Should I Repot my Sarr?

Should I Repot my Sarr?#324867

By Reid Hardin -  Sat Nov 10, 2018 3:05 pm
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- Sat Nov 10, 2018 3:05 pm #324867

I picked up some Sarracenia psittacina at a local nursery, they are pretty healthy looking. From what I can tell they are in a peat/perlite mix but there’s a lot of algae growing on the top of the soil. Is this hurting anything? If so, should I repot into peat/sand or LFS?

Re: Should I Repot my Sarr?#324876

By xanthoparmelia -  Sat Nov 10, 2018 7:46 pm
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- Sat Nov 10, 2018 7:46 pm #324876

Algae is generally benign, though it may be an indication of suboptimal growing conditions (e.g. too much moisture, lack of airflow, etc).

I suspect, however, that an abundance could potentially pose problems for utricularia or seedlings, but have not personally observed this.

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Re: Should I Repot my Sarr?#324898

By Fieldofscreams -  Sun Nov 11, 2018 11:54 am
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- Sun Nov 11, 2018 11:54 am #324898

I wouldn't, I would wait until spring.

In the meantime make sure it is getting a lot of direct sunlight.

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