Help! I went on vacation for 2 weeks, just got back, & several of my plants really got hit hard even though I had people checking on them 🥹 Any hope for my rattlesnake plant? The third picture is her right before I left. Since I first got her, she’s been struggling.
Well I have to say…thats pretty bad. I would snip off the leaves that are beyond saving. Even if there is a little bit of good leaf left keep it. Just keep an eye on watering and change the lighting to a darker area so she can heal from the straight sun she seems to have gotten
0 likes Typically I have her under a grow light on a timer, and I reduced the timer while I was away. I don’t know if that change had anything to do with it either? I’m sure humidity was drown drastically too
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0 likes I use a liquid fertilizer when I water. You add it in with the water
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First of all - whoever was “watching” your plants owes you a new one 🥲 but I would check the root ball for root rot (just cause I always do when a plant is dying) and then trim away anything dead and see what happens. I’m so sorry!
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what type of water are you using? in all honesty this plant doesn’t look too bad. i would check the roots, being very careful and shaking away old soil, trim any dead, and repot in a chunky media, then flush thoroughly with rainwater. prayer plants can’t handle the excess chemicals and minerals in city tap water so i recommend either collecting rainwater or using a pitcher filter to fill your watering can and adding a drop of aquarium water conditioner, like API or seachem prime, to dissolve the remaining chlorines and chloramines in the tap water.
0 likes Typically I use water that I had gotten from the sink, but I let it sit out for several days in gallon jugs so that all the chemicals hopefully evaporate out. I might have to do this, but with water from my fridge. I never thought of the aquarium drops. Thank you!
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