Hi Julie,
Yellow outer leaves are just old and have outlived their usefulness. Remove them and if it leaves a neck repot and lower the plant into the pot. I try to repot my standards every 9 to 12 months. My minis adn semis every 4 to 6 months. I trim off aging leaves at that time.
Fred in NJ

Fred, thank you very much for answering me. So simple. I think I'm going to love getting back into AV again. Now, I just need to find more. It's really hard to find them around here.
Julie

Hi, Julie,

Where in Washington are you?

Barbara

I am in Bremerton.

Hi, Julie,

I'm from Washington, lived in Mukilteo until 1988. I was home in March for 3 weeks and went through AV withdrawal. There is a nursery in Woodinville called Molbak's that has both noids and named varieties. There is also an AV club in Tacoma, and I encourage you to join. I don't know if they have a show, but the Seattle club has one every spring. Members in my local (80 miles one way) club are very generous in sharing plants and leaves, and they are a great source of information too.

I too retired, now every day is Saturday.....

Good luck.

Barbara

Hi Barbara, nice to meet you.
I will consider joining the Tacoma group. I just don't like to drive that far anymore.

I love Molbak's but haven't been up there for a couple of years.

Julie