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Jan 4, 2019 1:45 PM CST
Norge
Thank you for the suggestions!

It's currently potted in some kind of plastic pot similar to this, though larger, and probably with a some what different layout on the drainage.


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I gave the plant a fairly good shake. luckily no more leaves fell off, though one leaf snapped off when I lightly felt it.

I just measured the plants distance from the two windows (not that me measuring it will help much). It's 2.5m from the windows. Unfortunately other plants, or furniture, are taking up all suitable spots in the house.

Earlier in the fall, maybe late summer, I observed some nice growth in specific leaves. Since then I've been unable to observe any similar growth, so seeing how leaves suddenly are starting to fall, I'm a bit concerned that the plant is at the beginning of a slow and painful death. Since I'm unable to give the plant a spot better suited to it without sacrificing another plant, I guess I'll just have to cross my fingers when it comes to the light situation. Hopefully when it starts getting some direct sunlight in a couple of weeks, it'll be better.

Like I said in the original post, I water the plant when it's slightly dry. This might be considered a bit drier than "Make sure the soil stays moist", which is your recommendation. Since I started getting into indoor plants, I've often questioned how moist moist soil actually is, and how dry dry soil actually is. And are we usually talking about the absolute top of the soil, about 1 cm down into the soil, or are we talking about the area where the roots are? So far, I've tried googling for an answer, without really finding a good one, and then kind of just YOLO'ed it, if that's a word I'm allowed to use in here. Maybe you have some information that might help me here?

Anyway, thanks again for the help.

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