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title: "Friends, I am doing my absolute best to keep this baby alive. PLEASE…"
description: "Friends, I am doing my absolute best to keep this baby alive. PLEASE help me. What do you think is wrong? I use a humidifier, give it indirect light, keep it…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Joy Holmes"
published: "2023-07-13T14:50:11.808Z"
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# Friends, I am doing my absolute best to keep this baby alive. PLEASE…

_Geplaatst door Joy Holmes op 2023-07-13_

Friends,

I am doing my absolute best to keep this baby alive. PLEASE help me. What do you think is wrong?

I use a humidifier, give it indirect light, keep it moist, away from drafts and I… I just don’t know 😔☹️

![Bijlage 1 van 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/N5gRWONoQFhXBGrm4kUSYbhhIuPkYSTwLRcPt9ewPVw/55e469abc7304d989c314cae8ba8d921.webp?size=large)

## 9 reacties

### Onnie reageerde op 2023-07-13

Was it repotted?  
Is it getting too much light?  
These are things that stress mine out.  
Has good drainage?

#### Joy Holmes antwoordde op 2023-07-13

Haven’t repotted it. There are drainage holes but maybe it needs more? Hmmm.

Thank you!

### exitJiraffe reageerde op 2023-07-13

It looks a little leggy to me, could need more light. I keep mine in an airy soil mix (2:1:1 soil, perlite, orchid bark) they seem to love it. I just water a little more often. Use distilled water.

#### Joy Holmes antwoordde op 2023-07-13

I haven’t repotted it but think it could benefit from more internal drainage. I agree, it does look leggy— I also had to cut a bunch of stems off 😔

### Danika reageerde op 2023-07-13

Distilled water. More indirect light. Water when soil is 50% dry.

#### Joy Holmes antwoordde op 2023-07-13

Copy that! Thanks!

### rileigh reageerde op 2023-07-13

the problem is it’s a calathea🙏

#### Joy Holmes antwoordde op 2023-07-13

Honestly 😂😂 Set up for heartbreak ❤️‍🩹

### Tiffany reageerde op 2023-07-14

The only time Rosy isn’t throwing an absolute fit is when she lives in my indoor greenhouse with 70-80% humidity and grow lights…

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