Some leaves on my house plant are turning yellow...

According to Google, this is either because of too much water, or not enough.

I feel like Dr House on the long running tv show 'House'. Whatever I choose to do, will either kill it or cure it and the only way to find out is to choose one 🤣

I'm almost certain actually that it can't be too much water. I only give it a small amount every other week.

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AntisocialTroll · 56-60, F

Do you ever give it plant food? It sounds hungry to me...

helsbels · 26-30, F

@AntisocialTroll No, I haven't, it costs enough to feed me 🤣 Water is plenty

AntisocialTroll · 56-60, F

@helsbels Plants either need repotting in fresh soil or plant food, if you haven't changed the way you water it in the last 2 years then it needs plant food in order to survive in the same pot.

A bottle of baby bio or something similar will only cost you a couple of quid, it'll last you years and is a lot less faff than repotting if you aren't confident enough to repot it.

helsbels · 26-30, F

@AntisocialTroll Thank you! I will do this

4meAndyou · F

@helsbels She is right. If the plant has been in the same pot for two years or more and hasn't been repotted, I put plant spikes in and around the soil. The spikes contain fertilizer, and dissolve over time. The spikes also aerate the soil.