--- 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=ko" 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" --- [커뮤니티](https://getplanta.com/community.md?language=ko) / [Show your plants](https://getplanta.com/community/OlSeW7UYSUWAjHlcxGdIQw.md?language=ko) # I was hoping to get a second opinion on my plant. It was thriving for… _SproutBabe님이 2023-09-28에 게시함_ 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! ![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/lbzbwpYizGCymWOtpkUNmZABZnW9UDlnS59TPAJISJA/561354b6ee6d4c8fa70bee150208fccd.webp?size=large) ## 10개의 댓글 ### Mullein님이 2023-09-28에 댓글을 남겼어요. 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! 🍀 #### SproutBabe님이 2023-09-28에 답변했습니다. Oh I see. Is there a way around hard water that is cheap? Thanks for the tips! #### Mullein님이 2023-09-28에 답변했습니다. Hmm I’m not sure. I haven’t needed to yet, but I think I’ve heard some people use a Brita filter #### Fern \<3님이 2023-09-28에 답변했습니다. You can also just collect rainwater ### Danika님이 2023-09-28에 댓글을 남겼어요. Doh! Try API stress coat. 1 drop per gallon of water. Also you can just buy distilled water. #### SproutBabe님이 2023-09-28에 답변했습니다. Never heard of that but I’ll look into it! ### Carrie님이 2023-09-28에 댓글을 남겼어요. We have hard water here in Utah. I store water in bottles and let them sit overnight and longer. #### SproutBabe님이 2023-09-28에 답변했습니다. Ah okay good to know! Thank you! ### Sunny님이 2023-09-28에 댓글을 남겼어요. 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. #### Sunny님이 2023-09-28에 답변했습니다. Similar to this setup. ![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/wefqOljjhEOiS9LRzOB1-QhxkVJiB4A5DGumXhnNrhs/06b12397fd9c4fcfb4373c107ac137b3.webp?size=large) --- _Planta 커뮤니티 (https://getplanta.com). 누구나 읽을 수 있습니다. 게시물을 올리고, 댓글을 달고, 좋아요를 누르려면 Planta 앱을 다운로드하세요: https://getplanta.com/download_