--- title: "Guys! 😩 I just can’t figure out how to keep a white fusion Calathea…" description: "Guys! 😩 I just can’t figure out how to keep a white fusion Calathea alive. This plant has only had distilled or rainwater and fertilizer on schedule. What…" url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/4MyY7Yh5SkGDmBFgD79LHw?language=ko" community: "Pests, diseases and problems" author: "Melanie" published: "2024-03-01T21:50:53.420079Z" language: "en" image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/Rr0AcViPpShH-ei7Cib1EdwoDbo0mZ-g3VCQaE4Za9M/2JqnPykJQeC8IAOz8nu85g.webp?size=large" --- [커뮤니티](https://getplanta.com/community.md?language=ko) / [Pests, diseases and problems](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ.md?language=ko) # Guys! 😩 I just can’t figure out how to keep a white fusion Calathea… _Melanie님이 2024-03-01에 게시함_ Guys! 😩 I just can’t figure out how to keep a white fusion Calathea alive. This plant has only had distilled or rainwater and fertilizer on schedule. What could be the problem??? ![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/Rr0AcViPpShH-ei7Cib1EdwoDbo0mZ-g3VCQaE4Za9M/2JqnPykJQeC8IAOz8nu85g.webp?size=large) ## 12개의 댓글 ### Amie206님이 2024-03-01에 댓글을 남겼어요. What do you mean by “on schedule”? #### Saarah Aamilah님이 2024-03-01에 답변했습니다. I would also like to know what on schedule means! Are you watering every week or only when the soil is dry? I would highly recommend only watering when your soil is mostly dry, and not simply on a strict schedule, as often watering needs change based on a variety of factors! #### Melanie님이 2024-03-02에 답변했습니다. Well I usually go by the apps schedule, typically fertilizing every other watering. If it’s still too moist I will snooze for a couple of days. Could that be too much fertilizer for this plant? #### letsfindjoy님이 2024-03-02에 답변했습니다. What type of fertilizer? #### Amie206님이 2024-03-02에 답변했습니다. Calathea’s can be very finicky. I’m glad you’re snoozing if the soil is wet. I typically let mine get almost dry before watering again. If they are still suffering I let them dry all the way out. I also have humidifiers near by. How cold/warm is it where you live. It may be too cold outside for it to sit in the windowsill #### Melanie님이 2024-03-06에 답변했습니다. I’m in Texas, so it’s been warm here. It’s usually placed on a plant stand on the side of my window. I just moved it there to get a good picture. My house is at 55-60% humidity most of the time. I have put it in a mini greenhouse with a humidifier. I just have the worst luck with these plants. ### Leafmealone님이 2024-03-04에 댓글을 남겼어요. Ooh mine looks exactly the same and declined rapidly! Mine has spider mites. I’m treating it with neem oil. The spider mites are winning but I’m not giving up yet. ### Leafmealone님이 2024-03-04에 댓글을 남겼어요. You might want to move it away from your other plants just to be safe ### paige6님이 2024-03-05에 댓글을 남겼어요. Calatheas are super sensitive to fertilizers, maybe try to just use distilled/rainwater and run it throughly through when you do water. Don't let it dry out keep her relatively moist but not too wet. #### Melanie님이 2024-03-05에 답변했습니다. I’ve been using distilled and rain water. I’m thinking I might have over fertilized. I ended up cutting the leaves and going to try and grow a new plant. I’ll be sure to fertilize less often and maybe switch to something else. What do you recommend for feeding? I’ve been using miracle grow for houseplants. #### paige6님이 2024-03-06에 답변했습니다. I actually use Happy Happy Houses plant fertilizer! I've only been using it for about a month but I like it so far. I can definitely tell a difference in growth already but it's just a mixture for 1 gal and it's gentle enough to use each watering #### paige6님이 2024-03-06에 답변했습니다. Happy happy Houseplant\* --- _Planta 커뮤니티 (https://getplanta.com). 누구나 읽을 수 있습니다. 게시물을 올리고, 댓글을 달고, 좋아요를 누르려면 Planta 앱을 다운로드하세요: https://getplanta.com/download_