Is Karma Okay?
#NewPlantMom Karma is my one wild child. She looks nothing like any of the pictures of any other waffle plants. I recently got her as a 2 inch plant and put her in a two inch dragon planter with no drainage.
Since she hasn’t shown any signs of growth, I decided to repot her in a 3.5 inch pot with a drainage hole. But she hasn’t gotten lighter and she has super tiny roots. Is she okay? Any advice?
Since she hasn’t shown any signs of growth, I decided to repot her in a 3.5 inch pot with a drainage hole. But she hasn’t gotten lighter and she has super tiny roots. Is she okay? Any advice?
20ft to light, indirect
4” pot with drainage
Last watered 9 months ago
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Fertilizer her with a liquid fertilizer, I prefer liquid, it gives them an instant boost of nutrients.
Don't overwater, if you keep her wet she has no need to grow more roots. You want her roots to be forced to grow and reach for the water in the bottom of the pot. When you cut back on water they grow roots to find water. That will help her to form healthy rooots to access the water she needs.
I'm glad to hear you moved her to a pot with drainage they really need that.
Here is some info I have on fertilizers I have in my notes that I made that will help you find a suitable fertilizer. My personal favorite is Super Thrive Foilage Pro.
Can't find it so I'll write it quick.
You want an NPK fertilizer which will show up on the front of the container.
N- Nitrogen for Foilage growth
P- Phosphorous for root growth
K- Potassium for overall health
It will look like this on the front.
10-10-10
5-10-5
6-8-5
Each fertilizer will have its own numbers and you want each one to be between 5 and 10. The number represents the percentage in the fertilizer.
Liquid is better because the plants can absorb it easier. Plus it gives your plants an instant boost of nutrients.
Don't overwater, if you keep her wet she has no need to grow more roots. You want her roots to be forced to grow and reach for the water in the bottom of the pot. When you cut back on water they grow roots to find water. That will help her to form healthy rooots to access the water she needs.
I'm glad to hear you moved her to a pot with drainage they really need that.
Here is some info I have on fertilizers I have in my notes that I made that will help you find a suitable fertilizer. My personal favorite is Super Thrive Foilage Pro.
Can't find it so I'll write it quick.
You want an NPK fertilizer which will show up on the front of the container.
N- Nitrogen for Foilage growth
P- Phosphorous for root growth
K- Potassium for overall health
It will look like this on the front.
10-10-10
5-10-5
6-8-5
Each fertilizer will have its own numbers and you want each one to be between 5 and 10. The number represents the percentage in the fertilizer.
Liquid is better because the plants can absorb it easier. Plus it gives your plants an instant boost of nutrients.
@SuperbRaspfern thank you so much for taking the time to check out my question and answering it with such detailed advice. I will definitely check on fertilizer right away.
Your very welcome ❤️