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title: "Plant Recovery Room"
description: "Introducing the plant makeover squad"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/EtC_giEjQPOiUzh_TOv4BQ"
language: "en"
modified: "2023-09-01T12:29:32.38Z"
image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v2/cloudinary/global_data/communities/ag50h126idwmjilmadzo.jpg"
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# Plant Recovery Room

Share your plant recovery tales and root for each other as we nurse our leafy friends back to health

House plants. 13999 members, 1168 posts

## Posts

- [i got a macho fern a month or so ago and the leaves keep drying out turning brown and dying, is it just a watering…](https://getplanta.com/community/EtC_giEjQPOiUzh_TOv4BQ/afeNY0XI9rS97yQRNoA2er.md) (by Bm0, 2026-05-21, 0 comments)
- [I’ve had this Monstera for about a month now, and the leaves have stayed pretty droopy since I brought it home. I’m…](https://getplanta.com/community/EtC_giEjQPOiUzh_TOv4BQ/D3HpuEbDekO2xsu9K2bkyR.md) (by Adam, 2026-05-21, 3 comments)
- [This was gifted to me and she keeps growing but she is flat and droopy! I sit her in the sun not DIRECT sunlight all…](https://getplanta.com/community/EtC_giEjQPOiUzh_TOv4BQ/bhJ4Qkm6R1nYmDDGvDR1rk.md) (by Breezy, 2026-05-20, 2 comments)
- [My ginseng ficus when I first got him he was full of leaves but then a month later is started to fall this was in…](https://getplanta.com/community/EtC_giEjQPOiUzh_TOv4BQ/d5hFwANLTvzYDao5O8ewu3.md) (by Abby, 2026-05-19, 6 comments)
- [Orchid Lovers! Is she saveable??? She had multiple rounds of root rot until I finally bought orchid bark. I had to very…](https://getplanta.com/community/EtC_giEjQPOiUzh_TOv4BQ/XzqBIm2WEJrmHbUostPRp0.md) (by Courtney (newbie), 2026-05-19, 3 comments)
- [Good morning friends. Does anyone know how to add self watering pots to the app. Thanks](https://getplanta.com/community/EtC_giEjQPOiUzh_TOv4BQ/oelg5B7qLuRyeB5Qofyu7S.md) (by Hery, 2026-05-19, 3 comments)
- [Hey folks, what is going on with my money plant? She’s been thriving but just noticed some weird spots on the edges of…](https://getplanta.com/community/EtC_giEjQPOiUzh_TOv4BQ/oifbdLWGFHNjlMVlfiaiDP.md) (by Becks, 2026-05-17, 0 comments)
- [I’m a plant newb… only about 6 weeks in and so far, so good, except my rattlesnake and one prayer plant. They both keep…](https://getplanta.com/community/EtC_giEjQPOiUzh_TOv4BQ/oEuElJKnIWPUhiGTX1NW7L.md) (by Plantin like Daddy, 2026-05-17, 0 comments)
- [anyone have any idea what this is from? Is it scale? I can remove it without damaging the plant and it smells sweet…](https://getplanta.com/community/EtC_giEjQPOiUzh_TOv4BQ/3bRq0E6eceBSeMaE68EIAF.md) (by Nikki, 2026-05-16, 2 comments)
- [Heyy, I got a dracaena that someone gave away. She looked quite unhappy i suppose. Her stems were and still are really…](https://getplanta.com/community/EtC_giEjQPOiUzh_TOv4BQ/l67cAdaSyOxdzl8dOAqbIi.md) (by M, 2026-05-15, 3 comments)
- [I revived my dying calathea by placing it outside on my patio, covered in a plastic grocery bag. Now that it’s sprouted…](https://getplanta.com/community/EtC_giEjQPOiUzh_TOv4BQ/NTDc0XIs0RrCct0W0L14og.md) (by Ryan, 2026-05-15, 2 comments)
- [Why??? It’s been 3 days! Why do I have so many leaves yellowing and blooms looking sad?!😢](https://getplanta.com/community/EtC_giEjQPOiUzh_TOv4BQ/YMhBDE9HVTBUl3vSF5bXtW.md) (by Jneyman, 2026-05-13, 0 comments)
- [Hi all! I need some help with these rescued plants. I found them in a dumpster and took them home but I’m not sure what…](https://getplanta.com/community/EtC_giEjQPOiUzh_TOv4BQ/5UQmvdUSCeK9sfDLVgaMhQ.md) (by emily, 2026-05-13, 1 comment)
- [HELP ! I’ve had her for 5 years decided to recently repot because she wasn’t growing or dying but now she’s gotten worse](https://getplanta.com/community/EtC_giEjQPOiUzh_TOv4BQ/c2FHL6FZAaKiUIjEMc8kZW.md) (by sunnflowersss, 2026-05-13, 3 comments)
- [I moved all of my plants to my balcony on my north facing wall, so it only gets about 3-4 hours of afternoon sunlight.…](https://getplanta.com/community/EtC_giEjQPOiUzh_TOv4BQ/8UVKBkqvRiepQRYvMFGLGw.md) (by Plant princess, 2026-05-10, 5 comments)
- [Orchid Rescue These orchids were left too long in a wet environment which caused most of their roots to rot and have to…](https://getplanta.com/community/EtC_giEjQPOiUzh_TOv4BQ/g0bnRnP8UjsYp0EhRaNaKU.md) (by BooksandPlants, 2026-05-09, 1 comment)
- [Finally some good news! 😅😅 Isaac has been doing just wonderful recently, I’ve kept up my promise to recover him! All…](https://getplanta.com/community/EtC_giEjQPOiUzh_TOv4BQ/hmDA9mlAAC1UngevALfbAs.md) (by Mandrakes\&More, 2026-05-09, 0 comments)
- [My spider plant S was overpotted by her previous owner. And I saw that her leaves were not growing as well as they…](https://getplanta.com/community/EtC_giEjQPOiUzh_TOv4BQ/k1zD54IIFCdA6FILphcozP.md) (by PLANTS!!🪴🌱, 2026-05-09, 1 comment)
- [I could use some advice about my polka dot plant 😢 When I bought it, it was pretty full but AI told me I should prune…](https://getplanta.com/community/EtC_giEjQPOiUzh_TOv4BQ/hYhGBcGOEKztHPQHdqNUzR.md) (by Meg, 2026-05-08, 0 comments)
- [I recently got some plants from a friend, can I get some help identifying these and what their care is? How can I help…](https://getplanta.com/community/EtC_giEjQPOiUzh_TOv4BQ/k8kM9Bfd4vwFDGupO905Oi.md) (by Sapphire, 2026-05-08, 0 comments)

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