The Venus Fly Trap House Posted May 4, 2022 Report Share Posted May 4, 2022 I bought a ceph from ebay a few months ago. It was in a very small pot and I was too scared to repot it. But its health slowly started to decline. Some of the plant's pitchers turned yellow, moldy and eventually died. I knew there was something wrong so I repotted it. When I took it out of the small pot most of its roots were rotten. I planted it in a bigger pot in a mix of sphagnum peat moss and perlite. After I repotted it was growing well but then I found slow release fertiliser pellets in the old ceph soil that was still around the roots so I removed them. I would like to know if I did anything wrong and what it was. Sincerely Aviv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobile Posted May 4, 2022 Report Share Posted May 4, 2022 Hi Aviv, Are you able to share a photo of your Cephalotus on here, so members can see if they notice anything wrong? I usually do not repot Cephalotus on arrival, but if the mix they are in does not look suitable then I would. Many people seems to be scared of repotting them, but personally I haven't really had any issues doing so, as long as a little TLC is given after repotting, i.e. keep humidity higher whilst the plants roots re-establish in the new mix. You might find this site of some use: https://cephalot.us 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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