It was by the window and it’s very cold where I live right now and I noticed one of the leaves turning brown so I moved it away from the window. I only water it when I feel the dirt is dry. I’m not sure why the leaves are drooping. Any advice is greatly appreciated!
by Firm_World932
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It needs more sun. They like full to partial sun.
It looks a bit etiolated- my herbs do the same thing in the winter months when they’re light starved, I recommend a grow light. The brown on the leaf may indicate a problem with watering or humidity. The new growth on the plant looks great, though!
They’ll be okay once they warm up. Since they’re native to Mexico; they’ll prefer warmer soil. Since they’re too cold they may not be able to uptake water. I’ve encountered this problem with my chili pepper plant, Guoba. They be stressed for a while and loose a bit more leaves until they recover. You could use a makeup powder brush to water them with until they recover since they can’t uptake from the roots till then if you want to give it a try. If you use a seaweed/kelp liquid fertiliser you can brush it on too since the roots are overwhelmed. You would take a 16 oz drinking water bottle (of distilled water if possible) and mix in less 20 ml of the fertiliser into it then just pour some into a dish for easy brushing onto the plant very gently. Wash the brush throughly after use. Hopefully this helps. It was very effective with Guoba.
they don’t do well with cold. i would move it so to a place where its being sat with room temp/warn soil, in someplace that still gets some light. i’d also recommend a grow light. if you’re worried about the temperatures near the window, and have to move it away, you need some kind of supplementation. you can buy a cheap full spectrum bulb, and it doesn’t have to be over the top, because as long as it’s still getting some light from the window; it’s probably fine with the supplementation being weaker. just remember to keep it on for somewhat long hours, as plants tend to prefer length over intensity.
I agree that winter is just not its best season and it’ll perk up come spring. Do you prune it? I pinch off leaves to use and that keeps new leaves coming in. Also helps make the plant bushier.