It looks like it isn't getting enough light. I would put it directly in front of a large, north-facing window, within three feet of the window, and keep the drapes or blinds open all day. An east-facing window could also work, but a light chintz curtain would help there. Keep in mind that the human eye adjusts to different light levels, so just because a room looks bright, doesn't mean that there is enough light available for a plant to photosynthesize.

Thanks for the info.

Hmm, it's in a South facing large (5x5 foot) window and it gets full direct sunlight from 10am to 5pm. it's the brightest window I have but I could always put a grow light on it as well.

That's weird! I would expect it to show symptoms of sunburn, then. Did you move it there recently, then?

Lack of humidity?

I moved it there after the first shoot/vine sprouted. The Lack of humidity could be it. Um, it's a forced air heating system in my house and the humidity has been all over the place. I do try to keep it at 50% but it falls to 30-40% when the air comes on. I'll try spraying the leaves with a water mist and see what happens.

Thanks.

The sun is really low here, I'm in Northern Canada. In the summer there is no direct sunlight in my front window, so I guess it wouldn't be burning because the sunlight really isn't very strong at this time of year. Sorry, I forgot to mention that.

If the days have been mostly dark and snowy, that may not have allowed enough light either. I would also double check the soil moisture--keeping the soil saturated, or allowing it to dry too much between waterings can cause those symptoms, too. I wouldn't worry about 30% humidity, but 10% would be a problem!

Ok, I know last year I had a grow light on it for about 14 hours a day and it never saw the actual sun till spring and had no problems. Is there a particular soil that it likes?

I did just give it a good watering and will let it dry and see how that works.

Thanks for the advise.

I always use store-bought cactus mix. If you cant get that, sift regular potting soil through counted cross-stitch screen, use the coarse part, and add grit and pumice (or perlite), to bump up the mineral fraction.

I was debating transplanting it in new soil...the soil it's in right now is a mix of what was in my garden 2 summers ago and new soil but just regular potting soil not cactus soil. I will try to find some of that or make some like you suggested.

Should I try to clean off all the dirt and start with fresh stuff or would that be too much of a shock to the plant?

Probably too much of a shock in its weakened condition. I would nurse it along with careful watering, and maybe water it with a tablespoon of gypsum dissolved in a gallon of hot water--left to cool before applying, of course!--to flocculate any clay particles in the present mix. Once it recovers some vigor, the soil can be replaced.