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title: "Leaves are curling, cut a few off. Any ideas? It looked great the…"
description: "Leaves are curling, cut a few off. Any ideas? It looked great the first few months I had it. I was told it needed indirect light but I am really not sure what…"
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author: "Debbie"
published: "2024-07-13T02:30:26.044471Z"
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# Leaves are curling, cut a few off. Any ideas? It looked great the…

_Posted by Debbie on 2024-07-13_

Leaves are curling, cut a few off. Any ideas? It looked great the first few months I had it. I was told it needed indirect light but I am really not sure what exactly that means. Also what exactly does root rot look like? Can you tell I am new to having houseplants😬

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## 6 comments

### Soup commented on 2024-07-13

Is the soil dry?

#### Debbie replied on 2024-07-13

No it isn’t dry

### Geogaddi commented on 2024-07-13

Could be low humidity

#### Debbie replied on 2024-07-13

How do I change the humidity?

#### Miranda replied on 2024-07-13

You can add a pebble tray, take it in the bathroom when you shower, mist it ever so often, buy a humidifier, etc.

### Botanista commented on 2024-07-15

That looks like my calathea did from tap water damage. I started using aquarium water conditioner in my tap water and it worked fantastic for my fussy plants. you can also use filtered water, rain water or reverse osmosis. And indirect light just means a bright area but the sun doesn’t hit it directly. Hope this helps!

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