Brown tips on airplane plant- help!

Ros22511568
by Ros22511568
As you can see, I have brown tips on this plant. Can anyone tell me why and how I can avoid this???? Thanks!!!
  16 answers
  • Penny Penny on Sep 26, 2017

    Brown equals needs water, yellow equals too much water, hope this helps, if not go to your local nursery for help.

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    • Jbr27541709 Jbr27541709 on Oct 21, 2017

      When a leaf is brown, fold it half below the brown, and snip off at an angle, leaving a pointed green end. Won't cure the problem, but sure looks better!


  • Jwz1785668 Jwz1785668 on Sep 26, 2017

    Usually indicates too much water or not enough. Keep tabs on when/how often you water.

  • Elizabeth Elizabeth on Sep 26, 2017

    Don' t either over water or let plant dry out. If you do get one with a brown tip cut it out of the plant as close to the root as possible without damaging any other leaves.

  • Ton30334834 Ton30334834 on Sep 26, 2017

    overwatering

  • Kristina Freeman Kristina Freeman on Sep 26, 2017

    yep as they said above too much or not enough water.

  • Harriet Harriet on Sep 26, 2017

    You may be over watering them.

  • Janice Janice on Sep 26, 2017

    Too dry between watering can be one cause, another cause can be compacted soil. Just pinch off brown part, this will make your plant fuller in the longrun

  • Shelley Shelley on Sep 26, 2017

    Over or underwatering use a moisture meter for plants.

  • Mara Mara on Sep 27, 2017

    trim roots and re pot. As plant outgrows pot, roots wrap in a circle and water is not absorbed


  • Jeanette Fluchere Jeanette Fluchere on Sep 27, 2017

    Fertilizer burn-water a thirsty plantfirst and then fertilize. May need to use less fertilizer as well.

  • Jennifer Jennifer on Sep 27, 2017

    Brown tips to me means not enough water and yellowing is too much water. The picture shows a couple of mine. Hope this helps you out

  • Pat Pat on Sep 27, 2017

    I have found that some of my houseplant leaves turn brown if they touch a wall or something solid. Yes, get a water meter and it will tell you if you need to water your plant.....Mine cost aless than $20 and works great.

  • Catherine Anspaugh Catherine Anspaugh on Sep 28, 2017

    I would say repot it to get it healthy again and make sure in future you don't overwater.


  • Jae Ashley Stewart Jae Ashley Stewart on Sep 28, 2017

    You're watering it too much for the amount of light it's getting. You're not getting just brown leaves; you're getting yellow-tipped leaves that have wilted, eventually died then turned brown. Those leaves will continue that process until the entire leaf is dead. Although Airplane plants (aka Spider plants) grow in the shade, they need bright indirect sunlight. They can also be grown inside if their lighting needs are met.

  • 2dogal 2dogal on Sep 28, 2017

    Your spider plant is not getting enough water and possibly nutrients. The roots are drawing what they need from the leaves and that is why they are dying.