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RocketsMom

Dried up calathea , any idea what I could do? Soil is moist, not too wet. I try to keep humidifier on? Help please 🥹

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  1. Moe

    I recently saw videos of people keeping these hydroponically. Worth a shot

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    • Molly 🪴

      If you go this route, make sure to use distilled water. Mine is about dead due to lime buildup

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    • Moe

      Agree! I used distilled and add nutrient drops about once a month

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  2. Plant Father

    what kind of water are you using for this plant? prayer plants are incredibly sensitive to chemical additives and excess minerals in their soil

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    • RocketsMom

      I use sink water :( should I start using distilled? Or filtered? I had another calathea and it isn’t doing so good either

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    • Titania

      Filtered water might make a difference. My calathea gets filtered water and it seems to be happy. It also likes if I give its leaves a good rinse-off with a gentle spray from the faucet, kind of simulating some rain :) I do this during regular watering when its leaves get droopy

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    • Plant Father

      i would suggest using filtered water with a tiny bit of aquarium water conditioner (one drop per gallon will break down any chlorine/chloramines in the water) and a few drops of vinegar if you feel like it to imitate the acidity of rainwater. you can use distilled but i avoid it due to the prohibitive cost and how wasteful it is

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  3. Madeline

    Mine looks exactly like this and is down to 3 leaves. I keep a humidifier on and put it under a grow light and it seems to be doing better. I also switched to filtered water & changed the soil for fresh soil. Goodluck these plants are so beautiful but so tough haha

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  4. Tara 🪴👶🏻

    Your soil looks dry. Is it getting enough water? Definitely use distilled water 💦 for calatheas…they’re drama queens…I have 2 and they’re never happy! 🤣🪴

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  5. PlantLady

    Your soil looks pretty dry based on the pictures and maybe compacted? All my Calatheas are in well draining soil and are happy

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  6. Ryan DeFelice

    Mist with a water bottle too, that’s what I do for mine

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