Submitted 2 weeks ago by RoseJasmin@lemmy.ca to houseplants@mander.xyz
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Every day I find a few leaves on the ground. I read online that it might be root rot
Do you have one of those moisture meters? They’re on amazon for $20 or a local garden store will typically have them. They’re great for checking the moisture of the soil deeper down.
Just don’t leave them in the pot or it’ll ruin it. Stick it it, check it, pull it out.
If you don’t see any insects on the leaves or the soil, I’d just give it some time. Water it every 2-4 weeks. If it’s a large pot of soil do it every 4 weeks with ~0,5 liters, in a smaller pot do it more often with a smaller quantity.
In general, it’s better to water rarely, so the top layer of soil is dry most of the time. That way, you’re making the life harder for small flys to lay eggs and nurish from the roots.
If it keeps losing leaves, don’t panic. Mine had a severe sunburn once and dropped all the leaves. After some weeks it started to recover and grew new leaves.
I would say, the worst thing you can do is overwater. Mine is in a pretty huge pot (80 liters) and I give it (round about) 1,7 liters of water every 6 weeks in summer and 2-3 months in winter. That way the plant has to grow deep roots to the very bottom to reach the bottom and the top layers are rather dry.
I don’t have background information, sorry.
Did you repot it before?
I think it might be one or a combination of the three:
I would recommend:
Even though there might be other possibilities, checking the roots is a good move. If the roots are okay, that’s great news and you’re on the safe side. If you discover rot, you can just cut off the bad parts and the repot the plant. That causes severe stress, so it might take a while to recover, but it’s the only way to help with root rot, as otherwise it will only spread, killing the plant in the long term.
Looks like a defency (maybe Kalium?) or the place is just too cold
PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat 2 weeks ago
Check for bugs on the underside of the leaves. Sometimes mealy bugs can look almost like flat stationary spots on the leaves, not like bugs at all, but you’ll still see them and you can separate them from the leaf like a little scab.
If it’s dying near the “trunk” but alive at the edges, it might be root rot. You can try splicing one large section of it into a vase of water and then into a new pot with soil, if that’s it, since there’s not a way to reverse that as far as I know.
If it’s just losing leaves but nothing else is wrong, it might just be shock of moving around or something. It might be fine.
Don’t overwater.
This is my only advice, I hope it works out okay.