--- title: "Update on Ellie…. Idk what to do for her. This is the fourth leaf…" description: "Update on Ellie…. Idk what to do for her. This is the fourth leaf that has turned yellow and now the fifth leaf is turning. I took her out of her pot and her…" url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/1YUDjRwzw65og2drg43LUJ?language=ko" community: "Pests, diseases and problems" author: "Lauren" published: "2025-03-25T01:43:21.608271Z" language: "en" image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/jiRKONbJW2kRSYUB8D0IbeY7STxvZnEinY7qV-ynEVY/lpkKgpCjTCK2nrDbYzMT2g.webp?size=large" --- [커뮤니티](https://getplanta.com/community.md?language=ko) / [Pests, diseases and problems](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ.md?language=ko) # Update on Ellie…. Idk what to do for her. This is the fourth leaf… _Lauren님이 2025-03-25에 게시함_ Update on Ellie…. Idk what to do for her. This is the fourth leaf that has turned yellow and now the fifth leaf is turning. I took her out of her pot and her soil was wet so I put her into a dry soil and a new pot, but she’s still losing leaves. Is there something I’m doing wrong or is this normal with plants that have been overwatered? TIA! ![3개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/jiRKONbJW2kRSYUB8D0IbeY7STxvZnEinY7qV-ynEVY/lpkKgpCjTCK2nrDbYzMT2g.webp?size=large) ![3개 중 2번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/jiRKONbJW2kRSYUB8D0IbeY7STxvZnEinY7qV-ynEVY/yVpp0ztVSb6X7wDAH4xYaA.webp?size=large) ![3개 중 3번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/jiRKONbJW2kRSYUB8D0IbeY7STxvZnEinY7qV-ynEVY/vOoojqoTRXGzMXWoZgfxxQ.webp?size=large) ## 15개의 댓글 ### Plantgirly님이 2025-03-25에 댓글을 남겼어요. Did you check her roots before repotting her? It’s likely that her roots have rotted out and putting her into dry soil was helpful but if you didn’t remove the roots, then the problem is going to keep happening so I would re-check the roots and to use clean of fresh soil, you can also soak in a hydrogen peroxide water mix prior to repotting. #### Lauren님이 2025-03-25에 답변했습니다. I checked the roots and they looked okay from what I could tell. I also sprayed the roots with a water and peroxide mixture, but I didn’t soak it. Should I take it back out and soak it? This is a picture of its roots before i repotted it. I’m not sure if they look healthy though or if you can even tell? :/ ![2개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/jiRKONbJW2kRSYUB8D0IbeY7STxvZnEinY7qV-ynEVY/qb9fRIFJSaWd4B8k4YfuPQ.webp?size=large) ![2개 중 2번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/jiRKONbJW2kRSYUB8D0IbeY7STxvZnEinY7qV-ynEVY/wz_xxl_gQtG66O14BFKOnA.webp?size=large) #### Plantgirly님이 2025-03-25에 답변했습니다. I feel like they look good and you didn’t think any felt mushy. Are the leaves just old/ on the very outside? Is the pot only 1” bigger than the rootball? #### Lauren님이 2025-03-25에 답변했습니다. Well, The roots were a little long for the pot so they curled a little, but the root ball itself was about 0.5 to 1” smaller than the pot I would say. None of the roots smelled bad or felt mushy from what I could tell. ### Chantal님이 2025-03-25에 댓글을 남겼어요. Are you using tap water? Maybe she’s sensitive to the chlorine? #### Lauren님이 2025-03-25에 답변했습니다. No, I’ve been using distilled water because I have to use it on some of my other plants anyway. I’ve never had one of these plants though so I’m not sure if I gave her too much water when I first watered her or not. Her soil was dry so I watered her again after getting her 😭 ### GreenLeaf님이 2025-03-25에 댓글을 남겼어요. Its very normal for alocasia’s to drop their baby starter leaves once they’ve established larger mature ones. Its also an alocasia thing to grow a leaf, drop a leaf. I don’t see anything wrong at the moment, and don’t think you need to be repotting again. Especially because your roots look fine. #### Lauren님이 2025-03-25에 답변했습니다. Okay, great! Thank you for the advice! Happy to know it’s normal and I’m not killing it :) ### Wolfen 🐺님이 2025-03-25에 댓글을 남겼어요. This would be normal for overwatering. You're unfortunately going to continue to see decline till it runs it's course. Just try not to over correct the other direction. Alocasia are extra drama filled. #### Lauren님이 2025-03-25에 답변했습니다. Thank you, I figured I’ve nearly killed it :(. I just hope it doesn’t lose its big leaves too! 😢 #### Wolfen 🐺님이 2025-03-25에 답변했습니다. Even if it does, just keep caring for it. I've had a few leafless ones that come back. One even took a few months! #### Lauren님이 2025-03-25에 답변했습니다. Thanks for the advice and encouragement! I will try my best to make it healthy again :) ### Sunny님이 2025-03-25에 댓글을 남겼어요. Insufficient light can cause leaves to yellow. Add a single plant grow light within a foot of the plant or give it 8 hours of bright filtered or indirect sunlight every day. 🪴🍀 #### Lauren님이 2025-03-25에 답변했습니다. It should be getting enough light, I think. 🤔 It sits in-front of my sliding glass doors so majority of the time it gets indirect light all day. I open the blinds in the morning and shut them when the sun goes down. #### Sunny님이 2025-03-25에 답변했습니다. That’s all I could think of that wasn’t mentioned already. Sorry. --- _Planta 커뮤니티 (https://getplanta.com). 누구나 읽을 수 있습니다. 게시물을 올리고, 댓글을 달고, 좋아요를 누르려면 Planta 앱을 다운로드하세요: https://getplanta.com/download_