Hello! My plant keeps losing the leaves at the bottom and I donāt know what Iām doing to make this happen or how to stop it? Does anyone know if this is healthy and normal. Also, the color of my plant is getting a lot darker, this is the darkest sheās ever been, is this okay? (Obviously my first plant hahaha)
How often are you watering it and how much sunlight is it getting each day? <3
0 gillningarI water it every two and a half weeks and keep it in the window constantly
1 gilla Do you water it once the soil is completely dry? I use āwestland cacti & succulent feedā as well which seems to help
0 gillningarI mean Iām pretty sure itās completely dryā¦ I guess I havenāt checked with a stick or anything though so that could be it š¤ Iām not quite sure what soil I have because I just used the same soil it came with š¤·āāļø
1 gilla Hmm yeah perhaps repot it. Try remove as much soil as u can without damaging the roots. I use āTerrarium Potting Mix with Perliteā soil x
0 gillningarAlrighty I will try that, thank you so much!!
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Itās hard for succulents to get enough sun indoors in the winter. I have all mine under grow lights until it gets warm enough to move outside. Succulents can change colors a little when theyāre stressed. Like BrontĆ« said, repot with better draining soil and only water when completely dry. Good luck!
3 gillningarThank you! Yeah I donāt have lights for indoor because Iām a college studentā¦ š
0 gillningar Donāt make me start a go fund me for a $12 grow light because I will! š
1 gillaHAHAHHA I didnt know they were that cheap im DYING rn hahahaha
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Thatās totally normal especially in winter, you can actually semi-hibernate them over the winter months by withholding water. I donāt water my collection from October-March unless they get really wrinkly and sad. It looks nice and compact in the center, keep doing what youāre doing. You can pull the leaves if it bothers you but the plant will absorb as much water as it can from them and then dry out
2 gillningarThank you! Yeah I might start being picky about how much Iām watering them because after talking with a plant friend I found out just putting them under the water faucet and letting it run with drainage isnāt a good idea lol
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use distilled water for all your plants as well. tap water and drinking water both have chlorine in them so its harmful to the plants.
1 gillaGood to know! Iāll try to do that!
1 gilla I bottom water all my succulents but thatās because I donāt have great circulation in my apartment and if the leaves get wet I get powdery mildew. That said you want to let them fully dry out and then deluge them with water. I usually let them sit over night in the water basin, depending on the pot size I wonāt water for 2 weeks to a month even in the growing season. Keeps them compact and colourful
Thank you! Iāll have to try this, I havenāt done the water basin yetā¦ But that might be a good idea, especially when Iām over watering my plants
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