What needs to be done to protect this? A friend passed it on like this
by ell-ta
What needs to be done to protect this? A friend passed it on like this
by ell-ta
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— Following because im in the same boat. I did everything I could think of and even cut off dying leaves. It has 1 now and 1 tippy one from the very top of the stem. Thats it. But the stems seems strong and healthy. Roots were great. No pests. New proper soil. Watering on point. Nothing mattered. (Granted, I did get it as a lowes rescue baby but it looked healthy 🤷♀️)
I sighed, and put it on my porch. 😂 I told myself yknow what, survival of the fittest. I dont love you enough to let you stress me out. Hope it works out little planty.
is it sunburned?it seems that the white varigated parts are turning brown. can you give me the conditions of the roots and how they were watered and the ventilation conditions? if the soil is soggy and also the top 1 inch didn’t dry out between watering, and was in a dim spot then it may get root rot. check the roots. is it mushy? this plant is a varigated rubber tree. it requires medium to high light. I would personally get a spotlight and install it on the ceiling and shine on it if it is relatively big so it can get enough light. also, you may consider to change the substrate a bit as it seems to be totally peat based which was (not very good and only useful for short term fast growth in farms) too water retaining. try to get a mix of 50% cocopeat, 30% compost and 20% perlite or pumice. you may also cover the top with 0.5cm of small gravel or sand or lava rock (small) with grain size of around 3-6mm to prevent fungus gnats. strongly suggest to use fungalcide after you repot it. dont worry about the growth tip. it will resprout at the other nodes when it is ready.
They don’t like being moved around very much & can be sensitive to hard water. They like bright indirect light & relatively frequent watering. You’ll never get brown/dead areas to be alive again, but if you let it sit in a sunny spot (but not direct sunlight) it will happily push out some new leaves.