Firstly i admit i am clueless in plants so treat this 45 years old man like a kid when you explain stuff,

I get this last year she was getting bigger rapidly but was nice for the past 8 months. suddenly this middle big stem came from ground and started dying, yellow to brown leafs, i cut the first top part, then the lower leaves started turning brown and dead so my dad cut it like this.

I water it every two to three weeks with cup of human drinking water, or by touching the soil to see if its dry then i water it.

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[–] 8 points 1 month ago (3 children)

You have a zz plant. I haven’t cared for one myself. They have a reputation for being extremely tolerant of low light and neglect. It sounds like you’re letting the plant dry out between waterings. Which is good. But I see a couple of yellow leaves at the bottom. That makes me wonder, does the plant have drainage holes? If it doesn’t the plant might be getting waterlogged when you water it. Even though you are letting it dey out over time, make sure there isn’t water sitting at the bottom

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    That what the lady told me when i asked her for a plant that will not die because of me.

    I dont know if vas/pot have a drainage holes, but as you can see from the pic below, the pot is very big and heavy.

    How do i check for waterlogged.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

    It’s pretty difficult to check for water at the bottom of the pot. I’m sure someone has a tool or a way to do so. Honestly, if it were my plant, and the pot was plastic, i would buy a saucer for it and drill some holes in the bottom of the pot. I only have one planter without drainage holes. I have a smaller pot inside of it. So i can see when water flows through to the bigger one

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