I was just looking at my Benjamin thinking some things....glad there's somewhere to share it!
I took a couple cuttings, noticed they are starting to drop the V-shaped sheaths off the leaves. Because they are cuttings, and drying, the sheath is dry and green.
A healthy trees sheaths come clean off, yellow and soft.
Slow to fall sheaths = underwatered.
Quick to fall sheaths, usually with small leaf attached = overwatered. Roughly.
When I first started, my Ben was in a pot with no drainage, led to root rot, led to overwatering, led to little waxy drops of latex buildup on the leaf bottom, where the petiole attaches. Haven't had it since, so I can only equate it to overwater.
I personally don't think leaf drop is directly related to location changes.
It happens during location changes, but I think not understanding how to take care of the plant cause both the constant moving and the leaf drop.
If you read carefully you'll see this trend here all the time.
If you are concerned with over or underwatering.... Water like hell!
Overwatering Is a myth in itself.
A plant with drainage at all is near impossible to overwater, but you musn't fear overwatering.
Watering wet plants continually flushes out the pathogens that cause root rot.
Stagnant wet is what cause root rot.
When folks DON'T water a wet plant cuz they fear overwatering.
The answer is NEVER less water.
Lighting can be simple, cheap, bright, and on for 12-18 hours.
Once your setup is good. You're coasting.
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