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title: "I feel like there is no hope for my ZZ. You can see from the…"
description: "I feel like there is no hope for my ZZ. You can see from the pictures, it started out larger and more lush, but I have to keep removing the dying leaves. It’s…"
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community: "Plant Recovery Room"
author: "WhisperingGarden"
published: "2025-01-11T20:01:07.979471Z"
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# I feel like there is no hope for my ZZ. You can see from the…

_Posted by WhisperingGarden on 2025-01-11_

I feel like there is no hope for my ZZ. You can see from the pictures, it started out larger and more lush, but I have to keep removing the dying leaves. It’s so tiny now.  
I keep it with partial light and water it about once a week, or when the soil is dry.  
What am I doing wrong?

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## 9 comments

### Wolfen 🐺 commented on 2025-01-11

Give it more light, and maybe try not in the cache pot, it could be staying to moist. You could also double check the roots to make sure there's no rot

### Alyssa commented on 2025-01-11

I water my zz plant once a month and maybe even a month and a week sometimes. They have huge tuberous roots that store water and watering it once a week is definitely a no no

#### Wolfen 🐺 replied on 2025-01-11

I regularly glare at mine because I can't recall when it was watered last lol

#### Alyssa replied on 2025-01-11

Lol 😂 love that, me too, I sometimes get annoyed about how it doesn’t need water as often, “what am I supposed to do? Just look at you and enjoy?”

#### Wolfen 🐺 replied on 2025-01-11

Sometimes I give it a mist squirt on my rounds. Just to tell it F you, and your tubers 😆 🤣

#### Alyssa replied on 2025-01-12

🤣perfect

#### StormLover replied on 2025-01-12

🤣 squirt F you... 🤣

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### WhisperingGarden commented on 2025-01-11

These comments are cracking me up 😂, but I get it now. Thank you SO much! 🌿

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