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title: "I was lazy and didn't clean out a pot of old soil. It sat outside on…"
description: "I was lazy and didn't clean out a pot of old soil. It sat outside on my deck most of the summer. The pot doesn't have drainage, so wasn't going to use it…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/OlSeW7UYSUWAjHlcxGdIQw/d0nu4ubX6YJSZuHLJDamqQ"
community: "Show your plants"
author: "jlsKenzy"
published: "2025-09-21T15:06:39.051375Z"
language: "en"
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# I was lazy and didn't clean out a pot of old soil. It sat outside on…

_Posted by jlsKenzy on 2025-09-21_

I was lazy and didn't clean out a pot of old soil. It sat outside on my deck most of the summer. The pot doesn't have drainage, so wasn't going to use it again. Something start growing and figured it was weeds, but left it alone. This morning took a closer look. It's a fiddle fig! 🤪 what's crazy is I got one on clearance and I ended up propagating only a couple of stems in water because the rest was in poor shape. I could've swore it all ended up in the trash! Guess I should start caring for it. Has anyone else had a similar situation?

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## 2 comments

### LadyTenorJD commented on 2025-09-22

Wow! Interesting. Never experienced this, so no advice. Just found it interesting.

### Snowstorm commented on 2025-09-22

Wow so cool!!! I’ve not had this situation but I did just find a tiny polka dot plant growing in my string of turtles today. No idea how it got there!!!

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