Paris...Some people rate self-watering pots top of the line, others don't care for them. Since I don't use these pots, someone who does might have an answer. It's best to wait a while before repotting, but since you're taking your Song to the office, you're probably in a hurry. lol.. Repotting. I repot when soil is dry; it's much easier removing rootball from a container than dealing with soggy soil. Add a little soil in the bottom of new pot. Tilt plant, (if you can do this outside, great, if not, set newspaper on the floor,) tap pot, to remove excess soil. If soil is rootbound, use a knife to loosen soil around inner pot, gently releasing soil/roots. As soil flows out, grab hold of base/trunk, and carefully remove plant from its pot. Center your Song in new pot. Add fresh soil around rootball, in a circular motion, so all sides are equal. When your plant is stable to stand on its own, fill pot..Add enough, about 1 inch below top of pot. If you add to much soil, (towards the top) you'll make a mess. Soil will spill. I would NOT add rocks/stones/pebbles on top of soil. Especially with self-watering pots..if soil stays wet, and covered, you'll be seeing Fungus Gnats..skip the rocks. Does the pot have drainage holes? I hope so. If it doesn't, well, I'd return it, lol, adding rocks on the bottom would be a good idea. If your pot has holes, there's no need. A lot of light..which direction does your window face? Songs need bright light, south or west summer sun may be too harsh. An east window would be ideal. If your only option is south or west, in summer, set a few feet away from window. It could adapt to strong light, but it needs to be moved gradually. Songs get big. Even in containers. BTW, what size is yours? What size pot is it in, (measure diameter) and what size is the new pot? You don't want to use too large container. Pot should be 1-3" larger than the rootball, and 3" is pushing it. 1-2 sizes up is standard. In spring and summer, your plant will need fertilizer. I have no idea how to fertlize in self-container pots, hopefully someone who uses these pots will answer. Toni

Jottle, First, your plant isn't D. reflexa/Song of India, however it is a striped Dracaena. There are several reasons leaf spot can develop on Dracaenas including fungal disease, bacteria, insects, too much humidity, and improper growing conditions. How much light is it getting? What about fertilizer? How often? Is it enclosed among other plants? It's possible you've over-fertilized. If over-fertilizing is the problem, you should either repot in fresh, well-draining soil, or leach soil. Do you see clear crystals forming on soil or inner pot? Some Dracaenas dote on humidity, others need a little. As long as there's good air circulation, high humidity shouldn't be a problem. You said you let soil dry...did you test the center and rootball bottom? Soil can look/feel dry on top, but if soil isn't well-draining, center and bottom soil might be wet. Dracaena's need medium light..Direct summer sun can cause spotting. In case your Dracaena has disease or pests, 'I doubt the problem is insects,' isolate. I'd remove leaves with brown spots. Leaves with brown tips can be trimmed, but leave about 1/8" of brown on each leaf tip. How long have you been watering with room-temp water? I'd avoid fertilizing. There's a product I use called SuperThrive. Some, believe it a snake oil, lol, but I think it does wonders. Just my opinion. 10 drops per gallon of water. Good luck, Toni

Howdy, So you've had reflexa 6-years... Congrats.. I gave up buying 'gold' reflexa, although its my favorite.. Had similiar problems....foliage started out with brown spots, then died. My 18-yr semi-varigated is much hardier. lol When you say spots are slowly spreading, do you mean spreading to other leaves or the same leaf? Happen to have a photo of the entire plant? When I hose my reflexa's folage, it seems to perk up. Maybe you should hose in sink/tub once a week??? Strange, the cutting got spots, too..hmm. It may be my imagination, but as I said, I bought a few '3-4' gold reflexa's over the years..Each and everyone had the same problem...Spotted a day or two after coming home with me. I wonder if 'gold' reflexa's have some type of disease/problem. Each I purchased came from different stores. Maybe someone here has gold D. reflexa, purchased after 2005, without spots. Anyone?

Thanks for the help. That picture was taken late at night, so the light isn't great in it. My apartment has a patio door that faces the north-west, as well I have two grow lights over my plants. The plants are also near the floorboard heater as this apartment doesn't get that warm. It's by no means sweltering in here, nor is there a draft as the heater radiates, rather than blows hot air. I also try to mist the plants about twice a day. I don't know what's going on :/