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Every day I find a few leaves on the ground. I read online that it might be root rot so I have been avoiding giving it water.

I might try to take it out of the pot and remove the bad roots. Does anyone have experience with removing bad roots?

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[–] Guenther_Amanita@slrpnk.net 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I don't have background information, sorry.

Did you repot it before?

I think it might be one or a combination of the three:

  • Not enough light: some leafes look unusually light or dark, and the whole plant is a bit droopy. Is it somewhere near enough a window? Still, not my top guess.
  • Overfertilization: do you see the burnt tips, very dark-green leafes, and claw-shape? Especially the top leafes look like that.
  • Oxygen deficiency (root rot): most likely. You have to act FAST NOW. Just not watering won't help. If you already see signs of it, and they are strong, the roots are already mush.

I would recommend:

  • Check if the pot has drainage and the soil is light enough to store oxygen (e.g. by having perlite in it).
  • Put it out and let it drip off.
  • Don't water too much in the winter. Keep the soil slightly moist and let the top layer dry off sometimes.
  • Consider semi-hydro with clayballs. You can't overwater, and if you still get root rot, you can act WAY faster (flushing, drying, etc.).
  • And maybe add beneficial microbes, which will make the plant more resistant to root rot.

I think you will definitely get my reason why semi-hydro is great. In a few days, you'll get swarmed by fungus gnats. I haven't seen one since I switched to LECA ;)