Peace Lily

Getting new leaves growth but after an inch or so they die off?
recently move it into north facing window to Laundry room with lesser lights exposure..could that be it?

Help pls

Thanks

In most cases, what you describe ends up being attributable to over-watering/ soggy soil. If you're watering while the soil is still moist, it's a pretty good bet you're over-watering.

Describing your watering habits, what you're using for soil, fertilizer used (how often/ how much), how long you've had the plant, if you've ever repotted (as opposed to potting up), temperature range @ which you keep it, anything else you've added to the soil to 'help' the plant .....

Al

I just bought it couple of months ago, no fertilizer yet, soil from Farm (looks good doesn't looks like it needs added soil), still in original container, Temp from 66-73, and soil I watered only when top soil feel and about an inch under of soil are dry .. not sure if this are one of those plants that are sensative to being move ...thx

How are they dying?
Crispy? Mushy?
Brown-black?
Yellow?
Wilting first?

Some pictures may help.



This message was edited Feb 20, 2015 4:23 PM

What does "soil from Farm" mean?

Al

Brentwood is an agricultural area in CA.
Soil varies from very sandy too sandy loam. Low in organic matter.
A delta is nearby with peat soils.

Therein lies the answer.

Al

Hi sorry was gone over the weekend, looks like the new leaves grows about an inch and Wilts ..maybe I don't water enough ?

sorry the soil is from the Nursery I brought the peace lily from, good draining etc ...

Peace Lily thrives with lots of water, but it must not stand in water. Thoroughly water it, then let it drain. Let it get somewhat drier before watering again, but not to the point of wilting. Plants need oxygen in the root area, and standing in water or watering too often excludes the oxygen.

Wilting can be from lack of water or from too much water/not enough oxygen.

Did you get some sort of soil or soil amendment in bulk? Or did you buy a bagged product? What is the name of it?

If the plant wilts while the soil still retains enough moisture that you can detect it, even if that moisture is found only deep in the pot, you can be sure you're over-watering. If the plant seems to regain some or all of its turgidity as night approaches, that seals the deal.

Even though PLs naturally occur in riparian habitats, they can't tolerate saturation or 'a lot of water' in pots. The reason is, they grow an entirely different type of root system in riparian habitats. Specifically, the roots in riparian habitats are composed of a very high % of aerenchyma tissue, as opposed to roots of plants grown in terrestrial sites that are comprised of a tissue called parenchyma. Neither type of root can function in both a soggy and aerated rizosphere (root zone), which is why so many of these plants succumb to soggy conditions in pots.

They need a well-aerated soil that supports no or very little perched water (no sogginess). Evenly damp or moist is the objective - never wet or soggy.

It's not a good thing to let the soil dry down to the point where drought stress is made manifest (wilting), but waiting until the first signs of wilt (from dryness - not from over-watering) is much to be preferred to over-watering.

Al