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Recently many gardening friends have reported that their moisture-loving plants like pothos, water lilies and pennywort always get rotten leaves, so today Huahua will explain how to deal with rotten leaves!

What to do about rotten leaves on pennywort?

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Pennywort easily develops yellowing, withered leaves when cared for improperly, and gradually the whole plant becomes wilted and rotten. This is generally caused by 3 reasons:

1. Half-watering: watering only halfway down means the roots don't get enough water, causing yellow leaves and rotten leaves, small leaves and no gloss.

Solution: When watering, follow the principle of watering thoroughly only after the soil has dried out, and keep watering until water seeps from the bottom of the pot.

2. Poor ventilation: Leafy plants like pennywort love a well-ventilated environment with good air permeability. Overly dense leaves, airless soil and waterlogged, rotten roots can also cause leaves to yellow and rot.

Solution: For pennywort grown indoors, it's best to place it on a bright windowsill, open the windows often for ventilation, and promptly prune leggy branches and leaves.

3. Insufficient nutrients: Yellowing, rotting leaves on hydroponic pennywort are usually caused by insufficient nutrients in the water; when grown half in soil and half in water it multiplies too fast, and the stems fill the pot, causing oxygen levels in the pot to drop too low and the plant to wilt with rotten leaves.

Solution: Hydroponic pennywort must have its water changed often, and some old plants should be removed as appropriate; half-soil half-water culture grows relatively fast, so once the pot is full, repot into a larger pot immediately.

What to do about rotten leaves on water lilies?

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Water lilies like a warm, humid environment with plenty of sunlight. Rotten leaves are generally caused by 3 reasons.

Solution

1. Increase watering: In summer, deepen the water level appropriately, and gradually raise the water level as the plant grows; change the water once every 3~5 days. Water lilies like higher air humidity, so mist the area around the plant often.

2. Ensure sufficient light: Water lilies love light, so water lilies grown in pots or tubs must be placed in a spot with plenty of light and given full sun.

3. Disease prevention and control: In summer, water lilies are prone to black spot and brown spot, with yellow-brown spots appearing on the leaves that gradually spread, causing the leaves to turn black and rot.

When disease is spotted, promptly cut off the infected stems and leaves; in severe cases, spray 600~800 times diluted 75% chlorothalonil solution for control.

What to do about rotten leaves on lucky bamboo?

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Lucky bamboo likes shade and moisture and tolerates waterlogging and fertilizer. If you're not careful with light, water and fertilizer in summer, it easily develops yellowing, rotting leaves, especially newly bought lucky bamboo.

1. Too much light: Lucky bamboo tolerates partial shade, and too much light or direct sun exposure will cause the leaves to yellow and wither.

Solution: Cut off the withered and yellow leaves; when grown indoors, place it in a spot with bright, indirect light, and when grown outdoors, provide shade.

2. Not enough water: Lucky bamboo likes water and tolerates waterlogging, and not enough water will cause the leaf tips to dry out and yellow; hydroponic lucky bamboo that isn't given fresh water for a long time will also develop rotting leaves.

Solution: In summer, water once each morning and evening to keep the potting soil moist, and mist and spray the leaves often to maintain higher air humidity. Hydroponic lucky bamboo needs its water changed once every 7~10 days.

3. Poor air permeability: Not repotting or changing the soil for a long time causes the soil to compact, which makes it hard for the roots to breathe and leads to rotten roots, making the leaves rot quickly.

Solution: Cut off the rotten and withered leaves, loosen the potting soil regularly, and if fertility is insufficient, apply a little well-rotted organic fertilizer.

What to do about rotten leaves on peace lilies?

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Peace lilies like a hot, humid, semi-shaded environment. Improper summer care most easily causes the leaf tips to turn black and slowly rot, whether from too much water or too much fertilizer.

1. Too much water waterlogging the roots: Peace lilies like water, but frequent watering causes water to accumulate in the pot and the roots and stems to rot, which leads to rotten leaves.

Solution: After waterlogging rots the roots, take the plant out of the pot, cut off the rotten roots, disinfect and air-dry them, then repot.

2. Too much fertilizer burning the roots: Peace lilies dislike strong or raw fertilizer. If the plant wilts right after fertilizing, it means the fertilizer was too strong or too much, and in severe cases it burns the roots and directly causes the whole plant to rot.

Solution: After over-fertilizing, flush with plenty of water and place it in a cool spot to recover; in severe cases, immediately dig out the whole peace lily and repot with fresh soil. In summer, peace lilies only need one light application of liquid fertilizer per month.

What to do about rotten leaves on pothos?

Gardening Encyclopedia

Pothos is a relatively easy-to-grow, moisture-loving, shade-tolerant plant. Rotten leaves are generally caused by poor ventilation or infection by disease.

1. Poor ventilation: In summer many gardening friends like to spray water on pothos leaves. If indoor ventilation is poor and air permeability is bad, the moisture on the leaves can't evaporate in time, which causes rotten leaves!

Solution: Cut off the rotten and yellow leaves, open the windows more for ventilation, and promptly prune overly dense branches and leaves.

2. Infection by disease: Pothos is prone to anthracnose, with reddish-brown or dark brown spots first appearing in the middle of the leaves and gradually spreading, causing the leaves to turn black and drop off.

Solution: First cut off the diseased leaves, then spray a 500~1000 times diluted carbendazim or thiophanate-methyl solution on the affected areas, spraying once every 1~2 days; 3~4 times should show improvement.

So, gardening friends, have you all learned it?

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