Suddenly the leaves are yellowing and falling off – picture doesn't look too bad from afar but about 10 yellow leaves came off really easily yesterday. I've had this since it was tiny so am really hoping to fix it quickly. I occasionally find leaves yellowing/shedding, but this has been quite rapid over the last day.
Last week I was away and it fell over, so 5 days ago when I returned I unwound the vines and attached it to the wall for more stability and so the leaves could access more light (the pole was getting very crowded). I don’t think they sustained much damage (landed on my large jade plants with no snapped vines or leaves) and the room is bright light with no direct sunlight.
I also don't think it's just one vine dying but several. The dying leaves are currently on the lower half of the plant, but I'm worried it could spread to the upper half as it is moving so quickly. I wonder if the causes could be:
– my biggest theory is that because on Tuesday I used an old trowel as a stake to support the moss pole I have damaged the roots
– watering? it was very dry after my holiday, then I watered it three days ago. the pot has drainage holes. Although this isn’t very different to its usual watering schedule, maybe it needs more water following the dry spell (I’ve included a picture of the roots which are only really damp at the bottom)
– hopefully not pests! I have checked the soil and leaves with a torch and magnifying glass
by Sure-Environment-874
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Looks like mold and no more nutrients in the soil. The reason I think it is nutrients because of the color of the leaves and how the soil is coming away from the side of the planter. Suggest getting a planting medium you can recharge versus changing out the entire soil bed periodically. I like Rosy houseplant soil for this purpose in particular. Your plant is sacrificing the lower leaves to avoid assisting with any mold growth. The upper arteries of the plant look green and healthy and functioning properly. I would get the proper soil, which would be a chunky mix. Before I repot the plant, I would trim off any moldy, slimy, smelly roots. Then repot without removing her from the wall. The first watering should be a flushing. If you use a living soil like Rosy, you won’t need to apply any nutrients but better to use distilled or springwater to keep the microbiome thriving. And living soil will give your plant the opportunity for it to self heal. It will not grow leaves back on the bottom so I would consider taking a clipping or two and propagating some new shoots to fill in the base part of your plant. 💪🏼🌱
Individual leaves have a limited life, approximately 6 months. So they turn yellow, then brown then fall off – normal senescence. That’s what I see here. A plant can only have a certain number of leaves based on the amount of light and availability of nutrients in a circumstance where watering occurs regularly. More light equals more plant.