Hello everyone!
I am very new to this plant thing, and currently working on my little Leyla and her assasination attempts. As you can see, especially my pilea peperomioides fell victim to the plant perisher, and now I am debating whether or not to cut off the leafs that are bitten off and brown, and try to start over with what I have.
I'd love for the pilea to become one of those with a LOT of leafs, so I'm trying to learn how to do that.
My moon valley plant is also at a victim of the of the famous flower fanatic – though it seems she is thriving more and at the same time also worse off.
They are standing on a wall shelf infront of a mirror facing northwest in my room that I do not sleep in, I do not have any windows in another direction sadly – so I'm debating getting a plant lamp either way.
I use the plantparent app which tells me to water them once a week, I use fertilizer when I water it. They are indoors and I do not directly know how much light they get, but it should be about 8ish? maybe more? I keep the window curtains open for them all day.
I will go to ikea tomorrow so if u have advice for the size of pot I should get that'd be awesome too!
Thanks for any advice!
by Awkward_Analysis5635
5 Comments
These plants still look young, just let them grow! Eventually it’ll fill out and lose damaged leaves. I highly suggest a plant lamp, it helped me a lot
Don’t cut.
Also don’t water on a schedule – with all plants research how dry they should be before the next watering.
And research what facing window (ie east, west, south, north) each plant needs to thrive in your home environment and that’ll give you a clue to how much light each plant needs
Don’t cut, it’s part of the plant’s history, and it would really be just for aesthetic reasons
Looking at the pilea, I think those leaves are OK and necessary to provide energy to the plant: when the plant fills out a lot more, you can take some old damaged leaves off and it won’t miss them. But if you cut every damaged leaf off all the time, especially on such a small plant, it won’t have the energy that it needs to continue to grow and flourish.
And I do think you can take those stones out so that you can better judge the soil moisture, there is no need for them.
As a cat owner, I would definitely look into keeping them where the cat can’t get at them though. Some plants are very poisonous to cats (and sometimes only certain parts of the plant). And of course, cats aren’t great for plants either!
That kitty is so adorable!
