Initial caveat to say I'm not the greatest at looking after plants.
This was sat in a ceramic pot and for weeks it's been dying. I've been trying to figure out whether I'm over watering, under watering, or too sunny/shady. For some reason it had never occurred to me to just take it out the pot. And look what I found! Oops
I've repotted it and given it a good drink.
Are these slightly yellow leaves likely to survive my negligence or will they all drop off 😭
by Creepy_Librarian3390
5 Comments
I am sorry to tell you that this isn’t from being root bound. The root situation was pretty good. I suspect you might have thrips or something similar going on. Is this living in a sunny window? They need a lot of light. 💚
I’d say it’s either overwatering or underlit or a combination of the 2 (which is the usual culprit)
I don’t think it was from root bound or root rot. Nor do I think it’s from thrips or pests. You mentioned you used to live in a not so bright place then when you moved you put it in a sunny spot. That might’ve caused some shock to it. You have to slowly transition it. I mean the roots are good and it’s grown so I hope you repotted it into a bigger pot but give it time. Some may die but new leaves will grow.
Looks like overwatering, that isn’t at all root bound. Yellow/dead won’t come back but it’ll grow new leaves. Let it dry out between watering.
can you show us an up close picture of some of the leaves? the browning looks very much like thrips damage.