I bought this a couple of months ago and it's been doing alright. I keep it by the window all day and move it away at night because I live in Wisconsin and it's very cold near the windows at night. The last couple of weeks it's been drooping like crazy. I watered it every two weeks about and let it dry out. I've been waiting to repot it until the Spring. Should I stop watering it or am I not giving it enough water?
Thanks!
Looks pretty healthy to me. Also looks like those leaves hold moisture. Don't know, never heard of it, but it is a very pretty plant. Actually, are you sure it isn't too cold in the window during the day too? This is still winter you know.
It depends on your mix of course but you could probably water more often. The plant should be okay with weekly water in a pot that size. The natural response of the plant to drought is to drop the lower leaves. Some of this is a normal part of growing up and nothing to worry about. If that were my plant, I'd move it up a size (to a 5-6" pot) with plenty of grit in the mix, and provide as much light as possible indoors, as it can do a fair amount of growing over the winter given the right conditions.
I agree, it doesn't look too droopy, during the winter, mine does the same thing. I live about 15 minutes from Wi. border and mine sits right by a south facing window all day and all night. Just make sure there is no draft ok? As soon as summer comes it will perk right back , just like me! Brrrr , wind chill is 7 below right now! Stay warm!
Gosh, I never noticed the size of the pot. That IS small. At least 4 inches. I like 5 or 6 better myself, but they say to go a size bigger when repotting. That pot is so small I think 4 inches. But, yes, watering every 2 weeks in that little pot it would dry out before the plant could use it up. Even a 4 " might do that. But I would go to that and really watch it. Make sure it doesn't dry out. IT being the plant. Let us know what you do and how it works.
If your plant loses turgidity while the soil is still damp, you can be almost certain over-watering, or at least a case of not enough O2 in the rhizosphere (root zone) is in play. This is especially true if the plant tends to wilt during the daylight period and perk up as the dark cycle approaches and transpiration slows.
Al
Ok Raven, you got it from the expert. Al is good. Figure out what he said, google anything you don't and you will get it.
