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?
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?
Could be that palms don’t like tap water
いいね 1件Really? I didn’t know that was a thing.
0件のいいね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
0件のいいねMine also doesn’t like tap water
いいね 1件Thanks for that insight. I’ll try switching up the water.
0件のいいねThanks for sharing! Do you water it with bottled water?
0件のいいねPossibly overwatering.
いいね 1件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.
3件のいいねTrue, those drip watering hacks are definitely a gimmick
2件のいいねI’m only watering my palm once every 13 days at the moment - so it might be overwatering
いいね 1件That’s good to know. But why would the palm dry up from overwatering?
0件のいいね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
0件のいいね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!
いいね 1件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!
いいね 1件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
0件のいいねHow do you mean striped? They have natural striations- 3 dimensional fine stripes on leaves.
0件のいいねlike discoloration stripes!
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