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Houseplants yellowing leaves

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faffadoodledo · 30/09/2022 08:59

My usually healthy collection of houseplants is suffering. They all seem to be producing copious amounts of yellow leaves which fall off. Never happened before in such profusion. No changes in their (lavish) care.
Any ideas Wise Ones?

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MereDintofPandiculation · 30/09/2022 14:25

How long since they were repotted.

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faffadoodledo · 30/09/2022 14:54

Some time I guess. Tho they're not pot bound and are fed. But I guess they could do with fresh compost.

I wondered whether it could be too cool for them. Haven't put the heating on yet and we live in a draughty old house..

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gamerchick · 30/09/2022 14:56

Overwatering? They probably don't need it as much now as they did in the summer.

Surtsey · 30/09/2022 15:17

Autumn? Even evergreens do lose some leaves periodically.

Coraline353 · 30/09/2022 15:22

Mine are a bit like this at the moment but during the summer I would give them a good soak every week or so. When I did one recently it then wasn't warm enough to dry out and they've been unhappy since then. I've taken them out f pots and either repotted or mixed in with dryer soil and they're perking up again

blockpavingismynightmare · 30/09/2022 15:25

Sounds like overwatering to me. Leave them for a while and get a spray for the leaves

BamBamBilla · 03/10/2022 20:45

I think overwatering too. I stop watering the soil and just spray the leaves. If the leaves start to wilt, then they get some water on the soil.

MereDintofPandiculation · 04/10/2022 09:28

I fnd it hard to imagine overwatering since the OP has been caring for these successfully for some time.

Aggypanthus · 04/10/2022 12:59

But in Summer plants need more water and now less so

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faffadoodledo · 04/10/2022 14:43

I must say overwatering is at the bottom of my list of culprits. I obv watered more in the summer (they needed it!). But have adjusted accordingly as I always do. I have stuck my finger in the compost and don't think that's the problem. I am making more babies from them just in case the ailment continues. And have ordered some new peat free houseplant compost to treat a couple of the worst affected plants. That may well be the cause since although I feed, some haven't had fresh pots for some time.

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Iheartgeraniums · 08/10/2022 11:11

Wow this is fascinating how much LESS do you water in winter?

also, what food do they like?

as you can tell, I’m not amazing with houseplants…

moonagedaydreamer · 08/10/2022 22:04

It could be thrips. I think they are so tiny you can barely see them and I think they make leaves yellow.
Also they spread plant to plant.

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