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title: "This needed TLC. I repotted it, took out some dead leaves, cut the…"
description: "This needed TLC. I repotted it, took out some dead leaves, cut the roots back. It suffered from being rootbound and not enough water. I told the cashier I’ll…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/65246eb9f01651be6f8d9c99"
community: "Alocasia Aficionados"
author: "jedijae"
published: "2023-10-09T21:20:57.433Z"
language: "en"
image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/Hgw64mhm2Opx7MmG6eDCO1vhCKYFFVY-p9l_lGs0gZw/046b05bf381b4c72b7b4cfb119ffda12.webp?size=large"
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# This needed TLC. I repotted it, took out some dead leaves, cut the…

_Posted by jedijae on 2023-10-09_

This needed TLC. I repotted it, took out some dead leaves, cut the roots back. It suffered from being rootbound and not enough water. I told the cashier I’ll save it.

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## 2 comments

### KG0089 commented on 2023-10-12

they borderline need to be rootbound . Fyi

#### jedijae replied on 2023-10-12

Dang… I guess it’ll need to do it again cause I had to take all the dead ones off.

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