13 Top Tips on How to Revive a Stunted Houseplant

If you are worried about your green friends at home not growing the way they should, then here’s something for you: 12 best tips and tricks on How to Revive a Stunted Houseplant. 

What is that ‘Plant ICU,’ you may ask? Well, consider it a place where you can keep the plant when it is not doing well–A more stable environment where it would be exposed to constant temperature and away from harsh winds and cold drafts. For example, a greenhouse will be a great place, or you can DIY a small indoor greenhouse for this purpose.

Also, ensure that the plant stays protected from harsh sunlight, and there should not be complete darkness either during the process. A place that gets mild sunlight for some hours and indirect light all day would be the best. Overall, during this period, keep your plant away from any stress at all.

One of the primary causes of stunted growth can be dehydration. Check out for underwatering symptoms; if it’s a simple case of not watering a plant for days, your plant will be fine once you saturate it thoroughly.

Even the possibility of regular overwatering can stunt a plant’s growth–so look out for overwatering symptoms as well–like overly moist soil all the time. So, don’t allow any waterlogging in the container, and take the required steps. Also, you can add organic matter to the bottom of the container to enhance drainage.

In case of root rot, immediately repot the plant in fresh quality, well-draining potting mix and follow these steps.

Sunlight tends to vary in intensity from season to season, and during the colder months, the sunlight is less intense when the days get shorter. With the spring and summer seasons, the intensity and duration increase.

Lack of enough sunlight in the colder months or excess