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title: "My watermelon peperomia was doing ok until late Saturday night/early…"
description: "My watermelon peperomia was doing ok until late Saturday night/early Sunday morning. I have repotted it. I have a grow light I’m using. What can be done to try…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Billy"
published: "2023-08-15T03:04:59.014Z"
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# My watermelon peperomia was doing ok until late Saturday night/early…

_Publié par Billy le 2023-08-15_

My watermelon peperomia was doing ok until late Saturday night/early Sunday morning. I have repotted it. I have a grow light I’m using. What can be done to try and save it, and also what is the best positioning for my light for it to grow?

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## 3 commentaires

### GreenLeaf a commenté le 2023-08-15

This is the most dramatic plant in my collection. It gets a little bit thirsty and the entire thing flops over in 2 hours and looks dead. Then perks right back up once its watered. It’s taken me a very long time with this plant to get mine figured out.

My biggest suggestions with this plant are:  
\- don’t have in a pot too large, only 2-3” larger than its root ball  
\- loose chunky mix, mine struggled in just regular potting soil  
\- let it almost dry out completely, it was VERY sensitive to overwatering.  
\- fertilize! Mine really needs frequent fertilizing.

Good luck! They are beautiful once you get it thriving!

#### Billy ha respondido el 2023-08-15

I am using miracle grow indoor potting soil I am also using miracle grow indoor plant food. I have a grow light that I got from Lowe’s. Would an LED grow light be better?

### Billy a commenté le 2023-08-15

To be exact, this is the bulb that I am using

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