What happened to my plant? It might be from over watering - my toddler had a go at it with water a month ago. I haven’t watered it since. But also shortly after we watered it, the LA fires happened…do you think I can save her? She looks droopy and less vibrant in color. Left photo is before…right photo is now.
Is the soil still wet at all?
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0 Me gusta I would water it and give it a few days
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How far is this from a window? My first recommendation would be to place it within 2 feet of a window since they need a lot of light
0 Me gustaIt’s about 20 feet away from the window! I just moved it closer. We have a lot of indirect sunlight that comes into our living space but now that it’s winter, it makes sense I need to move it closer to the window
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If soil is still wet, I would take it out of the pot and help the soil to dry out. Check the roots while you’re at it too.
2 Me gustaI’m going to bring it to the nursery today. Maybe it needs repotting? I’m scared to water it because it looks droopy and I remember someone at the nursery said if it’s droopy it means you’ve overwatered it.
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I would take her out of the pot and check the roots and go from there depending on root health
2 Me gustaThat’s exactly what I will do! I’m bringing it to the nursery today for some help because she’s my first plant ever and I’m a novice at this!
1 me gustaI repotted it in a bigger pot. The soil was so dry…partly due to me neglecting it for the last 2 months. I think she wasn’t watered for 6 weeks. Where has the time gone? I’m a first time mama to a toddler and also we were going through the LA fires. Ruby is doing much better. Watered her until she drained from the hole. She’ll be relocated to a place closer to the window.
I am so sorry to hear that you’re dealing with the LA fires! I can’t imagine how challenging and scary that must be, especially as a first time mama! But I’m happy to hear your plant is doing well! Every time I buy a rubber tree, it always comes with a surprise gift of spider mites, so I 1000% recommend you treat for pests like neem oil for precaution! Much love💗
1 me gustaThanks for the tip!! And thank you for your kind words!
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