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Posted 7h ago by @ShinyPlain1

Anything wrong with my plant?

My avocado is looking like it’s trying to give up on me…

Do the shriveling leaves mean anything, or is that natural?

Grew this plant from a seed 😁πŸ₯³

Hate to lose him πŸ˜”
6ft to light, indirect
8” pot without drainage
Last watered 6 days ago
You can’t really see the shriveled leaves so here is a better picture of one of them.
The soil in the pot looks very dry. Avocado plants will whither quickly if left in the heat or if the soil stays dried out too long. They don't like their soil to stay soggy, but you should give it a thorough watering as soon as you notice the soil is almost completely dried out, or you notice leaves starting to wrinkle. That one leaf on yours is too far gone at this point, it won't recover so you can go ahead and remove it. Possibly the other leaf on the opposite side as well. My avocado plant sits directly in an east-facing window where it gets 3-4 hours of AM sun, and this time of year I typically have to water it every 2-3 days or it will go limp.
I grew mine from a seed also, but I'm kind of over it at this point lol. Not sure I want to deal with it for several years before it's finally mature enough to yield fruit 😜