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Post by Hikenyura on Aug 8, 2007 1:06:18 GMT
Right now I have 2 venus flytraps, one of them came bad and right now it's filled with mold/fungus. I tried using fungicide, i even boiled the soil, but the fungus still is growing. That plant is also costing me alot of money. I'm also afraid the fungus will spread to my other venus flytrap( which came great) and my sarracenia, and sundew. I know this is a bad question, but should I discard my bad and weak venus flytrap to keep my other carnivorous plants safe?
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Post by Clint on Aug 8, 2007 2:07:51 GMT
Hope you didn't pay for than 5 or 6 bucks for a common variety.
From the way you talk, it sounds like the plant is covered in fungi, although you don't say that. If it's just a trap or two, then you're over reacting and should just remove them. You need to get to the root of the problem and figure out why you have fungus in the first place. My number 1 suspects are bad lighting and air circulation, or if it's just a trap then the prey is rotting because it's too big or the trap didn't seal properly.
In any question like this, a list of all your conditions is extremely helpful.
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Post by Hikenyura on Aug 8, 2007 19:47:09 GMT
I probably spent ten dollars on the problem, and its a typical. Ok first the perlite turns dark yellow, I keep on trying to remove it but it's still there, also it has fungus on the rhizome
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Post by Clint on Aug 8, 2007 20:14:50 GMT
The perlite is turning yellow because of the tannins in the peat. There isn't really much you can do about that, it's just stained.
You still didn't tell me what your conditions are so I'm going to ask you. Inside or outside? Light? Humidity? Air movement? Temperature?
Pictures?
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Post by Hikenyura on Aug 8, 2007 22:04:53 GMT
It has about 6 hours of light and it's outdoors, a really don't know how to answer your air question but it has light winds, and i dont know the temperature
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Post by Dave Evans on Aug 8, 2007 22:09:17 GMT
I think I know what you're talking about. I'm not sure it is a fungus in the strictest sense, but more like a mold right? I have seen several plants over the years get this on the soil in their pots and it is very difficult to kill off. Fungicides do not work at all, which is why I don't think it is a fungus... But sulfur can help.
Anyway, it doesn't seem to actually attack the plants directly, but eats away at the soil, and the clump of white fibers just gets thicker and denser, right? It makes a yellowish liquid. I now consider this as a weed, and just manually remove it. It cannot survive under the soil, so remove the soil surface, spray down the leaves to remove any bits which could be on the leaves and add new soil at the surface. This will bury any small pieces and they will die. Overly humid conditions promote it.
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Post by Alexis on Aug 17, 2007 19:46:58 GMT
Is the plant healthy with new growth coming from the centre?
I hope you're not wasting your time trying eliminate organisms which naturally grow on the surface of the peat?
We need to see a photo...
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Post by Hikenyura on Aug 17, 2007 22:11:39 GMT
problem solved, i beleive
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