It’s not doing well and i really don’t know what to do. H...
9ft to light, indirect
6” pot with drainage
Last watered 2 days ago
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@SavvyLeafcelery hey Sarah welcome to Greg! If your plant chart info is correct more than likely this plant needs water. Drop in leaves for this one is usually a sign it needs watered. That do well approximately 8feet away from indirect light bright light. It also helps to water with distilled water. Hope this info help you out!! 🙌🏻🤗
@SavvyLeafcelery If you are having to water every two days, your peace lily is likely root bound. Have you checked the root ball?
@OrangeGrass No, I’m pretty new to knowing how to keep plants alive and thriving, honestly. I will definitely check and if that’s the case, what are the next steps? Thank you for sharing your thoughts!
@SavvyLeafcelery You can repot it to a pot that’s 1~2 inches bigger than the rootball. You’ve got this! Feel free to reach out if you have any more questions or just wanna talk plants 😂🌱 To answer another one of your questions, Peace Lillies like bright, indirect light meaning no sunlight touching their leaves and to stay about 3ft away from a window. But, it can bask in the gentle morning sunlight. A grow light should also work if you don’t have an east facing window which brings that gentle morning sunlight or other windows like south or west where the rays are quite harsh and will burn the leaves on a peace lily with prolonged exposure.
@OrangeGrass Thank you for the advice! I’ll try repotting it. I actually do have an east facing window, but I had thought it wouldn’t get enough light there, so I’ll try placing it 3ft from that window. I’ll definitely be reaching out to talk plants bc I need help keeping them alive 😂
@SavvyLeafcelery Np! Did you check the root ball to see if it’s root bound? If it isn’t, I would advise against upsizing because it can lead to overwatering and eventually root rot.
@OrangeGrass I haven’t checked yet. Can you tell me what that would look like? Also, can you tell me how close to the window it should be
@SavvyLeafcelery So, this picture shows one that is slightly root bound (on the left) which would not need to be upsized compared to one that is severely root bound (right) which should be upsized. The reason for upsizing is so that there is a good balance of soil to roots ratio where the available soil holds on to moisture for the roots to take up as needed while keeping the roots moist. Does that make sense? Not all types of plants need the second part the habit the roots moist because not all plants like being consistently moist, but Peace Lilly is one such plant where it’s loved having its roots consistently moist.
@SavvyLeafcelery What orientation is that window? If it’s an East facing window, it can be between 1~3 feet away from a window with some morning sunlight touching the leaves—since it’s gentle, ir won’t scorch the leaves. If it’s a south or a west facing window, keep it well away from any direct sunlight because those rays are too harsh and will damage the leaves. North facing windows don’t get any direct sunlight if you live in the northern hemisphere, so you can put your as close to one of those as possible. Generally though, I’ve noticed with my peace lily that it enjoys being <3 feet from an east facing window. When I kept it too close to a southwest facing window, it didn’t look as robust even though it was only getting indirect light. Now, I have it a little more than 3 ft away from a southwest window but in a corner where it does not get any direct sunlight. Direct sunlight means if the sun rays touch any part of the plant, it is direct. If the room is brightly lit by sunlight but there are parts of the room where the sun rays will not fall on, those spots will receive indirect light. I’m hoping I’m making sense. If I don’t, please feel free to ask!
@SavvyLeafcelery Here is another pic of a root bound plant. If yours has very little soil and a lot of roots when you check, then it should be repotted and upsized.
