Why is she yellowing?
This is Penelope, and I had her in a pot that was getting little for her. She was turning yellow, so I moved her to a bigger pot and added new soil, and her leaves are getting more yellow and now more leaves are dying. How can I help her!?
4ft to light, direct
4” pot without drainage
Last watered 10 months ago
6
Best Answer
Did you check her roots. I believe she has root rot by the appearance of her. A new pot and soil won't fix that. She needs to be treated to kill of the bacteria that causes it.
It happens from the soil staying to wet, this causes low oxygen in the pot and bacteria will form in the soil. That bacteria then feeds on your plants roots.
You will have to follow all of the steps below. If not thoroughly treated and killed off it just keeps on growing.
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.
It happens from the soil staying to wet, this causes low oxygen in the pot and bacteria will form in the soil. That bacteria then feeds on your plants roots.
You will have to follow all of the steps below. If not thoroughly treated and killed off it just keeps on growing.
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.
@SuperbRaspfern thank you so much! I had her in a small pot with no drainage prior, and she was yellowing a little before. That’s why I put her in this new pot with some new soil and some of her old soil. I’m VERY NEW to anything involving plants.
I thought maybe she was shocked from the transfer or not enough soil.
I thought maybe she was shocked from the transfer or not enough soil.
No worries, I'm happy to help. It's a learning process, and very common for newcomers in plant care. So you're not alone. Just want to help you learn along the way! 🩷 That's why I always explain what happened although long to read. Most people do want to know what caused it to prevent it in the future.
Happy planting! 🌿
Happy planting! 🌿
@bridgetroll69 Good! I'm glad it's helpful 🩷