Why are my plants leaves curling?
2ft to light, indirect
4β pot with drainage
Last watered 1 year ago
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Hi! It could be a few things, including too much light, under or overwatering, pests, or it needs humidity. I find it best to do a process of elimination and figuring out what is NOT the problem leads me to find what IS and then I adjust that! I just did the same with my polka dot begonia and figured out I am giving it too much light π«£ Hope this is helpful, feel free to ask questions if you have any β₯οΈπͺ΄
Thank you for the advice I donβt think itβs too much sun. I have two of those and theyβre both plants the leaves are curling. And neither one are close to a window. They get light from the east window and I live in Houston so the humidity shouldnβt be the problem. My plants are taking forever to dry up enough to water them again. I looked at your plants my gosh they all are beautiful. I have quite a few of the ones that you have but your cactus are just gorgeous. All of your plants are thank you for your help.
@DarlingOlneya If the substrate is taking forever to dry, then you probably need more light. If the plants are not photosynthesizing, they're not taking up water. Lack of photosynthesis is either due to not enough light, or the roots are not able.
Aglaonema are famous for having root cages, traps, plug nets, or sponges. Take your plant out of the e pot and remove nearly all the dirt...as much as you can. If you see anything that could be obstructing the root growth, you need to get rid of it. These traps eventually kill the plant in most cases.
Also, just because you live in Houston don't think that your house is as high a humidity as outside. Unless you have a monitor and you know for a fact that your inside humidity is above 50%. You can get a monitor pretty cheaply on Amazon, and most plants like 50% or more humidity. If you run the AC or heat, your humidity is probably lower than you think.
Aglaonema are famous for having root cages, traps, plug nets, or sponges. Take your plant out of the e pot and remove nearly all the dirt...as much as you can. If you see anything that could be obstructing the root growth, you need to get rid of it. These traps eventually kill the plant in most cases.
Also, just because you live in Houston don't think that your house is as high a humidity as outside. Unless you have a monitor and you know for a fact that your inside humidity is above 50%. You can get a monitor pretty cheaply on Amazon, and most plants like 50% or more humidity. If you run the AC or heat, your humidity is probably lower than you think.
thank you for the information my house is more than 50% humidity. We do have a monitor. I will check for the netting and traps tomorrow οΏΌ I usually do take them out when I see them. Thank you so much for your help.