--- title: "Any suggestions on how to help nurture my striped calathea back to…" description: "Any suggestions on how to help nurture my striped calathea back to good health? I haven’t had it for very long, maybe a few months, it’s in its original pot I…" url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/4mwQIwAoRtG93av_Dj9kXg?language=ko" community: "Pests, diseases and problems" author: "Miss Pots" published: "2024-07-03T22:59:30.091234Z" language: "en" image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/_NSFxfM1u3NujlHsfNo4tVxzFwod0xKJKrqmL-xrRS0/yF0idSD1Qbu9Qw3kIYcOcg.webp?size=large" --- [커뮤니티](https://getplanta.com/community.md?language=ko) / [Pests, diseases and problems](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ.md?language=ko) # Any suggestions on how to help nurture my striped calathea back to… _Miss Pots님이 2024-07-03에 게시함_ Any suggestions on how to help nurture my striped calathea back to good health? I haven’t had it for very long, maybe a few months, it’s in its original pot I bought it in, it gets partial sun in my bathroom, near shower so also gets some humidity/steam there as it states humidity helps. I try to water in every two weeks or so. Pot has drainage. I’ve moved it closer to the window to get some direct light vs only indirect light. Does it need fertilizer? Should I cut off the yellowing/brown dry leaves? Thank you for helping me with this beautiful gal! ![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/_NSFxfM1u3NujlHsfNo4tVxzFwod0xKJKrqmL-xrRS0/yF0idSD1Qbu9Qw3kIYcOcg.webp?size=large) ## 11개의 댓글 ### chya worms님이 2024-07-03에 댓글을 남겼어요. some of that looks like pest damage, i would try and look under leaves, in soil, etc for little bug bros and then find the best way to treat them based on what you identify them as. if that’s not it, i would try making sure the pot not only drains but the water that does drain isn’t just sitting in the catcher with the pot :) #### Miss Pots님이 2024-07-03에 답변했습니다. Thank you!! What do you use to identify pests and find a course of action! Should I put rocks or something in the bottom of the plant stand/catcher to make sure it’s not sitting in the water? #### chya worms님이 2024-07-03에 답변했습니다. so for the bugs i usually just look up common houseplant pests and see if any of them look alike and then look for any ways to get rid of them. for example if i find that the damage on the plant and behavior (egg laying sites, if the bugs latch to the plant etc) of the bugs matches and looks like fungus gnats, id look for ways to get rid of them. rocks in the bottom of the stand will help get the actual pot out of water, but is a way to up humidity. if i remember correctly from mine, these plants like humidity anyway so you shouuuuuld be fine? if things are still going awry after a little bit, try dumping out the standing water in the plant stand probably like fifteen minutes after watering #### Miss Pots님이 2024-07-04에 답변했습니다. Thank you! I’ll give it a shot #### chya worms님이 2024-07-04에 답변했습니다. no worries :) good luck! #### Leah님이 2024-07-04에 답변했습니다. Just making sure, r u meaning put rocks inside the pot under your soil medium? If so, I’ve learned through a lot of bad experience that’s a horrible thing to do lol I know some say it’s good to do but I firmly agree w those who say don’t do it. It does the exact opposite of helping w drainage. It creates a water shelf that leaves the roots sitting in water. ### brianna님이 2024-07-04에 댓글을 남겼어요. The dry curling leaf edges is due to lack of humidity, it can survive without ideal humidity you’ll have the slight dry/crispy curl on the leaves. #### Miss Pots님이 2024-07-04에 답변했습니다. Thank you! Unfortunately I live in an often dry climate and my home is pretty air tight so not conducive to humidity. I can try to mist it more but outside of that I may just have to let them be dry and curled up? #### brianna님이 2024-07-04에 답변했습니다. Misting could help it’s worth a try! I have a calathea that i just trim the older leaves off when they get really bad and let the younger ones grow in. Feel free to trim those two yellow leaves off, once they lose their green they’re mostly just sucking nutrients from the rest of the plant. ### Monroe님이 2024-07-04에 댓글을 남겼어요. Are you using tap water or filtered? Calatheas are sensitive to lime in tap water. It may not be the biggest of your issues but it can cause for unhappy calatheas ### Plant Mom님이 2024-07-05에 댓글을 남겼어요. I have had two of these plants and they have been the hardest ones I have ever had. No matter what i have done they fail to thrive-repotting, location, humidity doesn’t matter. Hope you gave better luck with yours --- _Planta 커뮤니티 (https://getplanta.com). 누구나 읽을 수 있습니다. 게시물을 올리고, 댓글을 달고, 좋아요를 누르려면 Planta 앱을 다운로드하세요: https://getplanta.com/download_