what’s up with her
#Peperomia is she not getting another light? too much light? too much or too little water? in her original nursery pot that lives inside a ceramic pot. my window faces sw
4ft to light, indirect
4” pot with drainage
Last watered 1 week ago
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@mocasin77 i’m not sure but that’s what i’m thinking. i want to help her but im worried ill kill her trying to repot
That's too much water. You can tell by her yellowish color.
Peperomia are semi succulent, that means they store water in their leaves. Too much water and they store too much in their cells. Eventually they will burst like water balloons causing damage to the leaves.
Also when the soil stays wet it lacks oxygen. This is also bad because when a plants roots cannot access oxygen it loses the ability to absorb the water and nutrients it needs.
So it's a double whammy. Then, with no oxygen in the soil bacteria starts to grow in that soil. It's the perfect environment for the bacteria to multiply. When that happens it start to feed on the plants roots.
So, that may be the case with yours just like @mocasin77 said.
To get rid of it it needs to be treated, I will include that below. But I also want to warn you that its recovery will not be fast. Watermelon Peperomia shock very easily. So it's likely it will flop over even more. That's okay, it needs to be done. After treatment put it somewhere out of the way and in the future only water her when she is totally dry 🩷
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.
Peperomia are semi succulent, that means they store water in their leaves. Too much water and they store too much in their cells. Eventually they will burst like water balloons causing damage to the leaves.
Also when the soil stays wet it lacks oxygen. This is also bad because when a plants roots cannot access oxygen it loses the ability to absorb the water and nutrients it needs.
So it's a double whammy. Then, with no oxygen in the soil bacteria starts to grow in that soil. It's the perfect environment for the bacteria to multiply. When that happens it start to feed on the plants roots.
So, that may be the case with yours just like @mocasin77 said.
To get rid of it it needs to be treated, I will include that below. But I also want to warn you that its recovery will not be fast. Watermelon Peperomia shock very easily. So it's likely it will flop over even more. That's okay, it needs to be done. After treatment put it somewhere out of the way and in the future only water her when she is totally dry 🩷
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.
