ie) Se RN laa THESE TIPS ARE SOLELY THE TIPS THAT | UPHOLD, RESEARCHED, PRACTISED, AND WERE NOT SCIENTIFICALLY PROVEN. WHAT WORKS FOR ME DOESN'T MEAN THAT IT WILL WORK TO EVERYBODY, PLEASE DO NOT BLAME ME IF YOUR PLANTS DIE AFTER FOLLOWING MY TIPS. | AM NOT A BOTANIST, PN] eee SN ene ame Rely eee REGULAR 29 YEARS OLD GUY HAILING FROM A PLACE CALLED KUDAT, SABAH IN MALAYSIA. | AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY CASUALTIES IN THE FUTURE. SINCERELY, POKOK MANCALATHEA TIPS 16: FERTILIZER, | USE A COFFEE FERTILIZER (BAJA BlJI KOPI) WHICH YOU CAN BUY AT RM15 IN ANY OF THE ele Mae oa esa ee ESI ONCE IN A MONTH WOULD SUFFICE.j 7S ia, a CALATHEA TIPS 17: CALATHEA TENDS TO GROW FAIRLY SLOWLY. THEY ARE CONSIDERED TO GROW AT A MODERATELY FAST RATE, BUT THEY WILL NOT GROW AND SPREAD OUT OVER THEIR POTS AND BECOME A PROBLEM LIKE THE PHILODENDRONS.CALATHEA TIPS 4. NOT EVERYONE IS LUCKY LIKE ME, YOU CAN INCREASE HUMIDITY LEVELS BY USING A HUMIDIFIER OR BY PLACING THEIR POT OVER A TRAY FILLED WITH PEBBLES AND WATER.CALATHEA TIPS 8: LIKE ALL HOUSEPLANTS, CALATHEAS ENJOY FILTERED OR DECHLORINATED WATER AND CAN BE A LITTLE MORE DEMANDING THAN OTHER HOUSEPLANTS.eV eh TERRA COTTA OR PLASTIC POTS? IF YOU PN aaa NY sree A ey COTTA. IF YOU JUST A “MARHAEN" LIKE ME, COME ON, PLASTIC FTW.ee = oN est CLEANING. MAKE SURE YOU MONITOR THEIR PROGRESS AND CLEAN THEIR LEAVES. PERSONAL HYGIENE IS IMPORTANT TO HUMANS, THE PLANTS NEEDED IT AS WELL. IN MY CASE, | WILL USE FRESH MILK + WATER IN 1:3 RATIO AND WIPE THE LEAVES WITH A FRESH CLEAN CLOTH. PLEASE ENSURE THAT THEY ARE DUST AND WEBS FREE.CALATHEA TIPS 19: PRONE TO FOLIAR FUNGAL INFECTIONS; THE SPIDER MAN, EH, SPIDER MITES. WILTING AND CURLING LEAVES - Ne Net cae d LEAF SPOTS - MINERAL BUILD UP FROM TAP WATER. SWITCH TO DISTILLED WATER. YELLOWING, POSSIBLE BLACK STEMS, MUSHINESS, FALLING APART - ROOT ROTCALATHEA TIPS 12: MAKE SURE ANY POT HAS A DRAINAGE HOLE, AS EXCESS WATER CAN CAUSE ROOT ROT.CALATHEA TIPS 21: LOVE - EVERYBODY NEEDS LOVE, MAKE SURE TO LOVE THEM PURELY, NOT FOR THE SAKE OF JOINING THE BANDWAGON AND TRENDS. TALK TO THEM, SING FOR THEM, AND DANCE FOR THEM TO DEVELOP THE BOND.oy N Na THE DARKER THE FOLIAGE, THE LOWER THE LIGHT REQUIREMENTS.ech aTepoys VP. a le) Ca [o) sacle] RU ena SOIL. TRY A MIX OF 50 PERCENT POTTING SOIL, 20 Hed = 1071) WO) 510211 oA st Og V0) AND 10 PERCENT PERLITE. ANOTHER ALTERNATIVE WILL BE NORMAL POTTING SOIL WITH COCO PEAT.OE WE eon CALATHEAS ALSO ENJOY BEING GROUPED, WHICH INCREASES THE OVERALL HUMIDITY. BIRDS WITH THE SAME FEATHERS, FLOCK TOGETHER.o7V AN Se oe BROWNING LEAVES/TIPS: MOST LIKELY, THERE ISN'T ENOUGH HUMIDITY. IF ONLY Ui eee Nd) PN THAT YOUR WATER CONTAINS TOO MANY i Sy Vs ee eel ter oe