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title: "I think I may have overwatered my (new) caladium. You can see it’s…"
description: "I think I may have overwatered my (new) caladium. You can see it’s right next to a (west-facing) window. Any advice? Let the soul dry out a bit more? I hope I…"
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# I think I may have overwatered my (new) caladium. You can see it’s…

_Gepostet von Luke am 2023-08-19_

I think I may have overwatered my (new) caladium. You can see it’s right next to a (west-facing) window. Any advice? Let the soul dry out a bit more? I hope I didn’t kill it…

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## 3 Kommentare

### MamaJuju kommentierte am 2023-08-19

So if you leave it how it is, it will continue to die. Remove it from the pot (so it’s bare root)and let it dry out on a stack of newspaper or paper towels for a little while and change out the soil to something dry before putting back in. Also NEVER pour water over the actual plant, this will lead to the same problem but worse.

#### Luke antwortete am 2023-08-19

So water directly on the soil only?

#### Luke antwortete am 2023-08-25

Just did as you suggested! Hoping it comes back to life in a week or so…

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