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title: "I’ve tried so many times with this plant. Higher humidity, fertilize…"
description: "I’ve tried so many times with this plant. Higher humidity, fertilize every watering. Can anyone tell me what I’m doing wrong??"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Lexuss"
published: "2026-01-03T19:36:30.625519Z"
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# I’ve tried so many times with this plant. Higher humidity, fertilize…

_Posted by Lexuss on 2026-01-03_

I’ve tried so many times with this plant. Higher humidity, fertilize every watering. Can anyone tell me what I’m doing wrong??

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## 6 comments

### Amy commented on 2026-01-03

Have you checked the roots? When I’ve overwatered the roots start rotting and the leaves turn yellow and fall off. If the soil is really moist, I recommend getting it into new soil and changing your water frequency and amount

### Dondoo52 commented on 2026-01-03

It hard to reverse the damage on these when overwatering has occurred. I agree to check the roots and clean any that are salvageable in a mix of peroxide and water. Repot and allow the soil to completely dry between waterings. As for fertilizer, once a month in spring and summer.

### jlsKenzy commented on 2026-01-04

I've struggled with mine with doing the same thing. I agree with the above. Unpot, trim away all yellow/dying leaves...But, also check the leaves thoroughly. I ended up finding thrips on mine. So, I isolated it and placed a couple of the remaining healthy stalks in a water/leca set up - basically as a propagation to save it. It's still a battle with thrips, but it has been doing better.

### brittrb commented on 2026-01-04

Maybe too much fertilizer?

### Lexuss commented on 2026-01-04

Thank you everyone!

### Waspinator commented on 2026-01-04

You might test your water; it may be sensitive to some mineral or chemical in it

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