Chinese evergreen

[sanzfrancisco]

'When it was young, it was quite vigorous. Now, it doesn't matter if I water it, or if I don't water it. the plant still looks like this. It is in bright indirect light and the top still grows. I fed it once this past year, so I don't think it's fertilizer burned.
What the heck is going on with this?
Perplexed and embarrassed,
janice

 

[Chuck]

Could it be root bound?

 

[Anniekay]

It looks like it needs repotting. Take the dead leanes off, upsize it to a pot 2" wider, take off a little of the ols soil on top and along the sides and put new potting soil in, water it so the water always drains all the way through the pot and don't water again until the top inch of soil is dry. Good luck with it.

 

[oneeye]

Plants in containers will run out of resources after a while and will need to be amended. Very gently tip the plant out of the container and get a good look at the root ball. If the root ball is dense and fills the pot with excess roots then it's time to up-pot into a new soil mix. There are two ways to upgrade the soil, one is to up-pot into a slightly larger container with new potting mix and the other is to very gently remove the old soil and replace it with new in the same container. Don't plant the plant too deep in the container or it can cause problems later.

 

[cpp gardener]

Aglaonemas don’t get ‘rootbound’ in a harmful way like woody plants. It can get 2-3 times bigger in that pot with no ill effects. Give it more light, keep it moister and give it some fertilizer and it should start to grow more vigorously. Trim off the yellow/brown leaves, they are dead and ugly.