Hello, so I have two polka dot plants and both aren’t doing well. I don’t know what’s wrong with them. The leaves get really dry and it doesn’t help when I water them and wait. This is the before and after. I don’t know if it’s because it’s winter and it’s too cold in my room but all my other plants are doing fine. Any idea what could be wrong? Thanks.
Hey!! So I had a similar problem with mine. They got super leggy so I did some research and saw that trimming them Back will help but just do it week by week as it is winter now! But as soon as I cut mine back a bit they came back to life and gave me more fuller happier leaves!
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So just cutting above a node. And more leaves will pop up! Be sure to keep they watered too as they can be super dramatic! I tend to bottom water mine x
0 Likes This is my leggy one and since cutting 3 long stems off she’s bushing at the bottom now and I’m so pleased! Hope this helps!!
I cut it back and put it in water. It seems to be doing better. It’s sticking up straight again and the remaining leaves look healthy so far. I put her in water last night.
0 LikesMy sister-in-law had the same problem. When she put them under a strong grow light she got new shoots from the soil within a week or so. They looks super healthy and are nice and bushy and cute. If you are keeping up with watering then I think it might be a light problem.
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You can pinch the new leaves off before they develop to encourage it to put out more lower leaves instead of growing vertically which helps it not look so leggy
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