I’m in California, I have two small Sarracenia and they don’t really seem to be growing. They are small plants and they are turning brown, well the pitchers are. Some of the small new growth has brown tips already. No pitcher growth but it does have the other kind of leaf it grows. Any advice thoughts?
Hi there ....its hard to say what may be causing your pitchers to turn brown without seeing closely your plant. Have you checked for any pests? How about the growing conditions for your plant? Are you growing your plant in a peat moss based medium, with plenty of sun and watering with soft water? Leaves will start to brown off naturally as they get old but young shoots should be supple, full of colour and anything but brown. I've had experiences with some of my Sarracenia where leaves will start to brown off for no apparent reason. In cases like this I suspect that the rhizome is rotting away somewhere. To fix problems like this you need to cut out the rotting section which is brown in colour. Healthy rhizome tissue is white. I did a video about this earlier. Here's the link: ruclips.net/video/lQ3pwDBTIa8/видео.html Anyway If you know you're covering the basics then you can start eliminating possible causes and narrow down to most likely causes for your plant to look the way it does. Hope this helps ....
Thanks for your videos, I'm new to carnivorous plants and I'm getting addicted. Any tips on how to take care of outdoor Sarracenias in windy places? My pitchers keep breaking Do you own nepenthes by any chance?
No I don't own any Nepenthes although I would love to grow these amazing plants. Anyway with regards to North American pitcher plants you just need a sheltered spot that also gets lots of sun. If you're in the Northern hemisphere that means a South facing aspect and vice versa for us Southerners. Try to keep your pot close to the ground and preferably near a wall to avoid wind damage. The more sunlight you give Sarracenias the stronger and upright the pitchers become. Sometimes though despite your best attempts wind gusts can break pitchers. It's heartbreak but you can prop up the pitchers against other undamaged pitchers. Hope this helps and Happy growing to you!
@@succulentflytraps thanks for the tips m8. I live in the coast of Portugal so it gets really hot and windy in the summer. Some of my leaves are turning brown, this is a sign of exposure to sun, or just a sign that I should water them more often?
I’m in California, I have two small Sarracenia and they don’t really seem to be growing. They are small plants and they are turning brown, well the pitchers are. Some of the small new growth has brown tips already. No pitcher growth but it does have the other kind of leaf it grows. Any advice thoughts?
Hi there ....its hard to say what may be causing your pitchers to turn brown without seeing closely your plant. Have you checked for any pests? How about the growing conditions for your plant? Are you growing your plant in a peat moss based medium, with plenty of sun and watering with soft water? Leaves will start to brown off naturally as they get old but young shoots should be supple, full of colour and anything but brown.
I've had experiences with some of my Sarracenia where leaves will start to brown off for no apparent reason. In cases like this I suspect that the rhizome is rotting away somewhere. To fix problems like this you need to cut out the rotting section which is brown in colour. Healthy rhizome tissue is white. I did a video about this earlier. Here's the link:
ruclips.net/video/lQ3pwDBTIa8/видео.html
Anyway If you know you're covering the basics then you can start eliminating possible causes and narrow down to most likely causes for your plant to look the way it does.
Hope this helps ....
Thanks for your videos, I'm new to carnivorous plants and I'm getting addicted.
Any tips on how to take care of outdoor Sarracenias in windy places? My pitchers keep breaking
Do you own nepenthes by any chance?
No I don't own any Nepenthes although I would love to grow these amazing plants. Anyway with regards to North American pitcher plants you just need a sheltered spot that also gets lots of sun. If you're in the Northern hemisphere that means a South facing aspect and vice versa for us Southerners. Try to keep your pot close to the ground and preferably near a wall to avoid wind damage. The more sunlight you give Sarracenias the stronger and upright the pitchers become. Sometimes though despite your best attempts wind gusts can break pitchers. It's heartbreak but you can prop up the pitchers against other undamaged pitchers. Hope this helps and Happy growing to you!
@@succulentflytraps thanks for the tips m8. I live in the coast of Portugal so it gets really hot and windy in the summer.
Some of my leaves are turning brown, this is a sign of exposure to sun, or just a sign that I should water them more often?
Are you in North America?
No .....I'm located in Sydney , Australia