Is it ok that this is shrivelling one leaf at a time? At least that’s what seems to be happening. I haven’t watered since September. They’re under t5 Barinna lights 12-14 hours daily about 5 inches away. Thank you.
If I were you I would very, very carefully make a slit in the really dry leaf if it’s not entirely stuck to the new leaves, and try to very gently peel the dry one back a bit with tweezers (again, always checking to see that it’s not sticking to what is trying to emerge). If it was stuck, I would remove from pot, brush the dry top leaf with some warm water to make it more pliable, cut, peel, repot.
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Yes it’s normal. The new leaves are absorbing the old leaves. Eventually they’ll be dry like paper and will fall away. Just leave it and it will continue to do it’s thing. You can water once the process is finished which may take another month or so.
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If I were you I would very, very carefully make a slit in the really dry leaf if it’s not entirely stuck to the new leaves, and try to very gently peel the dry one back a bit with tweezers (again, always checking to see that it’s not sticking to what is trying to emerge). If it was stuck, I would remove from pot, brush the dry top leaf with some warm water to make it more pliable, cut, peel, repot.
Yes it’s normal. The new leaves are absorbing the old leaves. Eventually they’ll be dry like paper and will fall away. Just leave it and it will continue to do it’s thing. You can water once the process is finished which may take another month or so.
Leave it, it will be fine.