--- title: "I was hoping to get a second opinion on my plant. It was thriving for…" description: "I was hoping to get a second opinion on my plant. It was thriving for several months. I recently moved it to try to give it more sun but my house doesn’t…" url: "https://getplanta.com/community/OlSeW7UYSUWAjHlcxGdIQw/65158c22c6ce8c675195ada7?language=da" community: "Show your plants" author: "SproutBabe" published: "2023-09-28T14:22:26.077Z" language: "en" image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/lbzbwpYizGCymWOtpkUNmZABZnW9UDlnS59TPAJISJA/561354b6ee6d4c8fa70bee150208fccd.webp?size=large" --- [Fællesskab](https://getplanta.com/community.md?language=da) / [Show your plants](https://getplanta.com/community/OlSeW7UYSUWAjHlcxGdIQw.md?language=da) # I was hoping to get a second opinion on my plant. It was thriving for… _Opslået af SproutBabe den 2023-09-28_ I was hoping to get a second opinion on my plant. It was thriving for several months. I recently moved it to try to give it more sun but my house doesn’t produce much light. I noticed some of the leaves at the bottom were black and dead so I figured out that it’s sensitive to hard water. Unfortunately I live in an area where it’s all hard water. I took it upon myself to boil some water but like an idiot who knows nothing about plants poured boiling water right into the center of the stem AND the soil. This is how it looked next day. Is this plant dead? I learned a good lesson here but I’m quite sad that I potentially killed it. Let me know what you think and if you have any plant recommendations for shady areas that would be awesome as well. Thanks! ![Vedhæftet fil 1 af 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/lbzbwpYizGCymWOtpkUNmZABZnW9UDlnS59TPAJISJA/561354b6ee6d4c8fa70bee150208fccd.webp?size=large) ## 10 kommentarer ### Mullein kommenterede den 2023-09-28 Whoopsies! 😅 Well this isn’t going to make you feel any better but…. boiling water isn’t going to make it less hard. In fact, when steam evaporates the water left behind will have an even higher concentration of minerals. Good news though, if you still see green then there’s still hope! I would chop of anything that’s totally fried or gone mushy. The stem of this plant will put out a new growth point if the crown is cut off. If some of the boiling water got in the soil, I suppose it would probably be best to repot the plant. Remove any mushy roots so they don’t cause root rot for the surviving roots. Good luck! 🍀 #### SproutBabe svarede den 2023-09-28 Oh I see. Is there a way around hard water that is cheap? Thanks for the tips! #### Mullein svarede den 2023-09-28 Hmm I’m not sure. I haven’t needed to yet, but I think I’ve heard some people use a Brita filter #### Fern \<3 svarede den 2023-09-28 You can also just collect rainwater ### Danika kommenterede den 2023-09-28 Doh! Try API stress coat. 1 drop per gallon of water. Also you can just buy distilled water. #### SproutBabe svarede den 2023-09-28 Never heard of that but I’ll look into it! ### Carrie kommenterede den 2023-09-28 We have hard water here in Utah. I store water in bottles and let them sit overnight and longer. #### SproutBabe svarede den 2023-09-28 Ah okay good to know! Thank you! ### Sunny kommenterede den 2023-09-28 I started using an RV/marine water filter for my plants since most of them are out on my patio. It connects to a regular garden hose and an outdoor faucet. It’s about $26 for a 2 pack of filters for 6 months total usage in an RV/boat before they need replacing. I haven’t used it long to know if they will last 3 months each. It is better than me carry gallons of distilled water every week since I have too many plants. #### Sunny svarede den 2023-09-28 Similar to this setup. ![Vedhæftet fil 1 af 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/wefqOljjhEOiS9LRzOB1-QhxkVJiB4A5DGumXhnNrhs/06b12397fd9c4fcfb4373c107ac137b3.webp?size=large) --- _Planta-fællesskabet (https://getplanta.com). Alle kan læse med. For at slå op, kommentere og like, hent Planta-appen: https://getplanta.com/download_