hey, so iām trying to be a better plant mom and i have this peace lily (irene) thatās not doing the best. i donāt know much about taking care of any plant, so if anyone has advice for me i will very much appreciate it. i know iām probably doing everything wrong so pls go easy on me lol š«
one thing about peace lillyās is theyāre dramatic as all hell. first i would recommend repotting your plant into some airy soil mix. only water when the soil is dry, leave lillyās will usually let you know when theyāre thirsty cause their leaves start to droop. also cut all the dead leaves off so the plant isnāt using its energy on them. you got this !!
2 gillningar thank you so so much this is so helpful!! when cutting the leaves, do i just cut off the brown ones or the yellow ones as well?
1 gilla i would cut all of them cause i dont think you can get yellow ones back
3 gillningar okay will do, thank you again!!
0 gillningarFor airy soil mix can you use a orchid mix or does it need to be mixed with regular potting soil? My peace lily has been on the struggle bus for a while.
0 gillningar I doubt they want a soil as airy as orchid soil. After doing some research I believe that they meant something like aroid soil :) Hope that helps!!
1 gillaThanks!
0 gillningarI finally had luck getting one to bloom this year. I agree to cut off all the bad stuff. Bright indirect light. But I try to keep mine pretty moist. Water thoroughly when the top inch or two of soil is dry
Okay good to know!! Iāve been watering once i notice the leaves starting to drop a bit, but perhaps I shouldnāt even let it get to that point š
1 gillaMaybe. I think that might be stressful for the plants. And like a few people said, peace Lillieās can be drama queens
1 gillaI use handy dandy wood skewers to check soil. Stick it in about 2ā. If soil clings to it, itās still moist. If not, itās dry and ok to water
2 gillningar omg iāve never thought of doing that, thank you so much!! iāll definitely start doing that now, all of this advice has been so so helpful. it already looks so much happier a day after cutting off the dead leaves, iām excited to see her grow to her full potential š
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