Causes and treatments for yellow leaves of purple-edged peperomia

1. Increase lighting

Solution: For yellow leaves caused by light, you need to slowly increase the light and cannot suddenly place them in a sunny place to supplement the light. You can first use scattered light in the morning or evening to supplement the light, and then move the plant to a sunny place after it slowly recovers. It should be noted that in summer, it is necessary to shade it or move it to a semi-shaded place. In other seasons, it can be placed in a place with sufficient sunlight, and the best lighting time is about six hours.

2. Scientific watering

Cause: Too much watering causes serious waterlogging in the pot soil, resulting in a lack of oxygen in the soil, which can cause the fibrous roots to rot. As a result, the ability to absorb water and fertilizer is weakened, causing the young leaves to turn light yellow and the floral leaves to gradually turn dark yellow.

Treatment: Stop watering immediately and loosen the soil frequently to make the potting soil well-ventilated and allow excess water to evaporate as quickly as possible. When the situation is serious, the entire plant needs to be removed from the pot, placed in dry soil to allow the water to seep out quickly, and then replanted in the pot. In addition, when it is dry, you can keep the air moist by spraying water mist around the plants.

3. Check the soil

Reason: Purple-edged Jade Peperomia prefers loose, well-drained soil. If the soil has poor drainage and lumps appear, it will easily lead to water accumulation in the soil and yellow leaves.

Solution: If you don’t want to change the soil, you can loosen the soil to alleviate the soil caking problem and allow excess water in the soil to evaporate as quickly as possible. The best option is to replace it with better humus soil for growing plants.