What soil do you use for Calathea Dottie?
I have a Dottie I'm desperatly trying to save from root-rot🙈 She was in a earth-free mix when I got her, coco coir, perlite and some sphagnum moss at the bottom. She already had root-rot when I got her 😔
It seems I just manage to get her going before the root-rot comes back. I now have her in a mix with ordinary peat-soil, gravel and some crushed leca (my other calatheas seems to like this mix). Am considering to try orchid-soil, have anyone done that?
I don’t really want to repot her again either, as it sets her back again and she is just now trying to get a new leaf going. But I am worried about the roots as I think I can see some brown spots on her new healty white roots again 😭
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It seems I just manage to get her going before the root-rot comes back. I now have her in a mix with ordinary peat-soil, gravel and some crushed leca (my other calatheas seems to like this mix). Am considering to try orchid-soil, have anyone done that?
I don’t really want to repot her again either, as it sets her back again and she is just now trying to get a new leaf going. But I am worried about the roots as I think I can see some brown spots on her new healty white roots again 😭
#calatheacrew #dottie soilmix">#soilmix #plantsmakepeoplehappy #help
3ft to light, indirect
3” pot with drainage
Last watered 1 year ago
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Hi there! In the first pic, I think the roots look fine. In the second pic, I can see that the longest root looks dark. Maybe consider taking her out of the pot to check out that root. See if it’s mushy and/or has that yucky smell root rot has. If she does have root rot, it will likely continue to get more rot. Do you think she might need just a slightly larger pot as well? Hard to see from just pics.
I agree with @SunnyPlants . You may need to pot it im a smaller container if you're still getting rot. The container size should be based on the root ball. If you pot in too big of a container, the roots can get root rot because the soil is staying soaked.