We just moved and this guy sat in a PODs container for two weeks. It's got something white on top of the soil. It's been home for a week or so and the edges are continuing to crisp. I watered it thoroughly once it arrived since it had dried out. It sits by a west facing window.
by crustyadvice
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Also to add, two of the most crisped leaves were like that when it arrived off of the POD, but it appears to be spreading on the other leaves.
Also I know I’m about to get absolutely destroyed here because my plant looks so bad. I’m guessing it has mold.
Calatheas are notoriously difficult. The soil looks too wet imo
You looked at it wrong and sneezed on it once. So now it’s destined to die.
Calatheas…tried them once.
Never again.
Drama queeeeeeeeens.
I know calathea can be sensitive to tap water too. It might be worth trying distilled water, or using fish tank conditioner on your water.
If you use well draining but also moisture containing soil and water it frequently without letting it dry out completely, Calatheas will be happy. They absolutely love an evenly moist soil and yours looks not suitable for the plant. I’m not entirely sure but it looks like it contains peat? The problem with peat is that once it dries out, it becomes hydrophobic and from that point it’s hard to evenly moisten the soil. Calatheas absolutely don’t like to dry out. It’s better to use different soil which consist of bark, perlite and a moisture containing part like coco coir.