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title: "I’ve been trying to tell my friend that her herbs need direct…"
description: "I’ve been trying to tell my friend that her herbs need direct sunlight for about two months now, but she didn’t believe me until I showed her the Planta…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/EtC_giEjQPOiUzh_TOv4BQ/e8RvivtpgEXoZr8Wx4rAT8"
community: "Plant Recovery Room"
author: "suddenlyaplantperson"
published: "2024-12-21T06:33:11.402767Z"
language: "en"
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# I’ve been trying to tell my friend that her herbs need direct…

_Posted by suddenlyaplantperson on 2024-12-21_

I’ve been trying to tell my friend that her herbs need direct sunlight for about two months now, but she didn’t believe me until I showed her the Planta Auto-diagnosis and explained direct vs. indirect lighting to her 😭

So she has a sage plant, thyme, and rosemary. I’ll be blunt… they look absolutely terrible. Do they even have a chance if she puts them in direct lighting? She bought them and put them in a little wooden trough-type box she painted with her old dog’s name on it (she passed away 4 ish months ago) so I really want to help her if I can.

Thank you so much

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## 6 comments

### Alyssa commented on 2024-12-21

Ugh sadly, I’d say they are a goner, I don’t see any green or fresh looking stems in the photos that can help revive it

#### suddenlyaplantperson replied on 2024-12-22

That’s unfortunately what it seems like 😭 thx for your opinion, I’ll talk with her about it

### Wolfen 🐺 commented on 2024-12-21

Those look toast. I can say I have fried the crap out of my rosemary, and its come back. But it's also a 6yr old plant

#### suddenlyaplantperson replied on 2024-12-22

Yeah I didn’t have much hope 😭 I’ll help her out with what she decides to do next time so that they can do a little better

### Karina commented on 2024-12-21

I think it's time to start over. If there is no green, there is no life. I suggest taking her to the plant store and starting over that way she can keep using the box ♥️

#### suddenlyaplantperson replied on 2024-12-22

Thank you so much, I agree. I’ll help her out with the process of starting over ❤️

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