--- title: "Hello all, I have a Philodendron in its original 14inch nursery pot…" description: "Hello all, I have a Philodendron in its original 14inch nursery pot about 8 ft away from a west facing window that gets a lot of afternoon sunlight. I’ve been…" url: "https://getplanta.com/community/6WjlL_2rTSS00GnYx8UA_g/654d42fb06bf78208fabc9e5" community: "Philodendron Parents" author: "KayBee" published: "2023-11-09T20:37:15.371Z" language: "en" image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/qwnv5xrT244iEr33ppiIHJu7oAbiBqAkKFrtFeOtIwo/3097d68ba9724291bbc249c684b53c2e.webp?size=large" --- [Community](https://getplanta.com/community.md) / [Philodendron Parents](https://getplanta.com/community/6WjlL_2rTSS00GnYx8UA_g.md) # Hello all, I have a Philodendron in its original 14inch nursery pot… _Posted by KayBee on 2023-11-09_ Hello all, I have a Philodendron in its original 14inch nursery pot about 8 ft away from a west facing window that gets a lot of afternoon sunlight. I’ve been following the care plan offered by Planta, but it’s starting to look sick. I’m wondering if I’m not giving it enough water… I watered about 4 days ago and the top 2 inches already feels dry. I believe I give it about 16 ounces of water when prompted. Should I increase that? Am I doing something else wrong perhaps? ![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/qwnv5xrT244iEr33ppiIHJu7oAbiBqAkKFrtFeOtIwo/3097d68ba9724291bbc249c684b53c2e.webp?size=large) ## 15 comments ### Iwetmyplants🌱 commented on 2023-11-09 From your picture it looks like it is maybe being overwatered, do you water from the top or bottom? #### KayBee replied on 2023-11-09 Thanks for the response. I water from the top. ### Iwetmyplants🌱 commented on 2023-11-09 It might have some root rot #### KayBee replied on 2023-11-09 Oh boy… I’m going to have to figure out how I can get it out of its pot indoors to check. It’s a bit too chilly to take it outside. #### Iwetmyplants🌱 replied on 2023-11-09 I know that feeling, time to lay out some news paper, I actually ordered a small folding mat from Temu for repotting it is handy for inside ### Icie commented on 2023-11-11 What type of philodendron is this? #### KayBee replied on 2023-11-11 Sorry… I don’t know the variety. #### KayBee replied on 2023-11-14 Hi there.. I think it may be an “imperial red”, I hope that helps. ### Richard commented on 2023-11-12 What’s your water like? I’ve seen lots of “rusting” and discoloring of leaves if your water isn’t great. If you have city water that could be the issue. Otherwise if it’s well water it might just be too “hard” having too many minerals. Might try using some purified or distilled water as an experiment. #### KayBee replied on 2023-11-14 Interesting… we have city water. I can definitely try using distilled instead for a while to see if it improves though. Thank you :-) #### Adrenalynn replied on 2023-11-14 another good plant tip i learned that’s cheaper than distilled water is a water conditioner used for aquariums. a drop or two will clear a lot of the chemicals used to treat water. the brand i buy is called API and costs like $8 and will last a long time. #### Richard replied on 2023-11-15 I just have a counter top water filter. I fill it with tap water and the once it filters I fill a jug with water. Occasionally I’ll even boil the water, let it cool and then add it to the water jug. The filter will likely strip out some of the minerals as well. Granted minerals can be helpful but since you don’t really know what’s in the tap water it’s likely “too much” of something in it that a filter would pull out. ### Adrenalynn commented on 2023-11-14 i would definitely slow down watering. i do love planta, but don’t follow their watering schedule. i would invest in moisture meter and when the thing is in the 3-4 range, water it. i live in the desert where it’s hotter and i tend to water like every 20+ days. #### KayBee replied on 2023-11-14 Hmmm,.. I have noticed that Planta may have me overwatering a baby rubber plant I added before I got the Philodendron. It was doing just fine until I started following the app’s watering schedule 😢. And I do have a water meter… I guess I just need to trust it and use it more religiously. Thank you. #### Richard replied on 2023-11-15 If you do choose to use the water schedule maybe just add much less water. --- _Source: the Planta community (https://getplanta.com). Reading is open to everyone. To post, comment and like, get the Planta app: https://getplanta.com/download_