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title: "I have a calathea and it was growing fine until recently. Every time…"
description: "I have a calathea and it was growing fine until recently. Every time it begins to grow a new leaf, one of the older leaves begin to die. It’s almost like the…"
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# I have a calathea and it was growing fine until recently. Every time…

_Bloop님이 2023-11-30에 게시함_

I have a calathea and it was growing fine until recently. Every time it begins to grow a new leaf, one of the older leaves begin to die. It’s almost like the new leaf is sucking the nutrients from the dying one. Do I need to get a bigger pot or put in new soil? This is one of my first plants, so I’m new to this. Any advice would very much appreciated.

![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/X9OYbTc-Z3Ip4sSV0cv8mw9pkTywL1kxoVnObiwvegU/97c2ca416f0447268f2db99b16b220b2.webp?size=large)

## 8개의 댓글

### Beaplant님이 2023-11-30에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Take the plant out of the pot, if the roots are all over the soil, you need to repot, but if not maybe it needs fertilizer

#### Bloop님이 2023-12-01에 답변했습니다.

Does this look like it’s probably time?

![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/X9OYbTc-Z3Ip4sSV0cv8mw9pkTywL1kxoVnObiwvegU/6a506c2cd2414208bca558c1b032b080.webp?size=large)

### 9s님이 2023-11-30에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Check for mites. These are prone to mites and if the old leaves are dying, but new ones look good, could be because the mites haven’t gotten to it. The top left leaf looks like it has mites

#### Bloop님이 2023-12-01에 답변했습니다.

I don’t think there are mites, I don’t see any and I spray with water which I’ve heard helps

### Ria님이 2023-11-30에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Calathea’s can be a bit dramatic at times, are you using distilled or rain water?

Can you describe the soil it’s currently in? They usually like a well draining mix

#### Bloop님이 2023-12-01에 답변했습니다.

I honestly have no clue, it’s the same soil that I bought it in

#### Bloop님이 2023-12-01에 답변했습니다.

And then I honestly use tap water which hasn’t seemed to be an issue?

#### Ria님이 2023-12-01에 답변했습니다.

That might be your issue, Calathea’s thrive with distilled water (or rainwater), I’ve only used distilled in my experience. Calathea’s tend to experience browning tips on the leaves when watered with tap water.

I would try swapping to distilled water and see if that helps. I usually buy distilled water at the grocery store for about $1-2 a gallon.

When you are ready to eventually repot, googling “Calathea potting mix” will give you some good recommendations of what to include in your soil to help your plant thrive.

Best of luck 😊

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