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title: "This is my little Japanese Pachysandra and since June it’s been…"
description: "This is my little Japanese Pachysandra and since June it’s been looking like this. I’ve tried changing watering schedule, changing light levels and location,…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/EtC_giEjQPOiUzh_TOv4BQ/QUdcPJzWjXZNfrpYPKQwb7"
community: "Plant Recovery Room"
author: "Avocado"
published: "2025-07-22T14:14:13.851631Z"
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# This is my little Japanese Pachysandra and since June it’s been…

_Posted by Avocado on 2025-07-22_

This is my little Japanese Pachysandra and since June it’s been looking like this. I’ve tried changing watering schedule, changing light levels and location, but nothings helped. Any ideas?

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## 4 comments

### maheen commented on 2025-07-22

hi :) what kind of soil is it in? what do the roots look like? it might be in soil that is suffocating it, or too big of a pot.

### Avocado commented on 2025-07-23

It’s currently in seed starting mix cause when this first started, I thought it was a watering issue and figured it would help it retain moisture better. Do you think it’s even still salvageable at this point?

### Waspinator commented on 2025-07-23

It looks very dehydrated. Give it a 20 minute bottom-watering soak and then make sure it drains well after. How often have you been watering it?

#### Avocado replied on 2025-08-04

Since it’s been like this, I’ve been watering a lot more often, but it hasn’t helped. I ended up putting it in LECA to hopefully remoisturize, but it hasn’t changed

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