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Hello,

I need your expert help.

First, I'll let picture speak to you.







Ignore the big one.. that one's half dead (i cut it from its root by accident but it has one tiny root that's keeping it kind of green-ish over last 2 months).

The tiny one, I think is dead. It was a little better when it was in a pot but since I moved to this container, it started to die.

The medium size, still small one. I really want this to grow well but it's slowly fading. It was super healthy and green when it was in a pot but I read somewhere that I should move it to a container until it grows bigger. Since then it's gone more yellowish and no more dews. Should I re-pot it? I really really want to save this little guy.

Thanks in asvance for your help.




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Oh, also the moss. Shpagnum moss are (were) alive and more green but now it looks like they are dead... I dreamed of having live sphagnum moss carpet but that's bot really happening... what am I doing wrong?


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It seems too wet and without any real air flow... What kind of lighting? And you really don't need to have it covered with plastic wrap..I don't even see any air holes poked in the plastic.
Those conditions will lead to root rot and all kinds of problems. Fungus and mildew issues could develop.

hollyhock wrote:It seems too wet and without any real air flow... What kind of lighting? And you really don't need to have it covered with plastic wrap..Those conditions will lead to root rot and all kinds of problems. Fungus and mildew issues could develop.

100% agree. That's also already not enough depth for that little guy's roots.

You need to use a taller than normal pot. You can keep the plants covered for a week or so to help them adjust to new growing conditions. I usually skip it entirely, because I've not have any results when I used it, it actually did the opposite.
Get them some light, some air and a new pot. I hope it' s not too late.

PS: Drosera capensis - the small one, will be the easiest to recover. Drosera adelae will be harder. Good luck!

So listened to you all and reduced watering quite a bit and moved to its own pot with new shpagnum moss. But it's almost dead now so I hope it can recover...

I use natural light and watered twice a week (soaked) but now half the amount but still twice a week. I watered same amount during the summer and it doesn't work in Winter. Lesson learned.


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No dews... almost dead..?


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binnkim wrote:So listened to you all and reduced watering quite a bit and moved to its own pot with new shpagnum moss. But it's almost dead now so I hope it can recover...

It looks like it's shocked from the sudden change in humidity. When growing covered, in nearly 100% humidity, you should gradually reduce the humidity to allow the plant to acclimate. You might help it out by partially covering it.

Tuck it down further into the substrate, so the bottoms of the leaves are touching the moss, to help it stay moist. Also, put it in a tray of water. It's not almost dead, it's still green, it's just very unhappy.
I keep my sundews in a tray that has at least an inch of water in it at all times.
Also, it needs to go in a different pot, or at least a plastic cup with holes in the bottom. Clay pots leach minerals into the soil that are harmless to most plants but lethal to all carnivorous plants.

I want to give you an update that one of them is doing better.


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