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title: "My palm is slowly turning brown and the leaves are drying up. I water…"
description: "My palm is slowly turning brown and the leaves are drying up. I water once a week and have an irrigation system using a terracotta filter and a wine bottle.…"
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# My palm is slowly turning brown and the leaves are drying up. I water…

_Geplaatst door MM op 2024-09-23_

My palm is slowly turning brown and the leaves are drying up. I water once a week and have an irrigation system using a terracotta filter and a wine bottle. Can anyone tell me what could be killing my palm?

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## 19 reacties

### Alyssa reageerde op 2024-09-23

Could be that palms don’t like tap water

#### MM antwoordde op 2024-09-23

Really? I didn’t know that was a thing.

#### Alyssa antwoordde op 2024-09-23

Yeahhh, some can tend to be finicky and get burned from overly hard tap water, I don’t think it’s root related since the leaves would be rotting instead of crisping up

#### Vonne antwoordde op 2024-09-24

Mine also doesn’t like tap water

#### MM antwoordde op 2024-09-24

Thanks for that insight. I’ll try switching up the water.

#### MM antwoordde op 2024-09-24

Thanks for sharing! Do you water it with bottled water?

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### Vonne reageerde op 2024-09-24

Possibly overwatering.

### Sunny reageerde op 2024-09-24

Looks like overwatering. I would remove the water bottle regardless of the type of water used. Palms don’t need constant watering. The soil should be allowed to dry down somewhat before watering again.

#### Alyssa antwoordde op 2024-09-24

True, those drip watering hacks are definitely a gimmick

### Lisa reageerde op 2024-09-24

I’m only watering my palm once every 13 days at the moment - so it might be overwatering

#### MM antwoordde op 2024-09-24

That’s good to know. But why would the palm dry up from overwatering?

#### Lisa antwoordde op 2024-09-24

According to google - 😅

Overwatering can also cause the leaves to turn brown, as it leads to root rot, which deprives the plant of necessary nutrients

#### honeybee 🌱 antwoordde op 2024-09-25

Think about it as the plant killing off leaves to take their moisture/nutrients because the roots can no longer do that job… it’s a survival mechanism!

### Plant lover1 reageerde op 2024-09-24

If you're worried about using tap water I recommend filling a vessel/watering container and letting it sit out for 24 hours before pouring into plant. That gives the chemicals in the tap water such as chlorine time to evaporate! Made a difference with my plants so may be worth a shot!

### plantmother reageerde op 2024-09-24

do the leaves look striped at all? just got through a spider mite infestation with my palm and one symptom was drying / browning leaves as well

#### MM antwoordde op 2024-09-24

How do you mean striped? They have natural striations- 3 dimensional fine stripes on leaves.

#### plantmother antwoordde op 2024-09-24

like discoloration stripes!

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