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title: "I am struggling!!!!!!! My baby is slowly dying and I am not sure what…"
description: "I am struggling!!!!!!! My baby is slowly dying and I am not sure what I am doing wrong. Some are telling me lighting, some are saying water proportions and I…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/ZML25VwzR2WiVVmUCFwUUg"
community: "Alocasia Aficionados"
author: "Plantress"
published: "2024-02-15T21:53:00.656063Z"
language: "en"
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# I am struggling!!!!!!! My baby is slowly dying and I am not sure what…

_Posted by Plantress on 2024-02-15_

I am struggling!!!!!!! My baby is slowly dying and I am not sure what I am doing wrong. Some are telling me lighting, some are saying water proportions and I don’t know which way to go! I will be trimming off the yellow leaves. Any suggestions?

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## 5 comments

### Kimtrovert commented on 2024-02-15

shes in too big a pot , so the water in the soil takes too long to dry out. i would repot in half the size of that pot, check for root rot, trim out root rot, get her in a chunkier soil medium, some perlite goes a long way.

#### Plantress replied on 2024-02-15

I was wondering if I went too far with the pot. 😩 I will try that. Thank you. 😊

#### Kimtrovert replied on 2024-02-15

i’ve been there before, alocasias tend to like being rootbound too so usually you only repot when theyve outgrown the soil medium.

#### Evil Plant Dad replied on 2024-02-16

Absolutely right about the pot. Also that light is not helping. It’s mainly shining on the bottoms of leaves, that light would work with a moss pole or a plant in a corner but this plant is spread out too much, you either need a light farther on the side or one above the plant

#### Plantress replied on 2024-03-04

Thank you

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