2007-09-25 20:04:05 · 9 answers · asked by Need help! 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Overwatering can cause that. Also you don't want them in direct sunlight like a window. Good luck. Mmm
2007-09-25 20:20:40 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree with R W. It's in the water, but it could also be a humidity issue. There are 3 main things in the water that causes tip browning in plants.
1) Dissolved salts - as R W said. Leach your potted plants every 3-4 weeks or so to get rid of accumulated salts. Or better yet, water thoroughly each time and let the water run through the bottom of the pot to minimize salt accumulation. Let the soil dry a bit in between waterings if you use this method.
2) Chlorine - Set aside an open gallon or whatever amount you need of water to dissipate chlorine. It takes 24 hours to dissipate a gallon of chlorinated tap water.
3) Fluoride - Some municipalities put fluoride in the water, but sometimes it's already in the potting mix. Perlite is an addetive to soil and potting mixes and depending on where it's mined could have a significant amount of fluoride to cause brown tips in as little as 12-14 weeks.
Use rain or distilled water if possible with very dilute amount of fertilizer 1/4 to 1/8 the recommended dose / gallon.
Generally plants like 50%-65% humidity in the home. A humidity tray does wonders. If you group your plants together with just enough air circulation you create a microenvironment for them and would maintain their own humidity.
By the way, over watering does not cause brown tips, it causes root rot so your plant would have been dead, and brown tips would be the least of your worries.
Hope this helps.
Horticulture Student. Greenhouse grower.
2007-09-26 11:26:27 · answer #2 · answered by AdamantiumKnight 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Depending on the houseplant, it could be that the humidity level is too dry for it. Try placing the pot in a tray full of decorative gravel. This will help increase the humidity, or you could take and mist the leaves of the plant. I had a Spider plant that did this and after I started to mist the plant down, it started to improve.
2007-09-26 13:38:16 · answer #3 · answered by Karen K 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am not sure what the problem is exactly. Most likley water. On house plants (tropical fpliage plants) I generally give them a thourough watering about every 3 weeks but what is in your water my have something to do with it. City water tends to be hard on plants because of the chemicals that are in it to make it safe to drink. also even though it is fall it could be natural die off. plants do that in the fall but will bounce back in the spring.
2007-09-26 08:36:26 · answer #4 · answered by R W 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Inconsistant watering causes browning.
2007-09-26 08:39:05 · answer #5 · answered by reynwater 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this answer is pretty close... especially the last part about the stuff in the water....
http://en.allexperts.com/q/House-Plants-721/Browning-tips-plant-leaves.htm
2007-09-26 09:09:45 · answer #6 · answered by meanolmaw 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it depends on what type of plants you have. It could be a variety of things.....
2007-09-26 03:50:53 · answer #7 · answered by Deedra 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Water them, and get them some sun.
2007-09-26 03:11:57 · answer #8 · answered by dan 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
over watering is that.
2007-09-26 03:34:08 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋