can yall help me with this adiantum hispidulum/bronze venus because shes giving me grief and i really cant figure out why 😭 i follow the maidenhair variety watering schedule and i check my soil with a moisture meter. shes under a grow light, its on for around 12 hours, shes coupled with other plants, humidity is at 50-60% daily and our temp sits around 69-72 degrees F. she just keeps declining pls help me (last pic is her first day)
I would put it in a terra cotta pot. I never have much luck with plastic pots.
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How long have you had it? It looks like it had damaged leaves on the first day. It could be overwatered. It could be cold temperature damage when you brought it home.
0 likes its only a little less than a month old
0 likes also for some reason the pictures keep going out of order but the "first day home" pic is whichever one has the potting soil bag in the background 😭
0 likes It looks like overwatering existed from the previous owner based on the first day picture. It did not improve with your watering schedule. It could the root ball is too small for the pot. The plant can’t use all the water in the soil because there is too much soil and too frequent watering. I recommend checking the size of the root ball compared to the volume of soil. Reduce the pot size and use fresh dry soil if the amount of soil looks excessive or the roots look like they are overwhelmed by the pot. Keep the same pot and replace with fresh dry potting mix if there is about 1/2 inch gap or less between the root ball and the inner pot. Consider adding more perlite to increase drainage. Let the soil dry out more before watering. Additionally, ensure the lighting is sufficient and is available for at least 8 hours a day. Good luck 🍀🪴
1 like so i originally repotted it day one from lowes where they have this... wick system thing going on so i can fully believe that do you think i could sub perlite with orchid bark ? orchid barks just what i currently have on hand. thanks!!
0 likes You can try using the orchid bark. It improves drainage.
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What kind of water are you using? I highly recommend using distilled or rain water. The only filter you can use is the Zero water filter. Tap water is not good for most plants because it contains chemicals that will kill it. I have found that clean water has eliminated any dry tips on my plants too. 😊
1 like ive been using tap for most of my plants but i use distilled on my philo so ill try that :)
1 like realistically northern virginia city water probably isnt great either
0 likes Lol southern Virginia is all swamp water! Lol
1 like my mom lives in the northern neck, just north of hampton roads and its all brackish 🫡 godspeed to southern VA'ers
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