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its a vine.

how old is the media and when you water it can the water drain away to flush out build ups of stuff in the water?

Andrew072 wrote:not too sure what you're getting at with that comment

vines grow toward light, they only grow up if the light is above. I do agree with you ventricosa prefers a lot of light and should have a slight yellow hue when its happy, but angles of growth of a vine cant speak to light needs.

here is a 1020 trey of ventricosa cutting growing at all angles and blooming but the slight yellow hue tells me they are happy with the light levels. 6 month old cuttings

@rrrt, I would put my hand over the media flip the pot upside down, pull the pot off the media and give the media a good sniff. If it stinks that's your issue 100%.

I use plastic jar lids to give my plants a lift so water drains away and is not wicked back into the media. here is a photo of a plant of mine with a jar lid under it. This is very cheap but very effective to prolong media life and prevent build up of minerals from water source.