Are you the type of person who stress purchases plants, then forgets how to take care of them? You\u2019re truly not alone. Each of us turns to plants to brighten up a day and our living spaces, but taking care of them is actually pretty hard.<\/p>\n
If you\u2019re a brown thumb with hopes of turning into a green thumb, then you\u2019ve come to the perfect place. We\u2019re sharing some of the signs to look out for when your plant might not be doing so well, as well as how to take care of them.<\/p>\n
Wilting and color-changing (think yellow and brown) leaves are super common and oftentimes really frustrating. For wilting, it is a key sign that something could be wrong with the soil. If your leaves are changing colors, it could be getting too much or not enough sun, or the climate could be off.<\/p>\n
The Fix<\/strong> If you\u2019re dealing with color changes, make sure you\u2019re not over- or under-watering your plant. Additionally, move your plant around the room to see if it helps with sun exposure.<\/p>\n So you\u2019re watering your plant as you should, but the soil is just not holding it. This could mean that the plant’s roots have completely taken over the pot, or the soil is hydrophobic meaning it has become too hard or crusted.<\/p>\n The Fix<\/strong> Here\u2019s another way to tell if your plant is root-bound. If it\u2019s poking out of the holes at the bottom of the pot or showing through the top of the soil, it\u2019s in trouble.<\/p>\n The Fix<\/strong> Just as humans get sunburnt, so do plants! Believe it or not, if you actually see burn spots on the tips of your plants, they are getting too much sun.<\/p>\n The Fix<\/strong> You know how when you\u2019re stressed you just want to collapse into your bed and rest? Well, our plants think the same way. When the plant gets too stressed, it tells you by dropping its leaves. If you just moved your plant, this might also occur as it gets used to its new location.<\/p>\n The Fix<\/strong> xx, The FabFitFun Team<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":"Are you the type of person who stress purchases plants, then forgets how to take ...","author":7532734,"featured_media":169251,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[260],"tags":[],"thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/28184300\/plants.jpg","thumbnail_url_middle_card":"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/28184300\/plants-386x200.jpg","formated_date":"April 29, 2021","category_name":"Life","category_icon":"https:\/\/d3vodd1ws13xud.cloudfront.net\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/10113832\/entertainment.svg","author_name":"Ashley McElmurry","trending":false,"sponsored":false,"random_color":"#c8dd5d","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/169126"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7532734"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=169126"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/169126\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/169251"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=169126"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=169126"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=169126"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nFor wilting, check the soil to see if it is dry. No need to bury your finger, just go as deep as the knuckle. If it is dry, simply add water and your leaves should perk up. If the soil is wet, you may have root rot. For this, remove the rotting roots and re-pot your plant in a clean, bleached pot. Healthy roots should be white or light brown.<\/p>\nPlant soil won’t hold the water<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\nIf the pot is root-bound, you\u2019re ready for a new and bigger pot. If it\u2019s an issue of it being hydrophobic, try soaking the pot in a bucket of water.<\/p>\nRoots are showing through drainage holes<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\nQuick and easy, simply replace your pot with a bigger one. Add soil and take this time to inspect the health of the roots. As mentioned above, they should be white or light brown.<\/p>\nYour plant has burnt spots<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\nSimply move your plant to a new spot. Routine rotation helps with this, but also keep in mind that some have extra burn power in the summer. Keeping them away from the windows but close enough to still get sun will help to alleviate the appearance of burn spots.<\/p>\nDropping leaves<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\nBe patient. Dropping leaves usually subsides but if not, check to make sure you\u2019re not overwatering the plant or sticking it in an area that\u2019s too cold.<\/p>\n