One stem and leaf have turned yellow after repotting, I d...
2ft to light, indirect
8” pot with drainage
Last watered 2 years ago
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@SvelteKingfern why do you feel it best to leave the leaf? I always thought it was best to remove right away because it will not recover, so nutrients are wasted trying. Just curios and always learning 😃
You have to balance when to cut off the yellow/yellowing leaf. The leaf is getting yellow because the plant is preparing to shed it and is reabsorbing nutrients. You need to let the plant do it. When the leaf, that is to be shed, is becoming dry brownish and a bit crispy, then the process of reabsorption is almost over and the leaf is becoming a nuisance. Then you can cut it off, helping the plant to drop the leaf, no earlier . After all we want to help the plant, not to "rob" it of nutrients. This applies to plants that are for some reason struggling: overwatering, underwatering, Sun bleached leaves, repotting and so on.
There's the other kind of plants, of which the bottom leaves naturally get yellow, as the process of growing and aging. The leaves turn yellow, and there's almost no chlorophyll in them, but the plant keeps the leaves on the stem. These are the leaves that you prune, to direct the plant to the new growth and the new leaves.
@Stall54Jo
There's the other kind of plants, of which the bottom leaves naturally get yellow, as the process of growing and aging. The leaves turn yellow, and there's almost no chlorophyll in them, but the plant keeps the leaves on the stem. These are the leaves that you prune, to direct the plant to the new growth and the new leaves.
@Stall54Jo