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Apr 29, 2021 - 08:30 AM
Thanks for your question,
If the yellow leaf seems a little more transparent and/or squishier than its green counterparts, then you may have a rotten leaf of your hands. This is most likely due to over watering. I recommend cutting its water completely for a few weeks to start with.
Then, I would check the roots and remove anything black and squishy. If more leaves start becoming yellow and squishy then it could be that your soil holds moisture too well. To fix this, I would repot it into a a new pot, with lots of drainage holes, and new soil that drains better. Sandier soils tend to serve this purpose well and many garden stores sell succulent specific soils with good drainage.
Haworthia plants are incredibly drought tolerant and can go for weeks, even months depending on the season, without water. Therefore, I would wait until the soil is completely, bone dry. Once you've verified that your soil is drier than a desert, I would wait another week before finally watering. I grow a Haworthia turgida var. pallidifolia at home, and that's about the watering schedule I keep for that thing, but if you notice your plant's leaves start to turn brown and a little rubbery, then it's okay to water a little more frequently. I hope this helps!
If the yellow leaf seems a little more transparent and/or squishier than its green counterparts, then you may have a rotten leaf of your hands. This is most likely due to over watering. I recommend cutting its water completely for a few weeks to start with.
Then, I would check the roots and remove anything black and squishy. If more leaves start becoming yellow and squishy then it could be that your soil holds moisture too well. To fix this, I would repot it into a a new pot, with lots of drainage holes, and new soil that drains better. Sandier soils tend to serve this purpose well and many garden stores sell succulent specific soils with good drainage.
Haworthia plants are incredibly drought tolerant and can go for weeks, even months depending on the season, without water. Therefore, I would wait until the soil is completely, bone dry. Once you've verified that your soil is drier than a desert, I would wait another week before finally watering. I grow a Haworthia turgida var. pallidifolia at home, and that's about the watering schedule I keep for that thing, but if you notice your plant's leaves start to turn brown and a little rubbery, then it's okay to water a little more frequently. I hope this helps!
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