General color is horrible, crispy tips and patches, high ...
1ft to light, direct
4” pot without drainage
Last watered 1 week ago
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The Sphagnum Moss and no drainage are a recipe for disaster with these. As is your new soil if it's too heavy.
My recipe for soil is:
1/3 peat moss
1/3 perlite
1/3 coarse sand + worm casting mixed together.
I allow mine to be almost dry before I water again.
Before the tops get crispy are they mushy or are there any mushy patches on her if so it's like root rot from the sphagnum.
For her care I allow her to dry out almost completely.
I keep her clustered together with other plants to increase humidity. But with 2 humidifiers that is not your issue.
Mine is under a grow light 12 hours a day. They are pretty tolerant though and she should be fine with indirect light like yours is getting.
The biggest factors for your plants health is you absolutely need a pot with drainage.
I know you repotted her but did you check the roots at that time? If not you may want to consider having a look because if root rot has taken hold she absolutely needs to be treated. I'll include what to do at the end if she has root rot.
Now I'm not sure what you planted her in but many soils have dirt which is actually silt and clay that stay very wet and muddy. Not ideal conditions for any plant because muddy soil will cause a lack of oxygen and bacteria growth leading to root rot. It also will directly impact your angel wings ability to absorb the water and nutrients she needs to stay healthy.
Now root rot comes from a bacteria that forms in your soil and then attacks your plant. So treatment is absolutely necessary.
1. Remove from your pot, to check the roots. If there is anything brown black or mushy you have rot and will need to cut it all off. Keep only the healthy roots they will be whitish in color
2. Cut off all affected roots soak what is left in:
1 part peroxide + 3 parts water and leave in the peroxide mix to soak for 5 minutes this will kill off the remaining bacteria. It will bubble pot and fizz this is good it’s killing the bacteria.
3. Next is soil the best choice is to throw it away. It’s safest. Or bake it for 1 hour in a 200
Degree oven, not the greatest because it REALLY stinks. But it’s effective. Or the most risky way is to thoroughly flush your soil out with your peroxide mix twice! You need to be very careful and do it thoroughly because if even a teeny bit of bacteria is left your rot will come back.
4. Now the pot, it also has that pesky bacteria you must scrub it out with soapy water very well and then also scrub it down with the peroxide mix.
Now you can plant her again. Be sure to add some perlite to your soil for aeration. This will help oxygen reach those roots and avoid bacteria growth in the future.
My recipe for soil is:
1/3 peat moss
1/3 perlite
1/3 coarse sand + worm casting mixed together.
I allow mine to be almost dry before I water again.
Before the tops get crispy are they mushy or are there any mushy patches on her if so it's like root rot from the sphagnum.
For her care I allow her to dry out almost completely.
I keep her clustered together with other plants to increase humidity. But with 2 humidifiers that is not your issue.
Mine is under a grow light 12 hours a day. They are pretty tolerant though and she should be fine with indirect light like yours is getting.
The biggest factors for your plants health is you absolutely need a pot with drainage.
I know you repotted her but did you check the roots at that time? If not you may want to consider having a look because if root rot has taken hold she absolutely needs to be treated. I'll include what to do at the end if she has root rot.
Now I'm not sure what you planted her in but many soils have dirt which is actually silt and clay that stay very wet and muddy. Not ideal conditions for any plant because muddy soil will cause a lack of oxygen and bacteria growth leading to root rot. It also will directly impact your angel wings ability to absorb the water and nutrients she needs to stay healthy.
Now root rot comes from a bacteria that forms in your soil and then attacks your plant. So treatment is absolutely necessary.
1. Remove from your pot, to check the roots. If there is anything brown black or mushy you have rot and will need to cut it all off. Keep only the healthy roots they will be whitish in color
2. Cut off all affected roots soak what is left in:
1 part peroxide + 3 parts water and leave in the peroxide mix to soak for 5 minutes this will kill off the remaining bacteria. It will bubble pot and fizz this is good it’s killing the bacteria.
3. Next is soil the best choice is to throw it away. It’s safest. Or bake it for 1 hour in a 200
Degree oven, not the greatest because it REALLY stinks. But it’s effective. Or the most risky way is to thoroughly flush your soil out with your peroxide mix twice! You need to be very careful and do it thoroughly because if even a teeny bit of bacteria is left your rot will come back.
4. Now the pot, it also has that pesky bacteria you must scrub it out with soapy water very well and then also scrub it down with the peroxide mix.
Now you can plant her again. Be sure to add some perlite to your soil for aeration. This will help oxygen reach those roots and avoid bacteria growth in the future.
I've had the plant for about a month. I had one humidifier but added an additional one two weeks ago because of this plant... So now there's 2 machines that are on for 15 minutes and off for 15 with 4 humidity hoses spread out for a large group of about 15 plants.
I'd upload a pic but I have an android and can't right now.
*Sternly squints in Greg's general direction*
I'd upload a pic but I have an android and can't right now.
*Sternly squints in Greg's general direction*
Okay 1st, thank you for both of your replies! I think I may have just been being a bit too worrisome and impatient about it..
I took BigMac (get it?! Beg-onia mac-ulata 🧀 waka-waka-waka!) out today to check the roots like @superbrasfern mentioned. It fits well in the square glass pot like a spagnum cork. No rot and healthy white hairy roots just beginning to investigate the damp but not really wet soil level. I gave the spagnum some deep sniffs all around and it smells really great. Rich and earthy.
I used a good quality soil. Tank's green stuff pro- cactus and succulent mix. (Coco coir chips, pumice, tank screen stuff compost).
As I said there is no new growth going on, but there has always been just a little brand new Spud of a new leaf waiting for its debut and the newest leaf on the cutting is also the only one without any issues (except for the very tip)
I wish I could upload a picture (Android) so you could see the layering. Basically I never water above the clay balls (these are the size of a BB or a peppercorn) and if I did, I pour a large majority of the extra water out.
I'll upload some pics of the new root growth once Greg figures out the Android issue...
I took BigMac (get it?! Beg-onia mac-ulata 🧀 waka-waka-waka!) out today to check the roots like @superbrasfern mentioned. It fits well in the square glass pot like a spagnum cork. No rot and healthy white hairy roots just beginning to investigate the damp but not really wet soil level. I gave the spagnum some deep sniffs all around and it smells really great. Rich and earthy.
I used a good quality soil. Tank's green stuff pro- cactus and succulent mix. (Coco coir chips, pumice, tank screen stuff compost).
As I said there is no new growth going on, but there has always been just a little brand new Spud of a new leaf waiting for its debut and the newest leaf on the cutting is also the only one without any issues (except for the very tip)
I wish I could upload a picture (Android) so you could see the layering. Basically I never water above the clay balls (these are the size of a BB or a peppercorn) and if I did, I pour a large majority of the extra water out.
I'll upload some pics of the new root growth once Greg figures out the Android issue...
@SuperbRaspfern Your PDB is gorgeous! I’m new to them and it’s not doing very well. How close to my grow light do you think it should be? The leaves are curling and crispy and I keep it in 60 to 70% humidity. It shipped in some cold conditions and some of this might be damaged from that IDK. Help🤷🏽♀️
Thank you❤️. I have mine 6 inches from the grow light. My humidity is 70%. I keep it clustered with other plants, I swear plants like to be close together. Your soil looks VERY wet. That might be part of your problem I let mine get about halfway dry before watering.
My angel wing soil recipe.
1/3 peat moss
1/3 perlite
1/3 compost
Coarse sand until I get a composition I like.
I aim for 50% aeration for ALL of my houseplants.
@Arid_oasis is it possible your is not watered enough?
My angel wing soil recipe.
1/3 peat moss
1/3 perlite
1/3 compost
Coarse sand until I get a composition I like.
I aim for 50% aeration for ALL of my houseplants.
@Arid_oasis is it possible your is not watered enough?
@Arid_oasis They are also very sensitive to sun. So your might be getting burnt from the SE sun.