My money plant seems sad. She is watered and fertilized, ...
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@klee5 Hello ð and welcome to Greg, Kristin.
Overwatering is one of the biggest and most concerning problems in the houseplant world as it can cause a whole range of issues that some plants can not recover from. The reason for this is that consistently soggy soil can very quickly lead to root rot which means the plant is unable to take up nutrients and water from the soil. This leaves your Money Tree quite droopy and unstable.
However, drooping leaves and stems are one of the earlier signs of trouble so if the leaves are still quite green and healthy then the problem should not be so advanced.
To confirm whether overwatering is the cause of your droopy Money Tree, check the moisture in the soil. You can do this using the finger or chopstick method, by using a moisture meter or by removing your plant from its pot. The latter allows you also to inspect the root system to see if it has started to rot.
To fix the issue, replace any waterlogged potting mix right away and trim away any rotten roots. This prevents there being any further damage and encourages the root system to recover and grow new healthy toots.
In future, adjust your watering schedule to avoid repeating the problem and over the next few weeks, you should start to see your Money Tree improve. It takes a little longer for the plant to recover from overwatering than some other issues due to the damage to the root system so be patient and keep a close eye on your plant.
The strange (and often frustrating) thing about drooping leaves on a Money Tree is that as well as too much water, the issue can also be caused by a lack of moisture too. This is because both extremes will cause damage to the root system, leading to droopy stems and leaves.
If you have caught the issue early, there may be no other signs of unhappiness. However, if the issue has gone on for a while then you might spot dry crispy brown leaves, leaf tips or stagnant growth.
If the leaves of your Money Tree are quite dry as well as drooping down, then we suspect that a lack of water is the culprit. However, before you start pouring buckets of water over your plant, you need to make sure that this is really the cause of the drooping leaves on your Money Tree.
As with overwatering, I recommend checking the moisture in the soil, either using the finger method to test how moist the potting mix is or by removing the plant from the pot. If the soil is dry and feels sandy, and the roots look a little crispy and shrivelled, then underwatering is likely the cause.
Overwatering is one of the biggest and most concerning problems in the houseplant world as it can cause a whole range of issues that some plants can not recover from. The reason for this is that consistently soggy soil can very quickly lead to root rot which means the plant is unable to take up nutrients and water from the soil. This leaves your Money Tree quite droopy and unstable.
However, drooping leaves and stems are one of the earlier signs of trouble so if the leaves are still quite green and healthy then the problem should not be so advanced.
To confirm whether overwatering is the cause of your droopy Money Tree, check the moisture in the soil. You can do this using the finger or chopstick method, by using a moisture meter or by removing your plant from its pot. The latter allows you also to inspect the root system to see if it has started to rot.
To fix the issue, replace any waterlogged potting mix right away and trim away any rotten roots. This prevents there being any further damage and encourages the root system to recover and grow new healthy toots.
In future, adjust your watering schedule to avoid repeating the problem and over the next few weeks, you should start to see your Money Tree improve. It takes a little longer for the plant to recover from overwatering than some other issues due to the damage to the root system so be patient and keep a close eye on your plant.
The strange (and often frustrating) thing about drooping leaves on a Money Tree is that as well as too much water, the issue can also be caused by a lack of moisture too. This is because both extremes will cause damage to the root system, leading to droopy stems and leaves.
If you have caught the issue early, there may be no other signs of unhappiness. However, if the issue has gone on for a while then you might spot dry crispy brown leaves, leaf tips or stagnant growth.
If the leaves of your Money Tree are quite dry as well as drooping down, then we suspect that a lack of water is the culprit. However, before you start pouring buckets of water over your plant, you need to make sure that this is really the cause of the drooping leaves on your Money Tree.
As with overwatering, I recommend checking the moisture in the soil, either using the finger method to test how moist the potting mix is or by removing the plant from the pot. If the soil is dry and feels sandy, and the roots look a little crispy and shrivelled, then underwatering is likely the cause.
