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title: "Can anyone help !! My crown of thorns , the leaves are turning yellow…"
description: "Can anyone help !! My crown of thorns , the leaves are turning yellow and dropping Newbie with this plant It has good light, and a grow light And good drainage…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/vOLjreBcQ-OpqrHIhVSc4w/n4MrJP0fCIwgdSYVbyNFhn"
community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "Roamin"
published: "2025-10-06T05:48:32.830223Z"
language: "en"
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# Can anyone help !! My crown of thorns , the leaves are turning yellow…

_Posted by Roamin on 2025-10-06_

Can anyone help !!  
My crown of thorns , the leaves are turning yellow and dropping

Newbie with this plant

It has good light, and a grow light  
And good drainage in the pot

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## 4 comments

### Southwest sister commented on 2025-10-06

So it could be too much water could be not enough water. I personally bought one of those water gauges that you can poke in the soil and it’ll tell you what the soils deeper down in the pot. I use it to help me decide if I need to, and then with this app And it depends on where is your plant indoor outdoor

#### Roamin replied on 2025-10-06

When on the meter do you decide if it needs water

#### Southwest sister replied on 2025-10-08

With those kinds of plants, I always check as I go by even if I’m not watering it so I kind of know how many days it’s been in the dry section after it’s a couple of days it depends cause in the summer. It’s super hot so it gets watered pretty often, but I don’t give it a whole ton of water. I give it more like a drink or two drinks you know what you would consider. Let me take a sip. Let me take a couple sipsthat amount of water in the summer, but I do it almost daily or every other day.

### Sunny commented on 2025-10-06

It could be overwatering, under watering, too low lighting, excess fertilizer or other issues.

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