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Confused About My Peace Lily

4 years ago

Several days after watering, it wasn't looking good. Today I had time, so gathered everything to treat it, repot it, and even mixed what I think is a better potting mix to include some composted fine bark pines. After I removed it from the pot, I noticed the roots look pretty good---creamy white, not too root bound. Any suggestions?







And here is the mix I plant to repot in. Maybe it's too cold by the glass of my back doors.



Comments (4)

  • 4 years ago

    Maybe it's the picture, but your mix looks very dry. My guess is that your mix is too peaty and resisting hydration/watering. Are you using Miracle Gro soil mix by chance?

  • 4 years ago
    last modified: 4 years ago

    The dry mix is the new mix. It's Pro-Mix BX. I haven't repotted it yet. I usually dampen the soil slightly before I pot. It did have some issues. After I got the soil washed off, I noticed it. Not as bad as last time, though. I cut away all the iffy roots, reduced some of the leaves and actually divided it. Probably not the most opportune time, but it exposed more that I needed to remove.

    I think I'm going to repot into some clay pots. After I washed all the soil away and pruned the roots, I sprayed with peroxide. I laid the divisions in a shallow tote on some brown paper bags to air a little bit. I'm usually not big into houseplants because I'm always outdoors and forget about them. This was a gift from a very sweet customer and means more to me.


    Oh, I threw the old soil away and bleached the tote and all my tools after the fact!

  • 4 years ago

    I grow them in S. Florida. They like a fairly moist media. They grow very well here and let me know when the potting mix is dry. They wilt.


    Maybe increase water retention by either, sitting the pot in a saucer so the mix can pull up water and get your mix hydrated. Maybe change the mix to something which is more moisture retentive.


    They let you know when they are dry as they wilt. Mine grow outdoors in pots and I water with all my plants with a hose. Our humidity is high. But they will wilt if the roots dry out.


    Jane

  • 4 years ago

    To me, the yellow and brown leaves make me think it's getting TOO much water. I definitely don't let mine sit in water; I water it in the sink and let it sit overnight to drain before putting it back in the saucer. I also have a 1" thick layer of pea gravel in the saucer so that the pot is elevated above any excess water that continued to drain.


    Poor drainage would be another guess, but it sounds like you've already addressed that.


    Another possibility is contaminated water. Are you using room temperature filtered water that sat overnight to release gases? My tap water is high in metals, so I have to use filtered.