Please help me understand what I am doing wrong, I probably got this rhapidophora tetrasperma about three weeks ago. I let it settle in before I repotted it, when I went to repot it, I discovered root rot, sprayed with hydrogen peroxide, of course sprayed for pest when it first came in, (which the leaves already didn’t like) so after I cleaned off the rotted roots, mind you there were still healthy roots left. I put the baby in semi Hydro(leca). And ever since then she’s been looking pitiful as hell and I don’t know how to help her at this point, now before you go saying it’s pests I’ve checked HIGH and low and I can’t find a damn thing, is it a virus ? Is it just root rot taking its toll? Is it not happy with the semi hydro…
I will take any pointers at this point , the planta app told me to look for thrips and I’m pretty positive I don’t have any as I have not seen any bugs or moving larvae.
by Longjumping_Task_695
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3 weeks is not a long time, how long did you let it settle in before repotting and what did you do in that time period? Also, did you switch it straight from soil to leca or did you water roots it first? It doesn’t sound like you’ve had it long enough so I can only assume it wasn’t water rooted first and its rotting quicker than it can recover/grow.
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Def not thrips.
Going from root rot to hydro probably made it worse. I agree with chopping and propagating otherwise this whole thing will be a goner
If I get root rot, I always let the plants chill in water with a few drops of hydrogenperoxide for several weeks and change the water often. Your repot into semi hydro was very likely too early. Chop and prop if you wanna save it.
root rot + hydro is a big no no for my guys. if you absolutely have to water prop him add hydrogen peroxide to the water and a fan locally to increase air circulation. i agree with a commenter above that i would chop and prop at this point
Agree with those who have said this is a chop and prop scenario at this point…it’s also difficult to diagnose without any photos of the plant from throughout the last three weeks. If I were to view the photoset without your provided context, I would be putting it down to root rot and thrips.
If this were my plant, I’d be chopping it into small sections and placing them onto a bed of damp perlite in an enclosed container sat in a warm partially sunny area.
You’ve already gotten some good advice with the chip and prop. My Raphidophora tetrasperma is one of my fastest and most aggressive growers. It can definitely thrive after a good chop and prop.
Hydrogen peroxide is really harsh. I use a drop or 2 of betadine with distilled water to clean and disinfect root rot. A pressure way better. Hydrogen peroxide is probably what made it worse. But clean root rot with distilled water place in a clear cup of sphagnum moss so you can monitor the roots. I also would water with Sea-k you can buy it on Amazon. That’s what I’ve always done for plants I’m concerned about. I always water with Sea-K every time I water and wow the improvement in my plants since I have is amazing!! That would be my advice.
Tetrasperma are very sensitive to change. I’ve had a lonnng battle with mine. On the bright side you have many nodes to work with and props grow pretty fast.