7 Causes of Areca Palm Brown Tips! (CURE THIS WAY)

Leaves turning brown from the tips are very common in Areca Palm. This could be due to several reasons, and in this Post we will see what these causes are and how we can correct them. So let’s begin.

1-Wrong Watering…

The first and the most common cause of Areca Palm brown tips is wrong watering. Areca Palm loves an ideal amount of moisture in the soil. If the moisture isfirst and the most common cause of Areca Palm brown tips is wrong watering.

Areca Palm loves an ideal amount of moisture in the soil. If the moisture is too much, this results in browning tips, and if the moisture is too low, again this causes brown tips.

Your soil media should hold an optimum amount of moisture and drain out all the extra water. If your soil media is good enough, you won’t have to worry so much, but still you should be careful, especially when it comes to watering an Areca Palm.

Browning tips, yellowing leaves, black patches, etc. can all happen due to an overly moist soil media. Your soil media should be slightly loose, very well-draining, and fertile. You can make such a mixture right at your home. A simple soil recipe is also added Here.

2-Humidity Issue…

One important thing that can also result in browning tips of Areca Palm is humidity issues. Areca Palm is a moisture-loving plant. It likes a humid environment, but if your plant feels dryness in the environment, it turns the leaves yellow and brown.

It’s an indoor plant, so you should place it indoors somewhere slightly moist, or maybe under the shade of a big plant. That is the most ideal spot for an Areca Palm.

3-Not Enough Fertilizer!

One thing you have to take care of in order to get healthy growth on an Areca Palm is fertilizing. Areca Palm is a moderate feeder. It likes a fertile medium. If it is feeling some kind of nutritional deficiency, problems can appear like yellowing leaves, black spots, and browning leaves, etc.

In the same way, if you add too much chemical fertilizer, this can also cause browning tips because the plant is unable to handle too much nutrition. Frequent fertilization won’t help. You should use an organic fertilizer once every 2 months.

Organic fertilizers have the quality of releasing nutrients very slowly into the soil. This benefits the plant by allowing it to absorb nutrients slowly and steadily.

You can also make a good fertilizer for indoor plants at home using simple ingredients like cow dung, compost, etc. A Detailed Guide on this is added Here, and you should use this fertilizer only once a month.

4-Quality of Water?

One thing that can also cause browning tips of Areca Palm is the quality of water. If the water in your area is slightly salty or may contain fluoride, this again can cause brown tips on the Areca Palm.

Don’t use tap water. The water you drink yourself is the most ideal for plants. It is neutral in pH and doesn’t contain harmful minerals. Plants can easily absorb it.

Salty soil media shows a white powdery substance over the soil, and it’s not healthy for any plant at all. So be careful and use good-quality water for your plants.

5-Naturally Occurring?

One cause of Areca Palm browning tips is natural aging. It is natural that leaves turn brown or yellow with time because of their age. Older and lower leaves turn brown and fall off.

That’s all natural. Make sure the new leaves growing on your plant are green and healthy, and if so, there is no problem. Nothing to worry about.

6-Too Much Sunlight!

One thing that can cause brown tips on Areca Palm is sunlight. Areca Palm is an indoor plant that grows well in a bright, well-lit spot, but not under direct sunlight.

Direct sunlight for even a few hours on an Areca Palm turns its leaves pale yellow and sometimes burns them. Make sure your plant receives only a full day of bright indirect light or 1 to 2 hours of mild morning sun.

Don’t put it in a full day of direct sunlight. This will definitely kill your plant.

7-Stress & Shock…

If your Areca Palm is facing some kind of stress or shock, again this results in brown tips. This stress or shock could be due to repotting, change of place, seasonal change, etc.

These sudden fluctuations in the environment put a lot of stress on the plant, and hence it shows brown tips and yellowing leaves. But mostly this doesn’t affect the plant too much.

Only one or two leaves turn brown, and within a few days the plant recovers. So just make sure you are not exposing your plant to a lot of stress and shock. If you are going to repot, be careful and follow the proper way. A Detailed guide is also added Here. You can follow that.

Once you identify the main cause—whether it is fertilizer, soil quality, sunlight issues, or anything else—just correct it, and you will see your plant recovering within a few days.

Make sure the new leaves are growing green and healthy. That’s all about Areca Palm brown tips. Here is a detailed Guide on Ponytail Palm care, which is another very beautiful indoor plant. Feel free to follow this guide,