VFT turnning black... Dying faster than they are growing

VFT turnning black... Dying faster than they are growing#274387

By IanWasHere -  Sun Sep 18, 2016 4:25 pm
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- Sun Sep 18, 2016 4:25 pm #274387

I've had these particular VFT since May 2016. They were doing just great and then one day, I noticed that they started to turn black. I have no new shoots, I have drainage holes, soil is moist. Please help me understand whats happening.

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- Ian

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Re: VFT turnning black... Dying faster than they are growing#274390

By Jds -  Sun Sep 18, 2016 4:35 pm
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- Sun Sep 18, 2016 4:35 pm #274390

soil is moist

Are you sure?It seems to be quite dry.

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Re: VFT turnning black... Dying faster than they are growing#274392

By IanWasHere -  Sun Sep 18, 2016 4:40 pm
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- Sun Sep 18, 2016 4:40 pm #274392

I'm 100% sure. Its just the sun making it look dry.

Re: VFT turnning black... Dying faster than they are growing#274394

By Jds -  Sun Sep 18, 2016 4:45 pm
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- Sun Sep 18, 2016 4:45 pm #274394

I'm 100% sure. Its just the sun making it look dry.

ok,have you checked TDS of water that you have been using these many months?It can also be one of the reasons.

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Re: VFT turnning black... Dying faster than they are growing#274395

By IanWasHere -  Sun Sep 18, 2016 4:46 pm
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- Sun Sep 18, 2016 4:46 pm #274395

I use store bought distilled water.

Re: VFT turnning black... Dying faster than they are growing#274505

By boarderlib -  Mon Sep 19, 2016 4:39 pm
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- Mon Sep 19, 2016 4:39 pm #274505

Brown peat is dry peat, black peat is moist peat.

Can you get a better pic from above the plant? It's hard to see what's going on with it.

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Re: VFT turnning black... Dying faster than they are growing#274890

By Traci393 -  Thu Sep 22, 2016 10:54 am
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- Thu Sep 22, 2016 10:54 am #274890

Perhaps your plant is starting to hibernate. What growing zone do you live in?

Re: VFT turnning black... Dying faster than they are growing#274930

By Benurmanii -  Thu Sep 22, 2016 7:57 pm
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- Thu Sep 22, 2016 7:57 pm #274930

"Moist" is not good enough for VFTs. Not sure why everyone thinks VFTs rot so easily. I keep mine standing in water all year, from a few cm to a couple inches when it rains.

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Re: VFT turnning black... Dying faster than they are growing#274932

By Earthy -  Thu Sep 22, 2016 8:00 pm
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- Thu Sep 22, 2016 8:00 pm #274932

Benurmanii wrote:"Moist" is not good enough for VFTs. Not sure why everyone thinks VFTs rot so easily. I keep mine standing in water all year, from a few cm to a couple inches when it rains.

right now though...especially here in MN...you don't want to keep them wet with our temps currently only in the 60's and cooler. so moderately moist would be the best option.

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