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emma 🪴🌞

My Tradescantia Nanouk is drying out completely the day after i water her. her leaves are withering away because of it. she has the same soil as my other plants, any idea what could be causing this?

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  1. KelOlivi

    What you are showing in the photo looks healthy. Leaves will periodically shrivel and die off. Pruning can help promote new growth. Do you have a moisture meter to measure how damp the soil is? It looks dry in the image. How long has it been since a repot? Remember soil can become compacted and hydrophobic over time.

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    • emma 🪴🌞

      Hi, i just repotted her about a month ago. i do have a moisture meter that said she was dry and i just watered yesterday, so im not sure how it’s drying out so fast

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  2. Sunny

    The leaves shown are dried or cracking and the long stems look leggy with missing leaves confirming lack of water to the plant. I’m going to recommend something more radical. I would change out the soil if water runs right through it before the plant has time to absorb it since the soil looks like bark mulch. You can soak it longer by bottom watering. But, it may take longer to dry out leaving the roots susceptible to root rot. Get a potting mix for succulents or one that has a combination of coco coir, perlite and small amount of soil or even going without soil. I also recommend a pot one inch wider. Cut the longer stems down and place one or two leaf nodes directly into the soil to get a compact fuller plant. Add rooting hormone powder to the cut stems to encourage quicker root growth. Let the soil almost dry out between waterings. Add SuperThrive once a month to the water until the plant is established.

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    • emma 🪴🌞

      thank you!

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