...the bottom couple of leaves out of how many leaves? It is common once a berry cane has reached shoulder high or taller for the oldest, bottom leaves to yellow or dry up. Once the plants mature and shade each other, the lower leaves can be affected also. The probe the soil for moisture content is good advice. Minutes and rates can have varying effects in different soils or weather spells. If you have small, recent berry starts, your water may be fine; for an established planting in mid-summer, perhaps not enough water. What is the dripper spacing versus the plant spacing?

Hey everybody - wow, so much great info!! Sorry about not getting back here to post, schoolwork was piling up and I just didn't have the time to check back. I'm sad to say that my macodes didn't make it :( I was really heartbroken by it because I absolutely *love* their leaves...just stunning!!! When it was on it's last leg...err leaf rather, I had tried everything and nothing seemed to work. My biggest mistake that I regret is not looking at the roots soon enough...turns out it had hardly any left...poor thing :( Initially, I had mine in a 15 gallon terrarium (converted from an old aquarium) and it seemed happy in there for a while, then everything went down hill. I think that if I had caught it soon enough, it might have had a chance. As a last ditch effort, I saved the last living leaf and stuck it in some water hoping that it would form some roots. For about a week and a half it lived, but then took a turn for the worst *sigh*. I keep telling myself it's a learning experience, but I feel so guilty when one goes to that big orchid jungle in the sky.

My opinion is that it looks over watered and the roots are drowning...... Ian

I've googled and googled, but I can't seem to find anyone who is having this particular problem. My elephant ears (in huge pots) grew nicely, but I notice that all three of them are following a pattern: The largest (and presumably oldest) leaf turns yellow and dies. As soon as this happens, the next largest leaf begins to turn yellow. Meanwhile, new leaves are opening and the rest of the plant looks healthy. Is this the normal life cycle or is there something I can do to fix this?