Mass Cane (Dracaena) Drooping: Wind Damage + Overwatering Fix

Your mass cane droops with brown tips after screened porch time. Two issues:

1. Wind Damage (Screened Porch)

• Mass canes are TENDER — wind shreds leaves fast
• Light needs: bright enough for hand shadow — NO direct sun
• Keep indoors — avoids wind + sun issues

2. Overwatering (Weekly Schedule)

• Weekly may be too often if soil not dry
• Bamboo skewer test: Insert, leave ½" out. Pull — dry bottom 2" = water time
• Wet >2" up = wait
• Brown tips = classic overwatering sign

Fix

1. Keep indoors permanently
2. Use skewer method — water only when dry deep
3. Distilled water preferred (fluoride sensitive)
4. Empty tray at 1 hour

Glad your brother's schefflera recovered! Same skewer method works for everything.