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MM

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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  1. Alyssa

    Could be that palms don’t like tap water

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    • MM

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

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    • Alyssa

      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

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    • Vonne

      Mine also doesn’t like tap water

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    • MM

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

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    • MM

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

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  2. Vonne

    Possibly overwatering.

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  3. Sunny

    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.

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    • Alyssa

      True, those drip watering hacks are definitely a gimmick

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  4. Lisa

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

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    • MM

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

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    • Lisa

      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

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    • honeybee 🌱

      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!

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  5. Plant lover1

    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!

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  6. plantmother

    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

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    • MM

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

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    • plantmother

      like discoloration stripes!

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