Question
Hi!Okay so i have a dracaena plant and i love it so much.I keep it in my house and it was doing really good but then winter came and now all the leaves are starting to turn brown.I don't know what to do.There's a baby one next to the taller one and those leaves are fine.i water it once a week,when its kinda sunny out i will put by the window.I am hoping that when spring gets here the leaves will turn back but their so crinkly i don't know if they will.Please,please help me it's my first plant and i don't want it to die.

Answer
Briana,

Draceana plants do not like direct sun. You should not set it in the sun on a sunny day. The light needs to be bright enough that your hand will make a good shadow where the plant is sitting. It just doesn't like strong sun sun shining on it for a long time or it will burn easily. I really suspect the brown leaves are more of a watering problem, more plants are killed by too much water than by too little!

The best technique for watering all your plants is this, water it well then empty the drain trays of all your plants an hour after watering so they are not sitting in water and the roots are less likely to rot. Pick up some bamboo skewers at the grocery and insert
them in the soil of the plants then do not water until the bamboo skewer comes out dry. Plants should not be constantly wet. They need to dry out between waterings so the roots have a chance to breath. Wait to water until the skewer is dry and the plant will be healthier. Your Draceana especially needs to get very dry between waterings or it will get brown leaf tips. It hates wet feet. It also should not be watered with "city water" with chlorine and flouride in it. This plant hates chlorine and flouride and get brown patches on its leaves if there is chlorine and flourid in the water. If you have chlorine and flouride in your water you can allow it to sit in an open bucket for 48 hours before using and the chlorine and flouride will dissipate into the air leaving the water perfectly fine to use. If you have more questions after reading  this feel free to write again. Good luck.

Darlene