Hello everyone,
It's my first post here. First of all thanks to everyone who takes the time to respond on these forums. I've benefited a lot from your advice over the past few years.
My money tree, which until recently was probably my most successful plant, has been developing a lot of yellow spots on the leaves over the past 1-2 months. These spots occur both in the interior of the leaves and on the edges. I have a large south-facing window as you can see below. In the early spring I moved the plant to where it is now (across from the curtain) so it gets less direct light. It still gets some direct light however. I rotate the pot every 2-3 weeks.
I used to think that more soil means more growth so I bought too large a pot for the plant back in the day. This led to very fast growth but it also meant the soil was too moist thus it developed root rot (had to remove one braid) and a bad case of fungus gnats. Using hydrogen peroxide, neem oil and a conservative watering schedule I've treated these. Just leaving this info here as 'medical history'.
Here are some examples of the yellowing. In the winter there were many other leaves that discolored and fell in a short period of time. That seems different than this yellowing since in the winter it happened a lot faster. These current yellow spots have been developing slowly but steadily. And increasingly on more leaves.
These days I water it once per 2-3 weeks. This means that the soil is thoroughly dry: crusty on the top and 'compressed/shrunk' such that a gap develops between the pot interior and soil. I first spray the top layer of the soil to moisten it so it can absorb the water better. Otherwise the water just flows through the gap onto the plate underneath. I probably give it 1-1.5 liters, divided into a few steps while I wait to see if any water gathers in the plate underneath. I haven't used any fertiliser recently but the last time I added slow-release fertiliser pellets it was a few months ago.
Despite the yellowing, the plant is still growing pretty well. Its growth has slowed down since I water it a lot less, but it does still grow.
What is the problem with the leaves? Is it malnourished, underwatered, or is it getting too much sun?
