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title: "I’m going through a plant crisis😬 My friend was in charge of taking…"
description: "I’m going through a plant crisis😬 My friend was in charge of taking care of my plants over my long vacation and my lavender plant is on deaths door step. I…"
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author: "Ellie"
published: "2025-06-19T21:34:10.010095Z"
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# I’m going through a plant crisis😬 My friend was in charge of taking…

_Posted by Ellie on 2025-06-19_

I’m going through a plant crisis😬 My friend was in charge of taking care of my plants over my long vacation and my lavender plant is on deaths door step. I cut off as much dead as I could but the only parts with green were half dead too. It’s sitting outside and I’m hoping it survives.  
My tomato plant that I have grown from seed survived my friend but it had some weird half dead looking leaves and very droopy, I added the stake for support. I also decided to replant it, hoping to plant the stem sideways to promote growth farther up the step, but the step snapped in the process of taking the plant out of the pot😭😭 so it’s probably done for too.  
But on the positive note, I decided to try to recover my orchid plant after I found out that it isn’t dead after it loses it’s flowers😬 wish I knew that sooner. I removed all the dirt, dead leaves, and dead roots from the orchid and moved it to a big cup of water. I was surprised to see there was still some green roots after a couple months of being ignored.  
I promise I’m not that bad at taking care of plants, but please leave any tips and prayers for my plants

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## 3 comments

### GARDEN GIRL commented on 2025-06-20

I had a lavender tree but it just died the next day so I’m guessing they are finicky

#### Ellie replied on 2025-06-20

Yeahh, I tried growing it from seed and it didn’t work out, so I think you’re right

### GARDEN GIRL commented on 2025-06-22

Sorry

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