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title: "my sad little $7 baby from walmart. anyone know how to help her 😭"
description: "my sad little $7 baby from walmart. anyone know how to help her 😭"
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community: "Philodendron Parents"
author: "Catsmoking"
published: "2024-04-24T02:12:47.097567Z"
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# my sad little $7 baby from walmart. anyone know how to help her 😭

_Posted by Catsmoking on 2024-04-24_

my sad little $7 baby from walmart. anyone know how to help her 😭

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## 6 comments

### Alexandra commented on 2024-04-24

Give her some fresh soil, a good watering and lots of sunlight! That’s how i rescue all of my clearance section plants and it works wonders ☺️

#### Madderdebs replied on 2024-04-24

Agreed 👍🏻

#### Catsmoking replied on 2024-04-24

what type of soil should I be giving it? and thank you 🥺

#### Alexandra replied on 2024-04-24

I’m pretty new to house plants but I just use the miracle grow indoor plant mix

#### Anastacia replied on 2024-04-25

I highly recommend something with lots of chunky additives. I pot all my philodendrons in a mix of coco coir, coco chips, perlite, and worm castings for fertilizer. Since Philodendrons are Aroids they much prefer soil they can breath in. If you are just starting out you could do a premixed indoor soils with added coco chips.

### Alexandra commented on 2024-04-24

And I haven’t had any issues with using it!

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