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title: "any suggestions on how to help an over fertilized plant? i have a…"
description: "any suggestions on how to help an over fertilized plant? i have a couple succulents that i over did and they’re all wilted and sick."
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author: "🪴lex🏵️"
published: "2023-07-07T19:41:46.761Z"
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# any suggestions on how to help an over fertilized plant? i have a…

_Posted by 🪴lex🏵️ on 2023-07-07_

any suggestions on how to help an over fertilized plant? i have a couple succulents that i over did and they’re all wilted and sick.

## 4 comments

### Rhonda commented on 2023-07-07

There’s a Wiki How article I thought was pretty good. I liked the idea of scooping of some of the surface soil and flushing (and replacing the dirt on top). You can also repot with new dirt.

#### Rhonda replied on 2023-07-07

Flushing plant with water

#### 🪴lex🏵️ replied on 2023-07-07

oh perfect! thank you!

### Russty commented on 2023-07-07

Water and repot. But if things go further south, propagate them. As a point though, plants that like to be dried out before watering don’t need to be fertilized as often because they store the nutrients and water in their leaves or their rhizomes (species depending)

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