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title: "Can someone please help me with these plants? 😭 I’ve had them since…"
description: "Can someone please help me with these plants? 😭 I’ve had them since March, no growth at all. My Alocasia Black Velvet is so sad. I took her out of her pot…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/EtC_giEjQPOiUzh_TOv4BQ/HPRo3gP0TWyJB1QC8i694A"
community: "Plant Recovery Room"
author: "Tianna"
published: "2024-05-31T13:34:56.562111Z"
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# Can someone please help me with these plants? 😭 I’ve had them since…

_Posted by Tianna on 2024-05-31_

Can someone please help me with these plants? 😭  
I’ve had them since March, no growth at all.

My Alocasia Black Velvet is so sad. I took her out of her pot last week and found a plug. I ended up cutting it off but it keeps looking worse. The one leaf is thriving. Do I just cut the other one off or hope for the best?

Next is my string of turtles. She will NOT grow no matter what I try. She also looks sad. I don’t know how to get her to grow 🥲

![Attachment 1 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/qwXlo7jH_tQ3gCbETPePkWDM5x8s1f0nyb06ir47SPc/HZ4T4CO3QaucaiHzliKwLA.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/qwXlo7jH_tQ3gCbETPePkWDM5x8s1f0nyb06ir47SPc/pgCK1OT9Qm-pwUw7RtYASg.webp?size=large)

## 5 comments

### Jaymee commented on 2024-06-01

I have a turtle plant that looks exactly the same! I’m following if that’s OK I would love to hear advice

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/XX02L5eSRxXajDJLjkccsbariw7FgLTJwFChHsmaoJs/ZKKHwu9rT0GmhmEuRRIxKA.webp?size=large)

#### Tianna replied on 2024-06-01

of course! i have only been told maybe a more shallow pot on another post

#### Jaymee replied on 2024-06-01

I’m almost scared to replant mine because it’s so fragile

### Katie commented on 2024-06-05

How much sun is it getting? Have you been using any fertilizer?

#### Tianna replied on 2024-06-05

bright indirect sun 8-10 hours a day. I use the Jobes fertilizer sticks for all my plants! The string of turtles just doesn’t seem to grow at all /: My alocasia just popped up a new growth so I believe it was just dying off to put the energy into the new leaf

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