I have water softener for house and use dechlorinator in a pitcher before I water my plants. I have started to spritz my plant with sprayer in picture, to supplement humidity. I've had this pitcher plant for several months now, been growing very well but stopped producing pitchers. Started developing blemishes. I want a happy plant. I just bought a sundew and want it to be happy too and not repeat any mistakes I make
by pjmsd
6 Comments
Do you have a TDS meter? Dechlorinated isn’t the same as removing minerals from the water.
These plants don’t care about chlorine, they care about salts and minerals. If your water is hard enough to require a softener, your plants will be hosed long term.
I also don’t think spraying matters if it’s not enclosed. It’ll be at ambient humidity 95% of the day.
Light is the reason it’s not making pitchers, needs more!
Stop the misting. It does nothing for humidity and can cause rot and fungal growth.
Check the TDS of you water if it’s suitable to use (<50). You can flush out excess minerals with distilled water.
No pitchers are often caused by not enough light.
Some water softeners add sodium to the water. I think you need to go back to the basics and check that your water is appropriate.
Try giving it distilled or rainwater and see how that goes?