hey! all you indoor plant lovers. the tip leaves of my plants is turning brown nomatter what I do I can't keep

Question

them from turning. In the hot months I water fully once a week, but inthe colder months i will water once every two weeks. but this is a new plant. and it's just starting to turn cold where I live. the leaves turned brown on the tip all summer. what is it that I am doing wrong?

Answer 1

If you're watering with tap water direct from the tap, it's the chlorine making the tips go brown. Try putting the water in washed out milk jugs, let it sit for 12 -24 hours, to let the chlorine evaporate. Your plants will thank you.

Answer 2

Most often it is the minerals that are in your water. Often times it is sodium or salt. This mineral burn causes nercosis on the leaves ( dead areas). If you have a saucer under the plant, make sure you remove the saucer. Saucers are bad for plants anyway, they do not allow the water to drain away from the root zone. You are defeating the purpose of having draniage holes underneath the pot the plant is in. Houseplants need good drainage. Instead when watering bring the plant outside and water until the water comes out the bottom of the container. Most often you need to repeat this process when watering to leach excess minerals ( salts) that have accumilated in the root zone. The salts ( minerals that have acculimated in the rootzone cause the nercotic leaf condition. Also having a suacer you will often notice a white powder like substance that appears after the water has evaporated, , this is salt. As far as timing of when to water, this is impossible to reccomend when to water becuase it all depend on soil and enviromental conditions ( you have to monitor and observe when the plant needs water.
Another way to avoid all the mineral dillema and hassels is to water the plants with R.O. Water ( Reverse osmissis Water)

Answer 3

lack of sufficient humidity in the air can do that, too.... but the chemicals in your water are the most usual cause.... try rain water or filtered water to use on your houseplants....