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title: "Two plant questions: Polka dot plant: the leaves are crispy, how to…"
description: "Two plant questions: Polka dot plant: the leaves are crispy, how to recover? Aloe: overcrowding, tips and tricks on removing the pups from their mother without…"
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author: "Amber"
published: "2024-10-25T22:01:10.037951Z"
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# Two plant questions: Polka dot plant: the leaves are crispy, how to…

_Posted by Amber on 2024-10-25_

Two plant questions:

Polka dot plant: the leaves are crispy, how to recover?

Aloe: overcrowding, tips and tricks on removing the pups from their mother without killing the whole thing.

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## 4 comments

### Kades commented on 2024-10-26

When you’re taking out pups I always try to take some of the roots from the mom plant so the pups are basically rooted already. They all might take a bit to acclimate to their new environments but I don’t think you’ll have an issue. I wouldn’t water right away after repotting

#### Kades replied on 2024-10-26

I stripped a ton of moms older leaves and planted it deeper too

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#### Kades replied on 2024-10-26

A few months before chopping

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### Manic1 commented on 2024-10-26

Polka Dot plants drop leaves continuously. It’s one of their things 🤷🏻‍♀️ I wouldn’t worry about it tbh.

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