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title: "I recently got this plant and read that it doesn’t like much sun…"
description: "I recently got this plant and read that it doesn’t like much sun light. But the leaves are falling .. maybe I over water it? I do it weekly .. please help"
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author: "Plant lover"
published: "2023-09-22T02:10:53.9Z"
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# I recently got this plant and read that it doesn’t like much sun…

_Opslået af Plant lover den 2023-09-22_

I recently got this plant and read that it doesn’t like much sun light. But the leaves are falling .. maybe I over water it? I do it weekly .. please help

![Vedhæftet fil 1 af 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/b691cBCdBDN3xwwNCL1iVmPQGhIryezn2PU-CTOzpz4/e8266bdb7393414ba6a7caa9d8edf4e7.webp?size=large)

## 6 kommentarer

### RoxxieCotton kommenterede den 2023-09-22

Always Feel the soil before watering, or invest in a moisture meter. :) with it becoming fall plants won’t need to be as watered as much as they transition into winter mode. The first couple inches should be dry dry dry before thinking about watering but if it feel wet hold off. You may have root rot so I would dig up your plant and inspect the roots, cut away anything that’s gone brown and mushy, rinse anything that’s still alive with 3% hydrogen peroxide and then repot with a good airy soil mix in a pot with drainage that is proportionally sized to the size of the root ball.  
Best of luck! I hope she lives! :)

#### Plant lover svarede den 2023-09-22

Thank youu for the great típs!

### Penny L kommenterede den 2023-09-22

⬆️💯% I have a Chinese evergreen and she does well in full afternoon sun with a little bit of water about once every 10 days.

![Vedhæftet fil 1 af 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/WpKYN2FfaBCRMvqyS1GTh6wGBYepj7fZ7CnMJBvmePo/5f77898875e84e348f608d9274a2e453.webp?size=large)

### Women are Water kommenterede den 2023-09-22

Good thing is once you give it more light and only water when the soil is dry it will bounce back !

#### Plant lover svarede den 2023-09-22

Yes! I definitely am moving it and will give it less water🙌🏻

### chanterelle kommenterede den 2023-09-24

Always better to underwater than overwater!

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