Re:Nepenthes pitchers turning brown

From: Richard Brown (esoft@ix.netcom.com)
Date: Mon Oct 05 1998 - 11:15:02 PDT


Date: Mon, 05 Oct 1998 14:15:02 -0400
From: "Richard Brown" <esoft@ix.netcom.com>
To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com
Message-Id: <aabcdefg3204$foo@default>
Subject: Re:Nepenthes pitchers turning brown


>...Nepenthes alata plants. They had wonderful large pitchers
>but since last two weeks, their pitchers have been turning
>brown from the top down, and now most of the pitchers' upper
>halves are completely brown.

Your above described problem is most likely caused by low humidity,
especially when combined with high temperatures.
Misting the plants will not help when conditions are this dry. You must
increase the humidity of the air around the plants, especially during the
hottest part of the day (or, lower the temperature during the day, thus
increasing relative humidity).

Until later,

Trent Meeks
Pompano Beach, Florida



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