Please help!! My arrowhead gets droopy every single time ...
2ft to light, indirect
2” pot without drainage
Last watered 1 week ago
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Hello Kinoko,
Usually (at least for me), when my arrowheads are really thirsty, watering makes them perk up IF they drooped.
I think you’re possibly getting yourself into a overwatering/underwatering cycle. You think the plant has been getting too much water, so then you underwater it. I would say both are equally detrimental.
However, in your photos the soil does look dry. Is it possibly hydrophobic? Sometimes if you wait a while between watering, the soil can get dry enough where when you DO water it- the water runs around the root ball instead of going through it. If the soil is hydrophobic, you can bottom water it. Keep it sitting in a plate of water for 15-20 minutes. And then try to create a good watering schedule, making sure to water after the top 2 inches are dry.
Another thing, your plant listing says it’s in 2” pot WITHOUT drainage holes. Is that true? If that’s the case, your plant is drowning and needs to be moved to a pot with drainage.
Syngoniums like an airy chunky mix but not extremely chunky. The water should drain relatively fast out of the pot. Maybe 1-5 seconds the water should start draining.
You can also remove the plant from the pot to check the roots to make sure there is no root rot or damage. If the roots are white/cream/tan they are healthy- dark brown or black or anything mushy is root rot.
Lastly, Syngoniums like humidity. They are adaptable but I would aim 50-70%. I keep mine 70-80%.
Usually (at least for me), when my arrowheads are really thirsty, watering makes them perk up IF they drooped.
I think you’re possibly getting yourself into a overwatering/underwatering cycle. You think the plant has been getting too much water, so then you underwater it. I would say both are equally detrimental.
However, in your photos the soil does look dry. Is it possibly hydrophobic? Sometimes if you wait a while between watering, the soil can get dry enough where when you DO water it- the water runs around the root ball instead of going through it. If the soil is hydrophobic, you can bottom water it. Keep it sitting in a plate of water for 15-20 minutes. And then try to create a good watering schedule, making sure to water after the top 2 inches are dry.
Another thing, your plant listing says it’s in 2” pot WITHOUT drainage holes. Is that true? If that’s the case, your plant is drowning and needs to be moved to a pot with drainage.
Syngoniums like an airy chunky mix but not extremely chunky. The water should drain relatively fast out of the pot. Maybe 1-5 seconds the water should start draining.
You can also remove the plant from the pot to check the roots to make sure there is no root rot or damage. If the roots are white/cream/tan they are healthy- dark brown or black or anything mushy is root rot.
Lastly, Syngoniums like humidity. They are adaptable but I would aim 50-70%. I keep mine 70-80%.
@Bmd please share more about humidity. I have a peacock plant that I love like a nephew. I recently learned he wants humidity but I don’t know how to go about that. I’m going to put a tray of pebbles under him (presumably the water will evaporate off the stones) and I ordered a humidity gauge but what else can I do? Someone suggested a humidifier but I don’t know how that works. Do I let my whole dining room get misty?
