Planta
Pests, diseases and problems으로 돌아가기

My palm is slowly turning brown and the leaves are drying up. I water… | Pests, diseases and problems | Planta 커뮤니티

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?

1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일
좋아요 1개 19개의 댓글

19개의 댓글

  1. Alyssa

    Could be that palms don’t like tap water

    좋아요 1개
    • MM

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

      0개 좋아요
    • 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

      0개 좋아요
    • Vonne

      Mine also doesn’t like tap water

      좋아요 1개
    • MM

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

      0개 좋아요
    • MM

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

      0개 좋아요
    • 앱에서 2개의 답글 더 보기
  2. Vonne

    Possibly overwatering.

    좋아요 1개
  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.

    3개 좋아요
    • Alyssa

      True, those drip watering hacks are definitely a gimmick

      2개 좋아요
  4. Lisa

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

    좋아요 1개
    • MM

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

      0개 좋아요
    • 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

      0개 좋아요
    • 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!

      좋아요 1개
  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!

    좋아요 1개
  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

    0개 좋아요
    • MM

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

      0개 좋아요
    • plantmother

      like discoloration stripes!

      0개 좋아요