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title: "Help! I think the app had me over water and I’m new to the plant…"
description: "Help! I think the app had me over water and I’m new to the plant world so I don’t know how to save her! She’s a marble queen and she was sooooo beautiful."
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/EtC_giEjQPOiUzh_TOv4BQ/iEV8A1fMTQ6eN-xmRQ7Iaw"
community: "Plant Recovery Room"
author: "Tiffany"
published: "2024-07-19T02:52:15.377985Z"
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# Help! I think the app had me over water and I’m new to the plant…

_Posted by Tiffany on 2024-07-19_

Help! I think the app had me over water and I’m new to the plant world so I don’t know how to save her! She’s a marble queen and she was sooooo beautiful.

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## 2 comments

### StringofMonsteras commented on 2024-07-19

Let her dry out more than usual.

### Jennifer commented on 2024-07-19

Oh no! That’s okay, it’s easily fixed.  
I don’t follow the watering schedule in this app. It’s not the best and tells me to water so often and they do not need it yet!!!  
I would do the following:  
• Take the plant out of the pot and inspect your soil. Check for anything like fungus and see how much water is being retained.  
• Check for any root rot from over watering.  
If any of your roots are rotted, cut those off. Make sure you use a clean pair of scissors \& 3% hydrogen peroxide to sanitize them. You can even spray the healthy roots after cutting off the rotted parts to help kill any bacteria left over.  
I always like to sanitize my pots as well, especially if you’re reusing an older one.  
•Cut off all the dead \& yellow leaves, this will help the plant direct more energy to becoming healthier. This would also could be a good time to propagate if you have been thinking about it; so that the plant can focus more energy on healing.  
• Repot your plant with well draining soil. I like to make a mixture of fox farm potting soil - orchid bark - \& perlite.  
• Treat your watering schedule like a flood and drought. Let the top inch or 2 dry out before you then flood the whole plant and allow it to soak up what it needs.  
If you’re not sure about when to water you can get a moisture meter that we’ll tell you what level of moisture your soil currently has, or a metal knitting needle work too. If you poke the needle into the soil and it comes out dry like you would with a cake in the over, it’s time to water!  
• And lastly, fertilizer is great for our house plants! You don’t have to do it every time you water, but you can do it once a month and it will really help your plants thrive.

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