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Hi everyone..

I have a N. Hookeriana .. i think it has almost the same problem as showed?? i did gave it sunlight last time but one leaf just fully dried up in 2 days!! after that i move it to a shady area which is my balcony.. and now all the cups are drying up .. i cut down those dried up cups cause the shopkeeper from d nursery whr i bought my plant said im suppose to cut it down when its dried.. but i left one cup for fun.. i guess? lol but it just stop growing and coul'nt be healthy .. ?? why?!?!??!?:mad:

Re: A cry for.....HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 

How often you water your plant ? and whats the media ? picture would be very helpful. in my experience N. x hookeriana loves direct sunlight...

Re: A cry for.....HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 

My hookeriana is fine with some shade.......like what bonsay said, do you have pictures? Hookers can do well in pure LFS since I potted my hooker in pure LFS. If the cups dried up, it means you didn't water it enough.

Cheers

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elloes.. all =) i water my N.hookriana 2 days once..i tried to giv them sunlight but their leaves just dried up :crying:
Here are the photoes-

A dried cup
https://forum.petpitcher.net/C:\U...Z\DSC00225.JPG
Dried leaves
https://forum.petpitcher.net/C:\U...DSC00226...jpg

sob sob help my plant.. Btw can that cause of my soil? cause i dint change the soil.. i think im usng organic soil now -.-" cause its black in colour.. lol im buying dry moss when i gt time

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xMagicsZ, how long have you been keeping the hookeriana? what was the conds when you bought it? perhaps it was recently potted by the seller.

when you brought the plant home it shouldn't be exposed to direct sun. Keep it in fully cool and shaded area for acclimatisation until new leaves formed. This may take 4-6 weeks. Only at this stage new roots are formed ( but check out for reassurance).

I'm posting an example here. A basal cutting placed for rooting since 02.11.2008. Note the half dried leaves. The growth point didn't dried up and soon new leaves will formed.

http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...u/DSCN4425.jpg

The black soil (peat ) get compacted after adding water. Add 30%-40% perlite to provide a well drain media. All neps ( regardless of H/L or L/L )will do well with loose and well drain media.

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I can't even see the pics BTW........If you are using organic soil then you should change it...........

Ken

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Hi evryone

Heres the pic that one i made some mistakes
http://i438.photobucket.com/albums/q...Z/DSC00226.jpg
The dying pitchers
http://i438.photobucket.com/albums/q...Z/DSC00225.jpg

HELP eheheheh

PY

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xMagicsZ... use LFS ( Long Fibre Sphagnum ) for media... mix with perlite and cocochips to help wth porosity.... try watering it twice a day... morning and evening... dont ever let the media go dry... they prefer it on the moist side... good luck :smile:

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well the plant look ok to me, not as serious as ( without pics when you first post), a pitcher and 1-2 leaves drying up it was going thr' a normal process.

Re: A cry for.....HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 

It would be best to switch to LFS and perlite mix, that should be ok. Organic soil may contain some minerals that aren't good for the hooker. Water it once every 2 days like what you did, hookers don't like wet soil watered everyday. Keep it in shade like what you are doing so it acclimatises.......

Cheers