jonnyq
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Good morning, all,
I could use a second opinion on one of my plants, if any would be willing to help...
So, I have two young N. ramispina, one growing at my job under artificial lighting (http://www.terraforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=125589) which is thriving... The other is growing at home on my windowsill, under natural lighting.
The home N. ramispina has grown expectedly more slowly, with the lower amounts of winter light and cooler temperatures, but generally has been fine. It's been in the same windowsill since I got it back in October... It made a few small pitchers which opened and eventually dried out, it's now been a month or two since its last pitcher.
I had assumed that things would pick up for it as the days lengthened towards Spring, but I just noticed today that the leaves have started curling...
The plant
Closeup of one leaf
Closeup of another leaf
I don't believe it's mite damage... I tried gently tapping on a leaf with a white piece of paper underneath as in this thread: http://www.terraforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=114913 , but I didn't see anything black or speck-like dislodge...
I don't think the humidity has noticeably shifted, nor have I changed the media... and if anything the temperature is warming slightly, but not suddenly...
Does anyone have any ideas or recommendations?
My first thought was to repot... Perhaps the media's breaking down? But then I worried that the stress of repotting could make things worse...
My second thought was that it hasn't had any insects or fertilization since probably December... So I thought about fertilizing, but again, I worry about exacerbating its troubles...
I could use a second opinion on one of my plants, if any would be willing to help...
So, I have two young N. ramispina, one growing at my job under artificial lighting (http://www.terraforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=125589) which is thriving... The other is growing at home on my windowsill, under natural lighting.
The home N. ramispina has grown expectedly more slowly, with the lower amounts of winter light and cooler temperatures, but generally has been fine. It's been in the same windowsill since I got it back in October... It made a few small pitchers which opened and eventually dried out, it's now been a month or two since its last pitcher.
I had assumed that things would pick up for it as the days lengthened towards Spring, but I just noticed today that the leaves have started curling...
The plant
Closeup of one leaf
Closeup of another leaf
I don't believe it's mite damage... I tried gently tapping on a leaf with a white piece of paper underneath as in this thread: http://www.terraforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=114913 , but I didn't see anything black or speck-like dislodge...
I don't think the humidity has noticeably shifted, nor have I changed the media... and if anything the temperature is warming slightly, but not suddenly...
Does anyone have any ideas or recommendations?
My first thought was to repot... Perhaps the media's breaking down? But then I worried that the stress of repotting could make things worse...
My second thought was that it hasn't had any insects or fertilization since probably December... So I thought about fertilizing, but again, I worry about exacerbating its troubles...
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