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title: "I brought this plant a week ago and sudden he’s just gone brown and…"
description: "I brought this plant a week ago and sudden he’s just gone brown and wilting ! What do I do?"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/6525a63b54822546d3bdcd5f"
community: "Alocasia Aficionados"
author: "Linda"
published: "2023-10-10T19:30:03.241Z"
language: "en"
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# I brought this plant a week ago and sudden he’s just gone brown and…

_Posted by Linda on 2023-10-10_

I brought this plant a week ago and sudden he’s just gone brown and wilting ! What do I do?

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## 2 comments

### Gabby commented on 2023-10-10

The soil looks compacted and dry. Like a solid rock. I would repot it in new chunky soil. And give it a good watering. My favorite mix is soil, orchid bark, moss, perlite, worm castings. Less soil than the other stuff.

### Soup commented on 2023-10-11

I agree with Gabby, as you can see the soil is starting to bulge, make sure to repot it in a soil with perlite and bark, it can be orchid bark and then general house plant compost, whilst repotting check the roots as it looks like it could be root rot as well, if you see any brown/mushy roots use a clean per of scissors and cut them off.

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