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Hi! Beginner plant parent here. I’ve had this baby Syngonium White Butterfly cutting (I think?) in water for a couple of months. It has two aerial roots and is just starting to grow lateral roots.

I was away for 3 days, and when I came back today I noticed the leaf tip had turned yellow/brown :( I changed the water right before I left, so I don’t think it’s dirty water.

Could it be from being in plain water for too long and needing nutrients? Or maybe the jar is too small, the leaf touching the window, pests, or lack of airflow while I was gone?

It gets bright indirect light, and my other plants seem fine. Any idea what might be causing this?

Hi! Beginner plant parent here. I’ve had this baby Syngonium White Butterfly cutting (I think?) in water for a couple of months. It has two aerial roots and is just starting to grow lateral roots.

I was away for 3 days, and when I came back today I noticed the leaf tip had turned yellow/brown :( I changed the water right before I left, so I don’t think it’s dirty water.

Could it be from being in plain water for too long and needing nutrients? Or maybe the jar is too small, the leaf touching the window, pests, or lack of airflow while I was gone?

It gets bright indirect light, and my other plants seem fine. Any idea what might be causing this?

The spots in the first and second pics have been there since I got the plant. There’s even a brown spot right at the base of the plant (under the soil, so unfortunately I can’t take a pic of it). They haven’t gotten any bigger or seemed to affect the plant at all, so I assumed they were just scratches or some kind of physical damage.

But IIRC, the spots in the third and fourth pics are new(?) So now I’m wondering if this could be fungus or some other problem. Any thoughts?

The spots in the first and second pics have been there since I got the plant. There’s even a brown spot right at the base of the plant (under the soil, so unfortunately I can’t take a pic of it). They haven’t gotten any bigger or seemed to affect the plant at all, so I assumed they were just scratches or some kind of physical damage.

But IIRC, the spots in the third and fourth pics are new(?) So now I’m wondering if this could be fungus or some other problem. Any thoughts?

The spots in the first and second pics have been there since I got the plant. There’s even a brown spot right at the base of the plant (under the soil, so unfortunately I can’t take a pic of it). They haven’t gotten any bigger or seemed to affect the plant at all, so I assumed they were just scratches or some kind of physical damage.

But IIRC, the spots in the third and fourth pics are new(?) So now I’m wondering if this could be fungus or some other problem. Any thoughts?

Is this plant ready to be transplanted into soil, or should it be left alone for now? This Philodendron erubescens(?) has grown two new shoots, one of which has just developed relatively a small root.

Hi! I’m a beginner plant parent and I’m trying to save my mom’s Philodendron (possibly Philodendron erubescens, but I’m not 100% sure).

This is actually a juvenile offset that accidentally broke off while my mom was repotting the mother plant outdoors. At the time, two of its three leaves were already rotting, so I removed them and was left with one healthy leaf attached to the rootless stump. I decided to root it in distilled water instead of putting it straight back into soil.

After a while, it grew 3 new shoots (one is already getting taller), 2 adventitious roots about 2–3 inches long, and several lateral roots around 1–2 cm long.

Today I transferred it to soil. I don’t have an aroid mix yet, so I used an Aglaonema mix instead. It contains burnt rice husks, cocopeat, coco fiber, goat compost, and added nutrients. I pre-moistened the mix, watered it thoroughly after planting, and plan to keep it slightly damp for the next couple of weeks since I’ve heard that’s recommended when transitioning water-rooted plants to soil.

I buried the stump and roots, with only a small portion of the white lower stem covered for support. Since the plant was a bit top-heavy, I added a bamboo chopstick as a stake and loosely secured the lower stem with a small butterfly hair clip.

It’s in a small clear plastic pot with drainage holes, placed inside a ceramic cachepot. I keep it indoors in bright indirect light near a south-facing window with a canopy outside. I live in a tropical climate, but my room is usually around 26°C with the AC on, although the plant isn’t in direct airflow.

I also forgot to take photos before I moved it from water to soil, so these are the only pictures I have, lol.

Does this sound like the right approach? Should I leave it in the Aglaonema mix until it’s well established, or repot it into an aroid mix as soon as I get one? Or should I wait until it shows signs of new growth before repotting? Any other advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Hi! I’m a beginner plant parent and I’m trying to save my mom’s Philodendron (possibly Philodendron erubescens, but I’m not 100% sure).

This is actually a juvenile offset that accidentally broke off while my mom was repotting the mother plant outdoors. At the time, two of its three leaves were already rotting, so I removed them and was left with one healthy leaf attached to the rootless stump. I decided to root it in distilled water instead of putting it straight back into soil.

After a while, it grew 3 new shoots (one is already getting taller), 2 adventitious roots about 2–3 inches long, and several lateral roots around 1–2 cm long.

Today I transferred it to soil. I don’t have an aroid mix yet, so I used an Aglaonema mix instead. It contains burnt rice husks, cocopeat, coco fiber, goat compost, and added nutrients. I pre-moistened the mix, watered it thoroughly after planting, and plan to keep it slightly damp for the next couple of weeks since I’ve heard that’s recommended when transitioning water-rooted plants to soil.

I buried the stump and roots, with only a small portion of the white lower stem covered for support. Since the plant was a bit top-heavy, I added a bamboo chopstick as a stake and loosely secured the lower stem with a small butterfly hair clip.

It’s in a small clear plastic pot with drainage holes, placed inside a ceramic cachepot. I keep it indoors in bright indirect light near a south-facing window with a canopy outside. I live in a tropical climate, but my room is usually around 26°C with the AC on, although the plant isn’t in direct airflow.

I also forgot to take photos before I moved it from water to soil, so these are the only pictures I have, lol.

Does this sound like the right approach? Should I leave it in the Aglaonema mix until it’s well established, or repot it into an aroid mix as soon as I get one? Or should I wait until it shows signs of new growth before repotting? Any other advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Hi! I’m a beginner plant parent and I’m trying to save my mom’s Philodendron (possibly Philodendron erubescens, but I’m not 100% sure).

This is actually a juvenile offset that accidentally broke off while my mom was repotting the mother plant outdoors. At the time, two of its three leaves were already rotting, so I removed them and was left with one healthy leaf attached to the rootless stump. I decided to root it in distilled water instead of putting it straight back into soil.

After a while, it grew 3 new shoots (one is already getting taller), 2 adventitious roots about 2–3 inches long, and several lateral roots around 1–2 cm long.

Today I transferred it to soil. I don’t have an aroid mix yet, so I used an Aglaonema mix instead. It contains burnt rice husks, cocopeat, coco fiber, goat compost, and added nutrients. I pre-moistened the mix, watered it thoroughly after planting, and plan to keep it slightly damp for the next couple of weeks since I’ve heard that’s recommended when transitioning water-rooted plants to soil.

I buried the stump and roots, with only a small portion of the white lower stem covered for support. Since the plant was a bit top-heavy, I added a bamboo chopstick as a stake and loosely secured the lower stem with a small butterfly hair clip.

It’s in a small clear plastic pot with drainage holes, placed inside a ceramic cachepot. I keep it indoors in bright indirect light near a south-facing window with a canopy outside. I live in a tropical climate, but my room is usually around 26°C with the AC on, although the plant isn’t in direct airflow.

I also forgot to take photos before I moved it from water to soil, so these are the only pictures I have, lol.

Does this sound like the right approach? Should I leave it in the Aglaonema mix until it’s well established, or repot it into an aroid mix as soon as I get one? Or should I wait until it shows signs of new growth before repotting? Any other advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Hi! New plant parent here. About a week ago, my mom got me my first indoor houseplant. It’s a snake plant, possibly Dracaena trifasciata ‘Golden Hahnii’ (cmiiw). I’d really appreciate some advice on whether I handled the repotting correctly and what I should do next.

The plant originally came in a black plastic nursery pot, about 12 cm in diameter, with what looked like mostly burnt rice husks as the growing medium. Since it was a surprise gift, I didn’t have any supplies ready at first, so I left it in its original pot and medium for about 5 days. I had also heard that it’s usually better to let a new plant acclimate before repotting, as long as it looks healthy.

On day 5, I decided to repot it because I wasn’t happy with the original pot & medium. When I removed the plant, the medium was quite damp inside, especially toward the lower half of the pot, and there were some worms in it. A few tiny roots also looked black and mushy, so I trimmed off only the obviously soft/mushy parts. The rhizome itself felt firm.

Then, I repotted it into a similarly sized clear plastic nursery pot with drainage holes and placed it inside a decorative cover pot. The new soil is roughly made of:
• succulent soil mix containing small pumice, small black lava rock, burnt rice husks, coco peat, etc.
• additional 3–5 mm pumice
• additional 4–7 mm black lava rock

I didn’t reuse the old medium because it was damp and was not really attached to the roots anyway.

After trimming the mushy roots, I let the plant sit for a short while on my table while I prepared the new soil mix and pot. I planted it into the new medium, which was fairly dry. I haven’t watered it since repotting, nor used any fertilizer, plant food, insecticide, or other treatments. I held off on watering because I read that stressed or freshly cut roots shouldn’t immediately sit in wet soil. However, I’ve also heard that plants should be watered after repotting to help the soil settle, so I’m confused about which advice applies here.

For lighting, I usually keep it on the first shelf of a “bookshelf”, about 1 meter from a large south-facing window, but not directly in front of it, more at an angle. The room is bright enough to read in during the day, but the light is filtered by a long outdoor canopy and a sheer curtain, so I’m guessing it gets low to medium indirect light, though I’m not totally sure because I don’t have a light meter yet. Since repotting, I’ve been moving it closer to the window during the day and back to the bookshelf at night, but now I’m wondering if I should just stop moving it and leave it in one stable spot.

I live in a tropical climate right on the equator, so it’s usually hot and fairly humid here, around 23–34°C. I do not have a hygrometer yet, though. The plant is in my bedroom, where I sometimes use AC around 26°C or fan mode, but it does not get hit directly by the airflow. The room has limited airflow besides the AC/fan mode and occasionally opening the door.

Two days after repotting, I noticed that the plant looks slightly different. The color seems a little duller, the pattern on the back of some leaves looks more prominent, and some leaf edges feel a bit more flexible or slightly wrinkly than I remember. I’m not sure if this is actual stress or if I’m just overthinking because this is my first plant.

My questions are:
• Was repotting after only 5 days a reasonable decision given the slightly damp medium, worms, and a few mushy roots?
• Should I continue withholding water for several days because I trimmed some roots, or should I water it now?
• Should I keep it in one stable spot instead of moving it between the window and bookshelf every day?
• Do the changes in color/pattern/flexibility sound like normal adjustment stress, or possible rot?

Any advice would be appreciated. Please be kind though, ‘cause this is my first time taking care of a houseplant!🪴🌱

Hi! New plant parent here. About a week ago, my mom got me my first indoor houseplant. It’s a snake plant, possibly Dracaena trifasciata ‘Golden Hahnii’ (cmiiw). I’d really appreciate some advice on whether I handled the repotting correctly and what I should do next.

The plant originally came in a black plastic nursery pot, about 12 cm in diameter, with what looked like mostly burnt rice husks as the growing medium. Since it was a surprise gift, I didn’t have any supplies ready at first, so I left it in its original pot and medium for about 5 days. I had also heard that it’s usually better to let a new plant acclimate before repotting, as long as it looks healthy.

On day 5, I decided to repot it because I wasn’t happy with the original pot & medium. When I removed the plant, the medium was quite damp inside, especially toward the lower half of the pot, and there were some worms in it. A few tiny roots also looked black and mushy, so I trimmed off only the obviously soft/mushy parts. The rhizome itself felt firm.

Then, I repotted it into a similarly sized clear plastic nursery pot with drainage holes and placed it inside a decorative cover pot. The new soil is roughly made of:
• succulent soil mix containing small pumice, small black lava rock, burnt rice husks, coco peat, etc.
• additional 3–5 mm pumice
• additional 4–7 mm black lava rock

I didn’t reuse the old medium because it was damp and was not really attached to the roots anyway.

After trimming the mushy roots, I let the plant sit for a short while on my table while I prepared the new soil mix and pot. I planted it into the new medium, which was fairly dry. I haven’t watered it since repotting, nor used any fertilizer, plant food, insecticide, or other treatments. I held off on watering because I read that stressed or freshly cut roots shouldn’t immediately sit in wet soil. However, I’ve also heard that plants should be watered after repotting to help the soil settle, so I’m confused about which advice applies here.

For lighting, I usually keep it on the first shelf of a “bookshelf”, about 1 meter from a large south-facing window, but not directly in front of it, more at an angle. The room is bright enough to read in during the day, but the light is filtered by a long outdoor canopy and a sheer curtain, so I’m guessing it gets low to medium indirect light, though I’m not totally sure because I don’t have a light meter yet. Since repotting, I’ve been moving it closer to the window during the day and back to the bookshelf at night, but now I’m wondering if I should just stop moving it and leave it in one stable spot.

I live in a tropical climate right on the equator, so it’s usually hot and fairly humid here, around 23–34°C. I do not have a hygrometer yet, though. The plant is in my bedroom, where I sometimes use AC around 26°C or fan mode, but it does not get hit directly by the airflow. The room has limited airflow besides the AC/fan mode and occasionally opening the door.

Two days after repotting, I noticed that the plant looks slightly different. The color seems a little duller, the pattern on the back of some leaves looks more prominent, and some leaf edges feel a bit more flexible or slightly wrinkly than I remember. I’m not sure if this is actual stress or if I’m just overthinking because this is my first plant.

My questions are:
• Was repotting after only 5 days a reasonable decision given the slightly damp medium, worms, and a few mushy roots?
• Should I continue withholding water for several days because I trimmed some roots, or should I water it now?
• Should I keep it in one stable spot instead of moving it between the window and bookshelf every day?
• Do the changes in color/pattern/flexibility sound like normal adjustment stress, or possible rot?

Any advice would be appreciated. Please be kind though, ‘cause this is my first time taking care of a houseplant!🪴🌱