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Carly Anne
Posted at:
January 26, 2025
I have a lemon eucalyptus plant in a small pot that I keep indoors, since I live in New York, NY, USA. It has many branches but many of its leaves are brown on the edges and curled up, and the plant itself just looks like it is half alive. I tried giving it fertilizer but it did not seem to make a difference. I water it about once a week. During the day I have it by the window, but the sunlight is usually very weak. Is there anything I can do to improve the growth of the plant? I don't know if the plant needs more warm light; I have a reptile light but I don't want to use it if it will hurt the plant more.Eucalyptus do not want to dry out completely.(And they hate root disturbance) The former can easily happen if you keep the plant in a small pot that you water only once a week. The leaves probably reached a transpiration rate that could no longer be made up with the water supplied and on drying out many roots died...and a viscious ncircle started.