rotted S. purpurea rhizome??

rotted S. purpurea rhizome??#449947

By Spunro -  Sun Apr 14, 2024 9:47 am
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- Sun Apr 14, 2024 9:47 am #449947

is there still hope for this little guy? theres still some firmness to the top

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Re: rotted S. purpurea rhizome??#449948

By Spunro -  Sun Apr 14, 2024 10:33 am
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- Sun Apr 14, 2024 10:33 am #449948

looks like another ones got it too

is there any hope? again theres some firmness on the top

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Re: rotted S. purpurea rhizome??#449950

By ChefDean -  Sun Apr 14, 2024 12:43 pm
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- Sun Apr 14, 2024 12:43 pm #449950

Very hard to say from a pic. Your best bet is to cut away every part of the rhizome that is not white and as firm as a carrot. Where you can see the rot creeping up, it doesn't look good.

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Re: rotted S. purpurea rhizome??#449953

By Spunro -  Sun Apr 14, 2024 2:00 pm
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- Sun Apr 14, 2024 2:00 pm #449953

all of the bottom is brown, ive cut away as much as i can but its brown where the roots connect, otherwise the roots are fine. should i just leave it and see if it comes back?

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Re: rotted S. purpurea rhizome??#449954

By ChefDean -  Sun Apr 14, 2024 3:23 pm
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- Sun Apr 14, 2024 3:23 pm #449954

If the entire interior of the rhizome is brown, it's gone.

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Re: rotted S. purpurea rhizome??#449957

By Spunro -  Sun Apr 14, 2024 4:35 pm
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- Sun Apr 14, 2024 4:35 pm #449957

aw man

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Re: rotted S. purpurea rhizome??#449958

By Spunro -  Sun Apr 14, 2024 5:02 pm
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- Sun Apr 14, 2024 5:02 pm #449958

okay, as theyre goners ive thrown both out as theres no point of return, the roots came right off

can you reuse the soil if you rinse it out first or no?

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Re: rotted S. purpurea rhizome??#449959

By wcrosman -  Sun Apr 14, 2024 5:49 pm
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- Sun Apr 14, 2024 5:49 pm #449959

Spunro wrote: ↑Sun Apr 14, 2024 5:02 pm okay, as theyre goners ive thrown both out as theres no point of return, the roots came right off

can you reuse the soil if you rinse it out first or no?

I wouldn’t reuse it.

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Re: rotted S. purpurea rhizome??#449960

By optique -  Sun Apr 14, 2024 5:54 pm
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- Sun Apr 14, 2024 5:54 pm #449960

what is that media? i see you are in EU but that looks like wood chips like a potting soil may have.

i love the part 7:35 - 8:05 i just want to crop that and put it on repeat.

Re: rotted S. purpurea rhizome??#449961

By Spunro -  Sun Apr 14, 2024 6:51 pm
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- Sun Apr 14, 2024 6:51 pm #449961

its this as it was all i could get in my small town in scotland (so jealous how folks in america can just go out and buy peat and perlite) https://www.amazon.co.uk/Carnivorous-Pl ... B0CCJGBJN2

the “nutrients” sounded REALLY iffy but i flushed it all out loads and my vfts and cape sundews are doing well in it after 4 whole weeks

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Re: rotted S. purpurea rhizome??#449966

By optique -  Sun Apr 14, 2024 7:48 pm
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- Sun Apr 14, 2024 7:48 pm #449966

"Nutrient-Rich Composted Bark: featuring fine composted bark" alone sounds like it would kill it.

also some of the reviews says it kills flytraps

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Re: rotted S. purpurea rhizome??#449989

By Adelae -  Mon Apr 15, 2024 12:06 pm
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- Mon Apr 15, 2024 12:06 pm #449989

Can you get coco coir where you are? That's a good nutrient poor peat substitute.

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Re: rotted S. purpurea rhizome??#449993

By Spunro -  Mon Apr 15, 2024 12:59 pm
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- Mon Apr 15, 2024 12:59 pm #449993

im not very sure, i probably could but ive heard theres issues with salt content and i simply just dont have the time to rinse it over and over and over again, ive considered sphagnum moss but its expensive in bulk

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Re: rotted S. purpurea rhizome??#449994

By Spunro -  Mon Apr 15, 2024 1:16 pm
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- Mon Apr 15, 2024 1:16 pm #449994

im looking for something that works across a range of different carni plants, is accessible easily and is affordable to get in bulk but i just dont think anything like that exists yet

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Re: rotted S. purpurea rhizome??#449997

By Spunro -  Mon Apr 15, 2024 2:58 pm
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- Mon Apr 15, 2024 2:58 pm #449997

ive been looking into alternatives and ive heard “moorland gold” mentioned a few times here and there, does anyone have experience with this? and is there a specific type of it thats suitable for carnivores or is there just one variety of it?

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