Re: N.truncata SOS
 

the weather here at my place is very unpredictable......sometimes rain and sometimes shine......
and what should i use as medium for it?????
and was stuck in the post office for about 3-5 days........
ad when i opened it it was in a better condition than now but it has a few strands of LFS in its roots so do i still need to repot it??:crying::crying::crying:
i really need to cure it ASAP

Re: N.truncata SOS
 

A mix of LFS with coco chips is very good. You can also try burnt earth with peat moss at a mix of 70% burnt eath and 30% peat. Or you can just crush the charcoal to much smaller pieces (1cm) and mix with LFS. Either way, the media must be well drained but not too dry like the one you are currently using. Put in a plastic bag and don't give up! Good luck.

Re: N.truncata SOS
 

i think it will be better for you to change it into sphagnum, pearlite and cocochips media if possible, as the plant are used to moist media, so sudden change of the composition of media will make them look dead, as i am using full coconut peat to plant them, bag them tight, leave at shade, plus changing the media should help(30%sphagnum moss,40-60%pearlite,the rest you can use chunky media

Re: N.truncata SOS
 

hey guys.....
exam is near and i cant find any coco chips near my house ....
i only got some LFS loads of perlite and Peat ..
what is the best ratio i should use?
and is this i good time to repot it or should i wait for it to recover
????

Re: N.truncata SOS
 

for the chunky media, you can use charcoal instead

Re: N.truncata SOS
 

So now i can use 50%charcoal 50%LFS?
or i can use 70%charcoal 30%Lfs?
this is a truncata but unknown type :crying::crying:

Re: N.truncata SOS
 

The key is to stop it from further dehydration and hope for the best.
Avoid direct sunlight for the moment.

Re: N.truncata SOS
 

now i put it under my lighting system.......
i think it can handle it ....hopefully it survives:crying::crying:

Re: N.truncata SOS
 

for me this one is very dehydrated......... n. truncata response very slow to any media rectification and this one has overdo on the "epiphytic" side as the charcoal are too chunky....this media is suitable for orchid i'm afraid...

change the media, water till moist, bag up to increase the humidity and place it in a bright but shaded spot..ooh and dont forget to snip off a little bit of plastic bag tip to drain out the access water....

my old n. truncata has it growing tip damaged by fallen mango and it stop growing for almost 6 months!! started to regrow but it seems like it take ages just to produce 3 pathetic looking leaves....they are the "snail" in the neps world in terms of growing.....this is based from my growing experience....not sure of others.

Re: N.truncata SOS
 

I have done as told.
the medium now is 60%1cm charcoal bits and 40 lfs.
wish me luck guys.*biggrin2*