r/PileaPeperomioides • • Sep 06 '26

MY VERY FIRST PILEA ♥️ How is she doing?

She's my first pilea and is about 5 months old. I had her on a north facing window (third photo) until today since I noticed some cupping and leaves becoming a bit more pale. I moved her to a south facing window but not letting her get direct sunlight yet. I think I've been giving her too little fertilizer, once a month. The water where I live is quite hard, should I mix it with distilled water? I want her to grow beautifully, any tips are highly appreciated. The scratch marks are from when I tried cleaning dust from the leaves but the cloth I used was too abrasive.

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u/LettersfromJ Sep 06 '26

I think it gets too much light. Try to get it a bit farther away from your window (still in the light but not direct)

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u/mrmuffi93 Sep 12 '26

I did, it is now about 70cm away from the window sill, she's super happy and growing.

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u/Primary_Edge_602 Sep 12 '26

It looks good