Stem rot - frequent watering is the cause
The Zamioculcas have adapted perfectly to the hot and dry climate in East Africa, they can do without water for weeks. The plant stores the precious water in its fleshy, thickened leaf stalks at the lower end and in the pinnate-like leaves. For this reason, the Zamioculcas must not be watered too often - it is better to hold back with watering. Too much moisture causes the roots to rot due to waterlogging and this rot eventually into the Stalk passes over - but when these become brown and mushy, snap off, the disease is usually very far advanced. So keep an eye out for the first signs: For example, will in many cases the leaves are initially yellow.
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Rescue Zamioculcas with rotting stems
With a little luck, you can still save your rotting Zamioculcas. To do this, you must immediately pot the plant, remove all adhering substrate and all decaying and yellow-discolored parts of the plant. If necessary, if most of the crop is already infected, simply cut off the remaining healthy remainder and repot it. In any case, the lucky feather must be trimmed more or less extensively. Then comes the plant
in a new pot - very important in order not to transfer any fungal spores into the new planter - and receives fresh substrate. Do not water it for the first few weeks, it has stored enough water in the remaining leaf organs.Tips
After repotting and as a preventive measure, it is best to proceed as follows when watering the Zamioculcas: Water the plant only when you can stick your index finger at least two centimeters into the substrate and it is still dry there. A mere superficial dryness is not enough - there may still be sufficient moisture in the depth of the pot. Be on the safe side with one Hydroponicswith which you always have an overview of the water supply.
