Drying of the tips of the leaves is a fairly common problem in indoor plants, but it can be corrected. The main thing is to find out the reason and then you can save the plant. The tips of brown leaves can appear from watering a flower with poor-quality water, from an invasion of pests, from an excess of fertilizing and from improper watering and moisture.
Using tap water for irrigation
Tap water often undergoes preventive disinfection with fluorine and chlorine. These chemical elements can cause burns in plants through the root system during watering. The plant's reaction to such water manifests itself very quickly in the form of drying out the tips of the leaves. Florists who are professionally engaged in the cultivation and cultivation of indoor plants recommend using only settled or purified water for irrigation. Moreover, it is necessary to defend tap water for at least twenty-four hours.
Violation of watering rules: lack or excess of moisture in the soil
Leaves with dry tips may indicate that the plant lacks moisture or, conversely, there is too much of it. With frequent and abundant watering, the water stagnates in the flower pot and causes rotting of the root system. An overdried earthen lump will also lead to the death of the plant.
It is possible to regulate the irrigation process using a special device - a soil moisture meter. It is used before watering in order to find out how much liquid the plant needs at the moment.
Will help regulate soil moisture and normal drainage holes. They must be in a flower container in order to prevent stagnation of water in the soil.
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Pests
Such a spoiled leaf appearance can occur when the plant is infested by harmful insects. In order to prevent their appearance, it is necessary to take preventive measures in time:
- Before using a used flower pot for planting a plant, you must thoroughly wash it and treat it with a solution of potassium permanganate.
- Use only commercially available potting soil or hot work (calcine) your own soil.
- Leave new indoor flowers in the first month away from other plants and carry out constant close inspection to prevent disease or pests.
- Wet each leaf once a week.
Dry air
Too dry indoor air causes great harm to indoor plants. This is especially true for those plants that, under natural conditions, are accustomed to being in places with high levels of humidity. Replacing high humidity with frequent and abundant watering will not work. Such measures will only lead to decay of the root system of the flower. Spraying can save the situation, but their frequency should be every 10-15 minutes, which is also impossible.
The best solution is to purchase a room humidifier.This device will be useful not only for plants, but also for all the inhabitants of the apartment. You can, of course, use the usual methods - wet expanded clay in the pallet, distance from heat sources, a large number of plants in one room.
Oversupply of fertilizers
Multiple applications of top dressing can oversaturate the soil with various chemical elements, which can cause burns on the tips of the leaves of the plant through the root system of the flower.
When a light bloom appears on the soil surface, it is urgent to remove it and sprinkle the plant with fresh soil mixture.
