I saw a video a while back that told me that Marantas need filtered water, can anyone confirm?
I saw a video a while back that told me that Marantas need filtered water, can anyone confirm?
Yes- the chemicals in tap will build up and they will suddenly decline quickly after that using tap water. I speak from experience😬. Took me a lot of work and many months to bring mine back after switching to distilled.
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1 likeTotally agree, I was using filtered water and it still threw a hissy fit. I'm still trying to get it to look nice again now I'm using distilled water.
1 likeUsing distilled water on all my plants now
1 likeYes, they are sensitive to lime and salt buildup. Use rainwater R.O. or distilled for the best results.
2 likesIt turns out that tap water was the reason my marantas developed dry, brown tips. I was so frustrated because the humidity was high and the light wasn’t too intense, so I couldn’t figure out what was wrong. Apparently, marantas can be sensitive to tap water. Filtered water works much better, and I like to add a little fertilizer to it when I water them. Letting water sit only helps remove chlorine—it doesn’t remove the minerals and salts that may still cause issues over time.
1 likeThey also like indirect light and burn easily. The leaves that are in the direct path of the sunlight may be getting sunburned.
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