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I’m new to the forum! So hi! Pretty sure I wrote my first post in the wrong spot lol! I have had this Nepenthes for over a year now and I noticed one of the stem is yellowing, as are some of the leaves. Any insight into what I might be doing wrong would be great! I water it 1-2 times a week with distilled water. I let the bottom tray dry out before adding water again.

Do you feed the plant and or fertilize it and also do you let it sit in water constantly?

TheTrapper wrote:Do you feed the plant and or fertilize it and also do you let it sit in water constantly?

I don’t fertilize it or feed it. Everything I have read advises against that. It’s in a pot that has the water plate on the bottom and that is always completely dry before I water it again. At most it’s watered 2 times a week.

I think it was originally planted with 2 plants in the pot. One side is always green and great looking, but that side always looks to struggle at times.

Might be time to divide the two plants into more suitable pots I noticed that the plants are quite large and a problem can occur if the roots are filling the pot creating a "root bound" scenario. Also the plants benefit from feeding the pitchers if the pitchers are holding fluid on their own. you could feed them fish food or if youre brave a small high nitrogen osmocote pellet. One osmocote pellet per plant. If feeding them fish food like rehydrated blood worms you can be more generous. If it is yellowing gradually it may be from lack of nutrients. It will most likely not catch enough bugs inside to sustain such a large plants growth. If outside (when weather is right) it will catch all it needs. also check for pests like fungus gnats and other things that might harm your plant. If you notice a lot of small irritating flies near your plant this is probably them. They will lays many eggs which hatch into voracious root eating larva. Too much sun can do this depending on variety. Even though that is highly unlikely. Hope this helps!

What soil mix is it in?

SundewWolf wrote:What soil mix is it in?

Perlite, sphagnum peat moss, and some orchard bark.

SundewWolf wrote:What soil mix is it in?

Perlite, sphagnum peat moss, and some orchard bark.

I repotted it last year after I got it as it was in a much smaller pot. I would think I would have another year maybe? But I will check that. I’ll dig a little in there and see if I see any fungus or other issues. I noticed gnats on some clippings I took from it a few months ago, but I have gotten rid of those on the clippings. It won’t affect it to separate the 2 plants? I figured by now all the roots are probably pretty intertwined #plantnoob

Fully view of my beauty lol

If you find fuzzy white stuff on the roots use a fungicide to rid the plant of its ailment. Stuff like Biodine or Scotts DiseaseEx can be used and as a bonus Scotts DiseaseEx has a chemical called Azoxystrobin which has a noticeable greening effect in plants. If you do use it make a weak solution using about 1/4 teaspoon to a cup of distilled water and spray the affected area. Also have any of your conditions changed since before you started seeing yellow leaves. I.E more light coming in, dehumidifier, open windows, moving plant.

TheTrapper wrote:If you find fuzzy white stuff on the roots use a fungicide to rid the plant of its ailment. Stuff like Biodine or Scotts DiseaseEx can be used and as a bonus Scotts DiseaseEx has a chemical called Azoxystrobin which has a noticeable greening effect in plants. If you do use it make a weak solution using about 1/4 teaspoon to a cup of distilled water and spray the affected area. Also have any of your conditions changed since before you started seeing yellow leaves. I.E more light coming in, dehumidifier, open windows, moving plant.

Other than the days being longer, no. It gets morning sun always and never afternoon as it’s east facing window. I finally had the chance to repot it and followed your suggestion and split the plants up. I didn’t notice anything funky in the soil, but it’s still been yellowing down 2 of the vines. Hopefully this helps!