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| Hello everyone,
I don't really know anything about houseplants so I could use all the help I can get. I bought this plant originally and then kept it at my parents' house when I moved. It stayed there for a year and I just now took it back to my place. The plant is 2.5-3.5 years old. It seems like one of the plants has grown a bit and the other is about the same height. The plant seems kind of droopy. The top of the soil was also white/yellow. The soil is extremely dry and hard and there's tons of cracks. However, the leaves are still green (even if they are droopy and seem kind of curling?) Here are some pictures: http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/8683/img0418rs.jpg
So this plant is still alive, right? What should I do to improve its condition? Should I get brand new soil (if so, what kind?)?
Let me know what else I need to do, I really appreciate it! |
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| I think the plant looks very healthy! No brown leaf tips, nice color and striping on the leaves. Doesn't look droopy at all. If the soil is hard and bone dry I would loosen up the surface with a cultivator. You can pick out those white crusty bits and toss them. Take the plant outside (if it's warm enough) and give it a shower. Fill the pot several times with water and let it drain. This will wash away alot of the accumulated salts that have built up in the soil. I think that's what the white/yellow deposits are. The pot looks adequate sized for the plant...I wouldn't re-pot it if it's growing well. You can remove those dead stems with a sharp pruner. Be sure to let the plant go almost completely dry before your next watering. |
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- Posted by plantnewbie1 (My Page) on Wed, Mar 31, 10 at 16:15
| There's actually a few brown tips and I've cut a few off. Should I give the plant some fertilizer? It hasn't had any since I first got it. What kind of fertilizer do I buy? |
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| You could feed it with a general houseplant fertilizer. Do it after you flush the soil and mix it at 1/2 strength of what the label says. |
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