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title: "Bought this plant without checking the roots…big mistake. Extreme…"
description: "Bought this plant without checking the roots…big mistake. Extreme root rot!! Already soaked it in water with a mix of hydrogen peroxide. What the best way to…"
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published: "2024-05-12T21:14:01.205647Z"
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# Bought this plant without checking the roots…big mistake. Extreme…

_Publicado por Kari el 2024-05-12_

Bought this plant without checking the roots…big mistake. Extreme root rot!! Already soaked it in water with a mix of hydrogen peroxide. What the best way to cut the roots and save this plant as alllll the roots are infected?? Anything helps😅😅

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## 6 comentarios

### Alyak comentó el 2024-05-12

I bought a fern like that with the same issue. The plant lived for almost a year before I had to cut my loses because it wasn’t able to recover. I hope you find the best information here to save that beautiful plant!

### Pooks comentó el 2024-05-12

Wait that’s root rot??? No wonder my plants I bought died😅😅😅

#### Kari respondió el 2024-05-12

Yes😅😂

### Dreams of Green comentó el 2024-05-12

I have a birds nest fern and they do not like the roots sopping wet so would just put it in a well chunky draining soil and water it and place it in a north facing window or a few feet from a east or west facing window and do not water it until the soil is completely dry. Bottom water after only until you get it in a watering schedule. I would also touch the roots and cut of the mushy ones

### Crystal comentó el 2024-05-13

Cut the mushy roots and just hope for the best with the rest

#### Kari respondió el 2024-05-13

All the roots are mushy so do I just cut all of them??😅

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