Watering Tap water minerals
Brown tips, white crust
Leaf tips turn brown and a white deposit appears on the soil or the pot.
Also called: limescalebrown tipshard waterwhite deposit
Severity
Minor
No rush: fix it at your own pace.
Parts affected
- Leaves
- Stems
- Flowers
- Fruit
- Roots
- Soil
Family
Watering
Too much, too little or at the wrong time: the leading reason plants decline.
Understand
What is happening inside the plant
Tap water carries limescale, chlorine and dissolved salts the plant does not absorb.
Full diagnosis
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