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title: "SOS! What’s wrong with my Mother of Thousands? I already plan to move…"
description: "SOS! What’s wrong with my Mother of Thousands? I already plan to move it back to a smaller pot, I just put it in this pot about a week ago and realized it is…"
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community: "Plant Recovery Room"
author: "Marissa"
published: "2025-09-26T22:19:47.687743Z"
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# SOS! What’s wrong with my Mother of Thousands? I already plan to move…

_Posted by Marissa on 2025-09-26_

SOS! What’s wrong with my Mother of Thousands? I already plan to move it back to a smaller pot, I just put it in this pot about a week ago and realized it is way too big. But the leaves started turning black and crispy along the edges and slowly spread over the whole leaf.  
Some details: this plant is from my Aunt who I believe had it outdoors where it did receive a lot of sun. I keep it indoors where I have grow lights. So there has been a change in light and temperature for it in the past month.  
This is my 3rd MOT, I don’t know how I keep managing to kill them! They’re supposed to be so easy!  
Also please ignore the cat butter knife lol, I was worried it may topple over (when it had more big leaves and was heavier) so I put it there for the plant to lean against.

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## 2 comments

### Mads commented on 2025-09-27

If the roots are rotted, you can “behead” and reroot her. I was actually just thinking about doing this to my MoM today! She has a lot of bare stem from dropping the baby-laden leaves.

#### Marissa replied on 2025-09-28

So would I like chop the top off and wait for it to callus then plant in soil?  
Or chop the top off and the bottom grows new growth?

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