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title: "Help! I went on vacation for 2 weeks, just got back, & several of my…"
description: "Help! I went on vacation for 2 weeks, just got back, & several of my plants really got hit hard even though I had people checking on them 🥹 Any hope for my…"
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author: "Kourtney K."
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# Help! I went on vacation for 2 weeks, just got back, \& several of my…

_Lagt ut av Kourtney K. den 2024-06-30_

Help! I went on vacation for 2 weeks, just got back, \& several of my plants really got hit hard even though I had people checking on them 🥹 Any hope for my rattlesnake plant? The third picture is her right before I left. Since I first got her, she’s been struggling.

![Vedlegg 1 av 5](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/sE4z4fe4TSqLu9FEMGc27yeeQd5JO5NF96f9tF28ITs/CHqd9HzEQdW935_gHvNkOQ.webp?size=large)

![Vedlegg 2 av 5](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/sE4z4fe4TSqLu9FEMGc27yeeQd5JO5NF96f9tF28ITs/Q3ZhH_ueSSWjhk2nrVTn3Q.webp?size=large)

![Vedlegg 3 av 5](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/sE4z4fe4TSqLu9FEMGc27yeeQd5JO5NF96f9tF28ITs/QRB4nR2NR4SdODCQM7fkFw.webp?size=large)

![Vedlegg 4 av 5](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/sE4z4fe4TSqLu9FEMGc27yeeQd5JO5NF96f9tF28ITs/eX1zNV12RtW7zcuva5cWug.webp?size=large)

![Vedlegg 5 av 5](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/sE4z4fe4TSqLu9FEMGc27yeeQd5JO5NF96f9tF28ITs/mqPixtAySFG1AHAPwh6tpw.webp?size=large)

## 7 kommentarer

### Adian Rankin kommenterte den 2024-06-30

Well I have to say…thats pretty bad. I would snip off the leaves that are beyond saving. Even if there is a little bit of good leaf left keep it. Just keep an eye on watering and change the lighting to a darker area so she can heal from the straight sun she seems to have gotten

#### Kourtney K. svarte den 2024-06-30

Typically I have her under a grow light on a timer, and I reduced the timer while I was away. I don’t know if that change had anything to do with it either? I’m sure humidity was drown drastically too

### Adian Rankin kommenterte den 2024-06-30

Do you ever fertilize it?

#### Kourtney K. svarte den 2024-06-30

I use a liquid fertilizer when I water. You add it in with the water

### Moriah kommenterte den 2024-06-30

First of all - whoever was “watching” your plants owes you a new one 🥲 but I would check the root ball for root rot (just cause I always do when a plant is dying) and then trim away anything dead and see what happens. I’m so sorry!

### Plant Father kommenterte den 2024-06-30

what type of water are you using? in all honesty this plant doesn’t look too bad. i would check the roots, being very careful and shaking away old soil, trim any dead, and repot in a chunky media, then flush thoroughly with rainwater. prayer plants can’t handle the excess chemicals and minerals in city tap water so i recommend either collecting rainwater or using a pitcher filter to fill your watering can and adding a drop of aquarium water conditioner, like API or seachem prime, to dissolve the remaining chlorines and chloramines in the tap water.

#### Kourtney K. svarte den 2024-06-30

Typically I use water that I had gotten from the sink, but I let it sit out for several days in gallon jugs so that all the chemicals hopefully evaporate out. I might have to do this, but with water from my fridge. I never thought of the aquarium drops. Thank you!

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