Date: Wed, 23 Apr 1997 11:01:16 -0400 From: "Semanchuk, Phil J" <pjs20347@glaxowellcome.com> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg1610$foo@default> Subject: RE: VFT declining
> I was bequeathed a vft from an ex flat mate which
> seemed to be almost dead when I got it. It recovered
> and has been going strong for years.
<snip!>
> Unfortunately, it seems to be having difficulties
> after the last burst of flowering.
<snip!>
> it seems to
> me it could be a number of things such as:
>
> - going dormant for winter
> - exhausted from flowering
> - toxin build-up - I've been giving it tap water for years
> (only just found out about using
> distilled)
> - it may need repotting as it has virtually filled the
> current pot
> - or a combination of the above.
The symptoms you describe (new growth dies w/o forming traps) does not
sound like dormancy. Your guess of tap water poisoning is not a bad one.
Peat also breaks down after a few years. I would repot your plant in a
nice deep pot (VFTs like to have lots of vertical room for their roots)
in fresh peat mixed 1:1 with clean sand. While you're at it, take a look
at the rhizome & roots to see that they're free of pests.
Hope this helps,
Phil
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