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By dibs74
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Joined:  Tue Jun 16, 2009 6:07 pm
#16056
all my new leaves coming through are turning yellow, theres even two leaves wiv no traps, there kept in a conservatory wiv lots of sun light i give them lots of rain water, should i re pot them or is it the wrong time to, how can you tell if a plant is in shock. :?:
By mktamin
Posts:  188
Joined:  Thu May 21, 2009 10:36 pm
#16063
What kind of media do you have them planted in? Pics would be helpful.
By italo.americano
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#16068
Hi dibs74,

Sorry to hear about your plants.

This is probably not the best time to re-pot and as Michael stated what type of growing media are they in?

Hopefully, we can find out why your leaves are turning yellow.

Giovanni
By English Springer
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#16069
Didn't you post recently that you had just cut off the flower stalk?
If so, it may take some time for your plant to rebound a bit.
Keep us updated and I am hoping it will turn out OK!
Peace!
E.S.
By dibs74
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Joined:  Tue Jun 16, 2009 6:07 pm
#16120
they are still in same media as i bought them so dont know, it does smell a bit tho, ill s how they go, oh and when a trap re opened a fly looked mouldy. :mrgreen:
By renesis
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#16122
If the media smells rotten, it likely means you are over watering. Its time to re-pot into some fresh media, and make sure you don't soak the media, it just needs to be moist and not water logged. How have you been watering it? If you can post some pics, that would be helpful as well.
By dibs74
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Joined:  Tue Jun 16, 2009 6:07 pm
#16139
they sit in a tray of water bout half inch deep, always fill the tray not through the top. :mrgreen:
By mktamin
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Joined:  Thu May 21, 2009 10:36 pm
#16143
If the media looks like it doesn't contain any sand or perlite, only keep it damp and you should only add a bit more water when ever the soil is only slightly damp, though you should never let it dry out. If the media smells bad, it's possible that the nursery kept them in large trays that they've been using for years and there's a bunch of yucky gunk growing in the water and the smell spreads to the media. I've had a similar experience when I bought some cape sundews from a major VFT distributor, and their nursery stank! It is also possible that renesis could be right, but we'll never know unless you post pics.
By kevinqwe
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#16160
if you post spme pictures, maybe we can help you resolve your problem
By dibs74
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Joined:  Tue Jun 16, 2009 6:07 pm
#16299
ok i am trying to, i dont know how to send them.
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