Melanie
Guys! š© I just canāt 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???
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Amie206What do you mean by āon scheduleā?
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Saarah AamilahI 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!
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Well I usually go by the apps schedule, typically fertilizing every other watering. If itās still too moist I will snooze for a couple of days. Could that be too much fertilizer for this plant?
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letsfindjoyWhat type of fertilizer?
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Calatheaās can be very finicky. Iām glad youāre 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
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Iām in Texas, so itās been warm here. Itās 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.
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LeafmealoneOoh mine looks exactly the same and declined rapidly! Mine has spider mites. Iām treating it with neem oil. The spider mites are winning but Iām not giving up yet.
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You might want to move it away from your other plants just to be safe
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paige6Calatheas 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.
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Iāve been using distilled and rain water. Iām thinking I might have over fertilized. I ended up cutting the leaves and going to try and grow a new plant. Iāll be sure to fertilize less often and maybe switch to something else. What do you recommend for feeding? Iāve been using miracle grow for houseplants.
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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
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Happy happy Houseplant*
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