smartie2000
Well-Known Member
I'm having some phrag problems right now.
My two growth Phrag popowi (warscewiczianum) has lost many leaves recently. Leaves I had to pull off since they were rotting from the base. I think the oldest growth only has two leaves now, but the newer growth hasn't rotted yet. I am thinking it is from the heat we are getting since I only get this rot when there is a hot day. It's growing in a mixture of sphag and different rocks and gravel. It was growing so fast when I got it, but now it seems unhappy.
My wallisi doesn't have any problems. It is growing in medium bark.
Phrag Jersey (or besseae, whatever) has sent growths. one growth has died, second one soon to be rotted, but it is sending a third one. I'm not 100% sure if it is heat related on this one. If I don't correct it soon it will run out of places to send new growths. It's growing in sphag.
All three plants were on the same end of the shop light. My other phrags haven't had any problems, they are also on the same shoplight but closer to the middle. All phrags also sit near the humidifier.
How do you deal with this rotting?
More air movement? I can place them closer to the muffin fan.
For now I have taken these two phrags out from underlights (they were underlights, near the humdifier, a muffin fan was installed on the other end of shop light) and it will be sitting next to a opened window for now to give it some air circulation. I'm leaving for over a week vaccation in a day.
My plants will be under someone elses care who hasn't aquired a greenthumb yet. The rest of my plants will be set up underlights in my closet with a humidifier, fans turned off so he doesn't have to water all my plants.
My two growth Phrag popowi (warscewiczianum) has lost many leaves recently. Leaves I had to pull off since they were rotting from the base. I think the oldest growth only has two leaves now, but the newer growth hasn't rotted yet. I am thinking it is from the heat we are getting since I only get this rot when there is a hot day. It's growing in a mixture of sphag and different rocks and gravel. It was growing so fast when I got it, but now it seems unhappy.
My wallisi doesn't have any problems. It is growing in medium bark.
Phrag Jersey (or besseae, whatever) has sent growths. one growth has died, second one soon to be rotted, but it is sending a third one. I'm not 100% sure if it is heat related on this one. If I don't correct it soon it will run out of places to send new growths. It's growing in sphag.
All three plants were on the same end of the shop light. My other phrags haven't had any problems, they are also on the same shoplight but closer to the middle. All phrags also sit near the humidifier.
How do you deal with this rotting?
More air movement? I can place them closer to the muffin fan.
For now I have taken these two phrags out from underlights (they were underlights, near the humdifier, a muffin fan was installed on the other end of shop light) and it will be sitting next to a opened window for now to give it some air circulation. I'm leaving for over a week vaccation in a day.
My plants will be under someone elses care who hasn't aquired a greenthumb yet. The rest of my plants will be set up underlights in my closet with a humidifier, fans turned off so he doesn't have to water all my plants.