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title: "I have two plants with leaves curling up — tried less water, tried…"
description: "I have two plants with leaves curling up — tried less water, tried more water… is it a lighting issue?"
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# I have two plants with leaves curling up — tried less water, tried…

_Terrarimum님이 2024-03-17에 게시함_

I have two plants with leaves curling up — tried less water, tried more water… is it a lighting issue?

![2개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/vvdo_ujtb3Z0veIoueDwRIlPAKI7csw98CwduAQNtNI/0-o-eaFuTFiogkN9zEJaqA.webp?size=large)

![2개 중 2번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/vvdo_ujtb3Z0veIoueDwRIlPAKI7csw98CwduAQNtNI/ex-NRK8FSOS7neznu9wssg.webp?size=large)

## 2개의 댓글

### Sunny님이 2024-03-17에 댓글을 남겼어요.

There could be a few issues including pests, overwatering, lack of fertilizer, insufficient light or slow drying soil from poor air circulation.

Looks like white pests on the back of the basil(?) plant. Could be thrips or spider mites. Hard to see well. I’m guessing. Check all the plants.

The yellow sticky trap is for fungus gnats, I presume. The fungus gnat larvae eat roots, especially rotting roots from excess water. That could slow kill a young tender plant.

Overwatering provides the continuously wet environment that breeds pests especially fungus gnats and mealybugs. Let the soil dry between watering.

I can’t see the rim of the glass containers. The soil level is not near the rim. The soil could be slow to dry with poor air circulation from being too deep in the vessel. Consider growing them in 3” or 4” starter pots where the soil can dry quickly.

Ensure there is sufficient light. Herbs need full sunlight. Starter plants can only take indirect bright light until they are larger. 🍀🪴

### Sunny님이 2024-03-17에 댓글을 남겼어요.

I just realized that may be a fern and not an herb. 😆 Looks like the container is too big and too deep. Excess soil hold excess water the plant can’t use. This leads to root rot.

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