Thanks Aggie, given that our climate and situation is so close it is good to know this may be normal due to this time of year and the moving we do. BTW, I am in Fort Myers, so a little colder than you but not too much different. ZOS150, on the flip side what you say could ring true also. I did fertilize them about a week before I noticed more brown tips. I shouldn't have fertilized or watered some of them at that time probably. I grow most of mine in the gritty mix and I use Foliage Pro fertilizer pretty much every time. I'm afraid to skip it as the gritty mix has no nutrients. It is possible though I gave too much or have just watered and fertilized at the wrong time. I will pay more attention to possible dormancy in these little ones. I am hoping the weather here is going to allow them to stay out from here on out now :) -Heather This post was edited by ginger9899 on Thu, Feb 6, 14 at 13:20

Joe, There are so many things that can cause this from genetics to "sometimes it just happens" (okay, there would always be a reason, but sometimes you just can't identify it). Could the leaves be too close to the cold window? I would think the heat (within reason) would help at this time of year. I would cut off the brown tips and swab the cuts with peroxide. I might also begin experimenting with cultural changes, as in give this one less fertilizer or move it away from the light. Perhaps, someone else has other suggestions. Any chance you have a photo? Gail

Not usually. When it starts in the summer months, it is the dry weather causing the problem unless one is overwatering or getting leaves wet for long periods. Fungal infections will require the often presence of moisture and that is just what many of us are looking from the skies! Hee hee hee! btw, the leaves will not recover of course but the problem should stop. If unsure of when to water, insert a finger into the soil to a depth of 4" and water if it feels dry or almost dry. Do not count the mulch on those 4" by the way.

You can trim the brown part of the leaf and then swap the open wound with hydrogen peroxide.