Comment on Help with our plant i am clueless
cybervseas@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
Plants need light, water, and nutrients. Different plants need different amounts and different kinds, but they all need all three.
Double check that the plant is getting enough light. Our eyes are not good at figuring out how much light a plant needs. Plants will look okay for months and months until the low light catches up to them and they begin a slow decline.
I use dechlorinated water for all of my plants as that can affect plants, especially more sensitive ones.
After 8 months of growth, the soil might (?) be depleted.
forsho@sh.itjust.works@sh.itjust.works 9 hours ago
Thank you friend, Lights from chandelier is ok? i also think at day you can get good lighting from the window in my living room, or you mean i need to put it directly under the sun.
The soil looks like this
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TragicNotCute@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
No. Artificial light almost certainly isn’t sufficient unless it’s made for growing plants. Sun is your best bet. You can buy LED grow lights as well that might work.
prettybunnys@piefed.social 1 hour ago
This is a ZZ plant, it does not want direct sunlight.
It will grow under artificial lights just fine, in fact throw it on your desk at the office without a window in sight and the fluorescent lights will do enough.
In your home if the ZZ plant can see a window it’s likely fine, however this one does appear slightly etoliated AND like it has some nutrient issues
robsteranium@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
Indeed! I’d move it nearer a window and see if that helps
You also need to check whether the soil underneath is waterlogged as that will rot the roots even if the surface layer is dry. Once the roots turn to mush it won’t draw water and will begin to droop as it’s thirsty. I over-watered a lot of plants before realising this!