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title: "I was wondering if anyone had some good tips on Calathea, I feel like…"
description: "I was wondering if anyone had some good tips on Calathea, I feel like I’m failing with them. I’ve lost one from mealies and I think another one of mine is…"
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# I was wondering if anyone had some good tips on Calathea, I feel like…

_Bailey :)님이 2024-04-12에 게시함_

I was wondering if anyone had some good tips on Calathea, I feel like I’m failing with them. I’ve lost one from mealies and I think another one of mine is dying too. I know they like humidity and not to be dry but what else can I do? Let me know!

## 4개의 댓글

### letsfindjoy님이 2024-04-12에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Use distilled, filtered, rain, or treated water. I use api tap water conditioner. Just a couple drops per gallon. My Calathea has loved it. I water when my bamboo stick is mostly dry and just the tip of the stick is slightly still moist. Make sure it’s in a nice chunky soil mix.

![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/62pQ9W__TC9DqGA4TdWjqHYTgfj_ipYy793211loltI/gUUh5pI7Qzm6gSSM53MPMg.webp?size=large)

### Roxy Detroit님이 2024-04-12에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Pray. 😂 I keep trying… but I always struggle to keep these happy (or alive). So finicky

### Chrissy님이 2024-04-12에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Hang in there, they’re tough! I cut mine down last summer because I thought it was dead and it grew back. I’ve tried everything and it still has brown tips. I wish I could help you but I can’t seem to figure it out either!

### Hemlock Plants님이 2024-04-13에 댓글을 남겼어요.

I’ve found most of my plant problems are light related. Sometimes it shows itself as a watering problem, but in reality it’s not using a normal amount of water due to lack of light. Humans eyes are designed to adjust to varying light conditions, so we are pretty poor judges of “low light” vs. no light. I have a ~12x12 room with a large south facing window and a west facing sliding glass door. It always seems SUPER bright, but if I put a plant in the northeast corner it will only get about 30 footcandles which is not enough for any plant long term.

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