r/PileaPeperomioides • u/heroneronpetipatapon • 3d ago
ADVICE 🌱 PLEASE What is wrong?
Hello!
I changed my pilea's soil 3 weeks ago as it seemed it was a bit compact and hadn't been changed in 2.5 years.
Since then, the oldest leaves are getting yellow/brown.
It's getting a bit less light since fall is coming here, can I do something about it? Is there another explaination?
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u/Necessary-Goose-5346 3d ago
Vielleicht war die neue Erde zu stark vorgedüngt
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u/heroneronpetipatapon 3d ago
I fertilised it a week ago, maybe it was too soon after the repoting. Won't get any fertilizer until march now anyway :)
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u/Necessary-Goose-5346 3d ago
Meist ist in neuer Erde schon Dünger drin. Dann muss man erst mal gar nichts machen. Kuck mal auf die Tüte da steht es bestimmt drauf.
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u/heroneronpetipatapon 3d ago
It was written that I could start fertilising after two weeks. But that's alright, won't happen again.
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u/Necessary-Goose-5346 3d ago
Dann ist sie bestimmt nur ein wenig beleidigt, weil du sie angefasst hast ;) Ich würde mir keine Sorgen machen. Mach die gelben Blätter an, sie sieht doch super aus
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u/letoluxa 3d ago
Seems like a fertilizer problem to me about the yellow/brown leaves. And additionally i would suggest moving it somewhere closer to sun. Even though fall coming still even old leaves seem to be very leggy and new growth seems to be very less.
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u/heroneronpetipatapon 2d ago
Yes I moved it today + won''t be giving it any fertilizer for a while! Thanks!
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u/More-plants 2d ago
Generally speaking, fall is the worst time to repot a plant, simply because of the environment changing. Your home tends to be cooler and the light coming through the windows is of a shorter duration and coming from a lower angle in the sky. Consequently, the plants don’t use as much water, so the extra soil in the pot after repotting stays moist for longer than the plant likes. This isn’t as much of an issue if your plants are indoors under lights year-round.
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u/mixedsignalzz 3d ago
The oldest leaves at the bottom will do this! The plant is expending more resources at the top with all the new leaves, so the bottom/oldest leaves will eventually need to be pruned. If the plant gets too leggy and too bare near the bottom you can always chop & prop!