Buenos Dias I've been growing B. Caapi since summer and have now put it back indoor under a light, but it doesn't seem to adapt to its new environment. It has really terminated all new growth and is now in a kind of "hibernation", even though it would have all its need fulfilled. Older leaves in the middle of the plant seem "burned", top and bottom growth is more or less fine. Any ideas? Watering is via Blumat (automatic), humidity is stable at 65%. pictures: https://ibb.co/pdvv9Prhttps://ibb.co/2kcyQQchttps://ibb.co/Zfz4Djw
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Some things to think about: fertiliser burn? over/under watering? Maybe even too cold, hence the hibernation? What is the average temperature indoors? Keep in mind they need time to adapt to new lighting, humidity etc. It doesn't look that unhealthy but looking at the photo it might be lack of water or humidity/ temperature changes. Disclaimer: All my posts are of total fiction.
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Lack of potassium (iirc) can also cause some plants to take on a 'burnt' appearance. Don't know how that extrapolates to caapi tho. “There is a way of manipulating matter and energy so as to produce what modern scientists call 'a field of force'. The field acts on the observer and puts him in a privileged position vis-à-vis the universe. From this position he has access to the realities which are ordinarily hidden from us by time and space, matter and energy. This is what we call the Great Work." ― Jacques Bergier, quoting Fulcanelli
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I've now reduced watering by removing the automatic dispenser. The leaves have straightened up a bit, the burned ones obviously didn't and will not recover.
As mentioned by downwardsfromzero, potassium deficiency is a possibility. Yet I highly doubt it as I had repotted it in about 4l of (mildly) fertilized soil. Nevertheless, I'll keep feeding as normal, maybe add some banana peels and see how she'll react.
Also possibility: Cell rupture from overwatering/waterlogging. AFAIK that seems to occur rather in the inner parts of the leaves than edges. Guess only time will tell, when new growth has emerged.
Peace.
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