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My sarracina leaves are burning form the sun.
Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2017 1:02 am
by Salute flytraps234
I would like to know why this happens and how to prevent it.
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Re: My sarracina leaves are burning form the sun.
Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2017 2:34 am
by Bob Beer
Can you tell us a little more? Where are you? What species, and is it a new plant? How are you growing your plants?
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Re: My sarracina leaves are burning form the sun.
Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2017 4:56 am
by riveraXVX
more info/photos are always a helpful starting point!
Re: My sarracina leaves are burning form the sun.
Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2017 12:19 pm
by Salute flytraps234
It's a flava and it's not new this problem kept happening trough out the growing season.
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Re: My sarracina leaves are burning form the sun.
Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2017 12:21 pm
by Salute flytraps234
It happens to the new traps developing.
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Re: My sarracina leaves are burning form the sun.
Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2017 3:30 pm
by Bob Beer
Unless you live in the desert southwest, i doubt that sun is the problem. Please describe your conditions and where you live, what water are you using, what soil? Add some detailed pictures if you can. Otherwise we have nothing to go on.
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Re: My sarracina leaves are burning form the sun.
Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2017 3:56 pm
by twitterglitter
If its happening to the new pitchers you could have a pest problem.
I had a similar problem earlier in the year with thrips. Look around at the base of the plant in between the leaves and in the top layer of soil. I had to use a magnifying glass to figure out what was going on.
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Re: My sarracina leaves are burning form the sun.
Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2017 10:34 pm
by Salute flytraps234
Re: My sarracina leaves are burning form the sun.
Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2017 12:24 am
by riveraXVX
what is the potting medium you are using there and container? what type of water do you water it with? I'm still learning about these plants but they look to be potted too deeply - at least I believe so. perhaps more experienced growers can chime in there.
aside from that watering, planting medium or pests are your best bet for the issues.
Re: My sarracina leaves are burning form the sun.
Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2017 12:53 am
by Salute flytraps234
Spagnum moss, rain water , and it's not deep the bulb is on the surface.
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Re: My sarracina leaves are burning form the sun.
Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2017 12:53 am
by Salute flytraps234
I'm going to repot it this winter in peat moss , the reason I put it in spagnum is because I ran out of peat moss.
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Re: My sarracina leaves are burning form the sun.
Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2017 3:49 am
by riveraXVX
do you know what brand sphagnum it is by chance? it looks to be of fairly poor quality or broken down pretty far - if it is mosser lee, that may be the problem also (it can look very similar or sometimes way worse)
if you have a tds meter have you tested the runoff from the soil?
Re: My sarracina leaves are burning form the sun.
Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2017 11:19 pm
by tommyr
Flavas usually look crappy this time of year and produce Phyllodia instead of pitchers.
Re: My sarracina leaves are burning form the sun.
Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2017 5:20 am
by Bob Beer
I'd use a 50/50 combination of peat and perlite. Are you growing on the tray system?
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Re: My sarracina leaves are burning form the sun.
Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2017 11:42 am
by Salute flytraps234
Yes
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when the leaves develops they brown a week in the development.