Chumasande MatiwaneHouseplants continue to enjoy a surge in popularity. Despite giving your houseplants love and attention, sometimes you’ll run into an indoor plant enemy that’s tough to battle. This is when you need the best houseplant rescue tips.
Sometimes, homes can be challenging environments for most houseplants, with dry air, limited natural light, and often irregular watering. So, it is no wonder that most houseplants will die at some point. The fortunate part is that there are many ways to revive them before they completely die.
Ways to save your dying plants
Check for signs of life
Your plant may look like a goner, but when you take a closer look, that may not be the case. If there’s any green left on the plant, you might still be able to revive it. Any signs of green on the stem mean there’s a chance you’ll be able to bring it back to life. The plant’s root system helps provide information about the overall health of the plant.
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Always check for signs of overwatering
Although plants need water to survive and thrive, it’s possible to give a plant too much water. You can easily tell overwatering by yellow, wilted leaves with moist soil. This will affect the roots, which can start to rot. With rotted leaves, this gives your plants have fewer chances of survival.
Check for underwatering signs
As much as overwatering is a huge problem, so is underwatering. Telling signs of underwatering might be slightly similar to overwatering. The houseplant leaves will start to dry out and brown at the tips. The soil will also crack, showing signs of dryness. These are telling signs that your plant is dying. Revive it by watering, but you have to go about watering a dying plant in the right way.
Move it so it gets light
If your plant’s leaves are dry and brittle with light or dark patches, it may be getting too much or too little sunlight. This will cause it to wilt, the leaves will curl downwards, and growth will become distorted. Move it to a place with indirect sunlight.
Trim your plant
Damaged roots can struggle to support your houseplants. By trimming back some of the leaves, you reduce the stress on the roots, allowing them to recover and strengthen. Use clean, sharp scissors or pruning shears to remove any dead or dying leaves.
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