- Sun Aug 29, 2010 1:58 pm
#68770
Okay, so for a while I've noticed some holes in the leaves of my purple pitchers. The plant was doing fine, then all of a sudden I saw these holes.
And here's the worst of it, on a phyllidia leaf:
I was going to let the plant go on its own, without treatment, until two new phyllidia leaves rotted out and fell apart. At that point I knew I had to do something. I've since treated the plant twice with Fungicide 3, a neem oil product. I followed the directions of one week intervals, and have applied the product twice now. I had hope until I saw this... a hole in a new leaf!!
Do I need to try a stronger product? Is this mold or bug damage? I can't see any little bugs, so I don't know. The plant sits on the south side of my house and gets TONS of sunlight. It does get a little warm over there, but I keep the water in the tray about 1/3 of the way up the pot. From what I understand, this plant loves sun and doesn't mind the wetter side of things. Here's a picture of the setup:
Thanks for the advice!
And here's the worst of it, on a phyllidia leaf:
I was going to let the plant go on its own, without treatment, until two new phyllidia leaves rotted out and fell apart. At that point I knew I had to do something. I've since treated the plant twice with Fungicide 3, a neem oil product. I followed the directions of one week intervals, and have applied the product twice now. I had hope until I saw this... a hole in a new leaf!!
Do I need to try a stronger product? Is this mold or bug damage? I can't see any little bugs, so I don't know. The plant sits on the south side of my house and gets TONS of sunlight. It does get a little warm over there, but I keep the water in the tray about 1/3 of the way up the pot. From what I understand, this plant loves sun and doesn't mind the wetter side of things. Here's a picture of the setup:
Thanks for the advice!
Corey Bennett
Sometimes known as CorneliusSchrute
My cultivated vegetation, carnivorous and otherwise...
Sometimes known as CorneliusSchrute
My cultivated vegetation, carnivorous and otherwise...