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Posted 2M ago by @ZarfStargentian

I've had it for a couple of years. It has not grown any n...

#CastIronPlant
2ft to light, indirect
8” pot with drainage
Last watered 2 days ago
Hi there, how wet is the soil? If your stats are accurate and this was watered 21 days ago but the soil is wet, I think it may be retaining too much water. This could be causing roots to slowly rot. If you haven’t repotted it in the last 2 years, it might be a good time to repot. This will give you an opportunity to check those roots and cut off anything that’s brown/mushy/stanky with clean snips. Your soil mix should have plenty of aeration in it so if you’re using just potting soil, mix in 20 to 30% of perlite. Also, although these plants are sold as β€œlow light” plants, my personal experience is that they still need adequate light to grow and flourish and it’s likely that the lighting conditions are contributing to why it’s not thriving. Your options are moving it closer to a window so that it sees sky all day without getting direct sunlight on the leaves (this will burn them) or setting up a grow light to supplement light instead. 🌿🌿🌿
Thanks, I will definitely repot it soon and inspect the roots. You're right, I was thinking low light so hadn't considered placing it closer to the window. Thanks for the suggestions!