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MacFL wrote: Babeegirl: Thanks for the product referral. I will look into it immediately.
Naturelover1950: Yes, I tried to clean off the spots, but the leaf is dry and brittle. The area ripped off with rubbing, so it's nothing I can clean off. I removed the leaf I tried to clean altogether and looked at it very closely with a magnifying glass. It's a dry, shriveled area of the leaf. In addition, upon further inspection today, I notice about half the tips of the leaves getting dry and brittle also despite the pot having adequately wet soil and pea gravel at the bottom for drainage. I have attached a macro shot of the tip of one of the leaves. Please take a look.
I gave the plant filtered sunlight by a window today for the first time since rescuing it from its last near death experience from direct south FL sun. About 3 hours of morning sunlight and 3 hours of afternoon sunlight, all through a window.
I am at a loss here.... thanks for the suggestions. I will start looking for Super Thrive to see if it can rescue this plant before it dies.
Does the soil mix I used sound okay? 50/50? I am very new at gardening and landscaping with plants, so I am flailing along here with what I learn on the internet which it seems everyone has a different way of growing things and tricks. I WILL find my green thumb if it requires me obtaining a Horticulture degree.
The most bizarre thing is, is that this thing seems to grow best under a 150 watt equivalent Compact Flourescent Lamp (CFL) (AKA Ecobulb) that you would use to transition from incandescent to CFL table lamp bulbs. (It's the new fluorescent bulbs that look like a spiral neon light tube in white that are better for the environment). Problem is, I HAVE to transition this plant to outdoor life and I don't want to make it dependent upon this type of light to grow. Is this possible?
So bizarre... thanks to both of you regardless for your suggestions!
