Hi everyone!
I’m rather new to plants so I’m still doing quite a bit of learning. I just got this PPP almost a week ago at my local plant store and while she seems… okay, I think she could be doing way better.
Right now I’ve got her under a grow light with her other plant siblings and she DOES have a new leaf coming in. But, I’ve noticed that some of the leaves are starting to brown. Along with that, the leaves at the bottom are also looking pretty rough.
I’m concerned I’m either
A: burning the leaves or
B: severely lacking humidity (I live in Vegas)
I’d love to hear what yall think to help set up my PPP for success! I’m hoping it’s as simple as either moving her away from the grow light a tad or setting up a humidifier (which comes in tomorrow!)
Thank you all!
by peachyjpeg
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Just here to see the responses…. Do they like to be so bound up? Looks stuffy in the pot
I think I’ve killed 5 or 6 of these already. I’ve mostly given up on PPP! For whatever reason, they just rot within just a week or two after repotting.
And I should note that I have 163 plants, mostly philodendrons, and while I’m not the best at plant keeping and make a fair amount of mistakes, I never had this much of an issue with a single type of plant! I don’t know wtf the PPP wants that is apparently so different from what my other philos want!
I just strapped the cutting I took from one of my last dying PPPs to a moss pole after slightly rooting in water, and put another tiny one into a closed terrarium for funsies. The terrarium one is actually putting out a new little leaf right now so we’ll see what happens. (Should note that I have also tried keeping them in my greenhouse cabinet with high humidity with no luck, either, so I am not sure what is special about the terrarium)
So…sorry, I have no idea how to help. I guess I just came here to have a pity party for myself lol.
Now my WHITE princess is doing pretty fine and dandy.
Seems like unhealthy root. Definitely repot to chunky mix. Do not wet PPP leaves aka misting.
I believe she will be fine. Just repot her in a chunky mix and water her good with some fertilizer to help with the stress of repotting. They will sometimes lose leaves from the stress of adjusting from the different environments between the nursery and your home. I always clean and repot my plants when I get home with them that way I’m not throwing them into stress again. (Just my thing) since you live in a dry environment, get a pan deep enough so you can put some pebbles in it with water and sit her on top so she can get the humidity she needs. Make sure her pot isn’t in the water so she doesn’t stay wet.