'Maranta' Repotting | Givivng it a last hope.
Tell me I'm not the only one who finds her indoor plant dead after coming back from a long vacation!
I was always very concerned about this new addition to my home plant, Maranta. I bought a perfectly healthy plant but after repotting it was showing brown leaf. I didn't what Google was saying me to do. But after coming back from my hometown, I found it was very dry and almost dying.
I replaced it in a self-watering pot but probably something went wrong, and it was too dry when I came back.
This is how I bought it, perfectly healthy, green, and even there was a flower stem.
This maranta was in my house for more than one month. It was growing fine, as you can see the plant became double in size in a short time.
I'm guessing, planting it with aloe vera in the same pot was not a good idea. The aloe vera plant was for only a few days there, I have placed it to replace in another pot in a few days. The pot was in a cool and humid place. I'm still not sure what went wrong.
The roots seemed healthy by far and I decided to give it a chance.
I made a new soil mix for the plant. There were soil, cockpit, DAP, and organic fertilizers.
This is how it turned out.
After a few days, the plant leaves were still not in a natural position. They were not growing and the stems were dying.
I have searched and found the ideal temperature Maranta plants require is 65°F–85°F (18°C–30°C). For a few days, our weather was more than 30°C, around 35°C. I'm guessing, the lack of humidity probably killing it.
Tell me if you have any suggestions or ideas about what I need to do, how did this happen, and how can I avoid it next.
I gave the maranta last hope but I'm not hopeful!
You have given your best dear friend. With the new soil, the plant will sure grab the second chance to blossom again. Best of luck 🤞