Staff Answer
Nov 05, 2021 - 03:30 PM
There are a few reasons this might occur:
1) Root bound: it could be that it's time for a bigger pot! Root bound plants tend to not be able to absorb the water available to them. If you lift the plant out of its pot and you can do that easily, it's likely that the plant is root bound. This is especially true if most of the dirt comes with the plant when you lift it out of its pot.
2) Bad soil: If you use any peat moss in your soil mix, it could be that your soil has become hydrophobic. If that is true, your own soil could be shielding your plant's roots from the water. Fine sand can also form a cement mixture that doesn't percolate water well. If you dig the plant up and look at the roots, are they moist? If not, it could be that your soil is preventing the plant from accessing any water.
3) Not enough light: This one is a stretch, but giving the plant a bit more light can only help.
4) Sudden growth: Haworthia are summer dormant and do a lot of their growing in the winter. It could be that your plant suddenly wants to grow and just needs more water to do so. Perhaps it wants to flower or offset.
1) Root bound: it could be that it's time for a bigger pot! Root bound plants tend to not be able to absorb the water available to them. If you lift the plant out of its pot and you can do that easily, it's likely that the plant is root bound. This is especially true if most of the dirt comes with the plant when you lift it out of its pot.
2) Bad soil: If you use any peat moss in your soil mix, it could be that your soil has become hydrophobic. If that is true, your own soil could be shielding your plant's roots from the water. Fine sand can also form a cement mixture that doesn't percolate water well. If you dig the plant up and look at the roots, are they moist? If not, it could be that your soil is preventing the plant from accessing any water.
3) Not enough light: This one is a stretch, but giving the plant a bit more light can only help.
4) Sudden growth: Haworthia are summer dormant and do a lot of their growing in the winter. It could be that your plant suddenly wants to grow and just needs more water to do so. Perhaps it wants to flower or offset.
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