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title: "My prayer plant a few days ago just lost a bottom leaf just like this…"
description: "My prayer plant a few days ago just lost a bottom leaf just like this one. I’m just not sure whether it’s root rot or just the plant shedding the old leaves.…"
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# My prayer plant a few days ago just lost a bottom leaf just like this…

_Tallyn님이 2024-08-17에 게시함_

My prayer plant a few days ago just lost a bottom leaf just like this one. I’m just not sure whether it’s root rot or just the plant shedding the old leaves. Advice?

![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/zCf2P0QPAlM9Gxr6njTebAeGAkOQEL1NcbumJM-2bTk/mfbceehgRVOPBPmnNhLhAg.webp?size=large)

## 6개의 댓글

### eatyacarbs님이 2024-08-17에 댓글을 남겼어요.

soil looks dry — could it be under watered? these don’t like to dry out fully

#### Tallyn님이 2024-08-17에 답변했습니다.

The top is dry but I just watered it a day or two ago

### Cypress님이 2024-08-17에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Can I ask for your care that you’re doing? Type of water, humidity, etc.

#### Tallyn님이 2024-08-17에 답변했습니다.

I water it about 1-2 times a week and the humidity I admit in my house is not great I’m running a humidifier trying to get it up. I just fertilized about a week ago. Gets pretty good light since I have grow lights.

#### Cypress님이 2024-08-17에 답변했습니다.

Hmm…

For these guys

Water when soil is around 25% dry- the amount of time in between watering depends on your area cuz for me it’s like once every week ish but for other ppl could be every 3-4 days

Marantas also are a bit picky with water, they like filtered water / rain water / distilled water -> not tap water. Because the waters too hard (that will cause crisping up on the edges of the plant leaves)  
Humidity wise if you don’t have a humidifier a pebble tray could help, but they do like higher humidity

I have mine in medium-> bright light

They are also huge drama queens with any kind of change.

Most times for bottom leaves dropping it will be due to age

You can check for root rot by gently popping it out of the pot and looking at the roots or - and this might seem weird - giving it a sniff. If it smells sorta sulfur esk / in general badddd smell you could have rot

I do hope any of this helps 😭

#### Tallyn님이 2024-08-20에 답변했습니다.

Omg thank you so much this is great

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