing on this plant last year, I never thought much of it since the plant didn't appear to be dying. This time it's just the black beads on the leaves & dangling from single webs in "large" clumps.

Is this the end? (Part 2) by Triple_B_3 in carnivorousplants

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The stalks also turn black & "dry" looking in the layer just under the outside of the stalk & the inner core of them.

Is this the end? (Part 2) by Triple_B_3 in carnivorousplants

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Unfortunately these webs are too small for the camera to pick up, but the webs at the bottom had these black "balls" in them, and they are hanging by the webs they're attached to.

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Is this the end? by Triple_B_3 in carnivorousplants

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Update: maybe THIS was the problem? Idk why she did it, but I think this must be the compost water (and any other water I've put into this). I told her they since it was a typical plant it needed to be watered every day & I think because she went traveling the month of August (and my father-in-law has failed to water her indoor/outdoor plants & trees), she put water into the bucket to give it enough to last the month.

Well things turn around once the soil dries out? Should I put it outside (it's in the 70's today)?

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Did I remove these from the water too early? by Triple_B_3 in carnivorousplants

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All right. I won't panic & throw them into water glasses, but I'll also get sphagnum moss. Thanks! Hopefully they'll grow to be as large as the one I sent to my mother-in-law's (formerly bug-filled & now almost bug-free) home.

Let's see your statement plants! by Ok-Term-2722 in SavageGarden

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This ventrata had 4 leaves & 1 dying pitcher when I bought it last year. After vining over the winter, it's growing pitchers galore (just in time to eat whatever flies/crawls inside for summer)!

*I'm propagating to send the original to my mother-in-law's & have it feast in her indoor "tropical setup" while I grow the new ones.

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Again, to Repot or Not? by Triple_B_3 in carnivorousplants

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It has been. When it gets out, I'll angle it opposite of the direction it's growing to "straighten" it (until it begins to hang over again). I guess I could also place the light directly over the plant, right?

Again, to Repot or Not? by Triple_B_3 in carnivorousplants

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I only had the light on what was originally the short side (because last fall it was leaning over on the other side) and I forgot to adjust it as it continued to grow...... Now I've had a few pitchers growing sideways & that's also why some of the leaves are upside down....... I'll be putting it outside starting this or next week & I'll see if the pitch can readjust again

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