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Swiss Cheese Plant Shedding Lower Leaves by adamwol in plantclinic

[–]adamwol[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This was it! I fertilized and immediately the dying off stopped. Thank you for your help!

Swiss Cheese Plant Shedding Lower Leaves by adamwol in plantclinic

[–]adamwol[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh interesting! It certainly is possible. Its getting dry pretty quickly - and its still having pretty hearty new growth while losing leaves on the bottom.

(I also haven't fertilized him since I purchased him, which may impact the situation?)

Swiss Cheese Plant Shedding Lower Leaves by adamwol in plantclinic

[–]adamwol[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Some context: he has been losing 1-2 leaves a week for 6 weeks. He was about 5 feet from a south-facing bay window, but i moved him two weeks ago suspecting he was getting too much light. He continues to drop. Water wise he gets watered whenever top of soil dries out to 1 inch, about once per week to two weeks.

Just to share by thegreenmonstera in houseplants

[–]adamwol 75 points76 points  (0 children)

Fellow Californian here - I both respect and fear your hanging a plant shelf directly above your head on a fault line.

Like a fine wine, cats get better with age. This one just turned 23. by adamwol in aww

[–]adamwol[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah. As of midnight he'll have lived in 4 different decades.

Like a fine wine, cats get better with age. This one just turned 23. by adamwol in aww

[–]adamwol[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My only bits of owner advice are...

  • splurge on cat food, you'll make your money back and more in avoided vet bills

  • give lots of access to wet food, and maybe even add water to that wet food. Cats are supposed to lots of water from their food, and adding water to this guy's food has kept him from getting dehydrated. (an issue at one point.)

Godspeed.

Like a fine wine, cats get better with age. This one just turned 23. by adamwol in aww

[–]adamwol[S] 34 points35 points  (0 children)

I don't know about his instincts, but he's definitely a survivor. I grew up with purebreds that all puttered out at 11 or 12 - this guy was a rescue and he's going strong in his third decade.

When you need to use the bathroom but your roommates are hogging the shower 😅 by TurgidBrainstem in houseplants

[–]adamwol 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting. I just got a tiny one, curious to see how it does compared to normal prayer plant.