I thought this was a spider plant 🤷♀️. How do I take car...
I thought this was a spider plant 🤷♀️. How do I take care of this plant and what am I doing wrong?
2ft to light, indirect
6” pot with drainage
Last watered 11 months ago
2
Oh no! They absolutely must go dormant every winter they will die off completely and then spring back up through the bulb.
If kept indoors they need a ton of light. We are talking south facing window. Indirect light will not be enough.
They look like they have had too much water. Allow them to dry completely and then stay dry for a few days before watering again.
It really helps to have a ton of aeration in any veggie or herb soil if grown indoors. Because the pots stay wet too long otherwise. Also if you can add a small fan for some air circulation that will help as well they need that air flow to keep them healthy.
Unfortunately she looks like she may have root rot from the heavy soil. You will want to check those root. I will give the treatment below.
Since they don't like to be wet at all and need to have dry periods I suggest moving her to a terracotta pot after treatment for rot. That will help her out a lot 💚
If kept indoors they need a ton of light. We are talking south facing window. Indirect light will not be enough.
They look like they have had too much water. Allow them to dry completely and then stay dry for a few days before watering again.
It really helps to have a ton of aeration in any veggie or herb soil if grown indoors. Because the pots stay wet too long otherwise. Also if you can add a small fan for some air circulation that will help as well they need that air flow to keep them healthy.
Unfortunately she looks like she may have root rot from the heavy soil. You will want to check those root. I will give the treatment below.
Since they don't like to be wet at all and need to have dry periods I suggest moving her to a terracotta pot after treatment for rot. That will help her out a lot 💚
Root rot treatment
1. Remove from your pot, to check the roots. If there is anything brown black or mushy you have rot and will need to cut it all off. Keep only the healthy roots they will be whitish in color
Now root rot comes from a bacteria that forms in your soil and then attacks your plant. So treatment is absolutely necessary.
2. Cut off all affected roots soak what is left in:
1 part peroxide + 3 parts water and leave in the peroxide mix to soak for 5 minutes this will kill off the remaining bacteria. It will bubble pot and fizz this is good it’s killing the bacteria.
3. Next is soil, the best
choice is to throw it away. It’s safest. Or bake it for 1 hour in a 200
Degree oven, not the greatest because it REALLY stinks. But it’s effective. Or the most risky way is to thoroughly flush your soil out with your peroxide mix twice! You need to be very careful and do it thoroughly because if even a teeny bit of bacteria is left your rot will come back.
4. Now the pot, it also has that pesky bacteria you must scrub it out with soapy water very well and then also scrub it down with the peroxide mix.
Now you can plant her again. Be sure to add some perlite to your soil for aeration. This will help oxygen reach those roots and I avoid bacteria growth in the future.
1. Remove from your pot, to check the roots. If there is anything brown black or mushy you have rot and will need to cut it all off. Keep only the healthy roots they will be whitish in color
Now root rot comes from a bacteria that forms in your soil and then attacks your plant. So treatment is absolutely necessary.
2. Cut off all affected roots soak what is left in:
1 part peroxide + 3 parts water and leave in the peroxide mix to soak for 5 minutes this will kill off the remaining bacteria. It will bubble pot and fizz this is good it’s killing the bacteria.
3. Next is soil, the best
choice is to throw it away. It’s safest. Or bake it for 1 hour in a 200
Degree oven, not the greatest because it REALLY stinks. But it’s effective. Or the most risky way is to thoroughly flush your soil out with your peroxide mix twice! You need to be very careful and do it thoroughly because if even a teeny bit of bacteria is left your rot will come back.
4. Now the pot, it also has that pesky bacteria you must scrub it out with soapy water very well and then also scrub it down with the peroxide mix.
Now you can plant her again. Be sure to add some perlite to your soil for aeration. This will help oxygen reach those roots and I avoid bacteria growth in the future.