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title: "Hello, so I have two polka dot plants and both aren’t doing well. I…"
description: "Hello, so I have two polka dot plants and both aren’t doing well. I don’t know what’s wrong with them. The leaves get really dry and it doesn’t help when I…"
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# Hello, so I have two polka dot plants and both aren’t doing well. I…

_Opslået af Mercy den 2024-01-16_

Hello, so I have two polka dot plants and both aren’t doing well. I don’t know what’s wrong with them. The leaves get really dry and it doesn’t help when I water them and wait. This is the before and after. I don’t know if it’s because it’s winter and it’s too cold in my room but all my other plants are doing fine. Any idea what could be wrong? Thanks.

![Vedhæftet fil 1 af 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/UTYG6FCA9twNy-0KH1XMYAbQeu5F4tFhq16vnaDeNjw/b9f7e38951eb41879ceb02e392d625c0.webp?size=large)

## 7 kommentarer

### Tamara kommenterede den 2024-01-16

Hey!! So I had a similar problem with mine. They got super leggy so I did some research and saw that trimming them Back will help but just do it week by week as it is winter now! But as soon as I cut mine back a bit they came back to life and gave me more fuller happier leaves!

#### Tamara svarede den 2024-01-16

![Vedhæftet fil 1 af 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/wk_rpcnZHd3cdSSXqnv1VPGSFfecfJu3eO_fiop3RAQ/ce1c6700a27a4b88acadce941fd75cc3.webp?size=large)

#### Tamara svarede den 2024-01-16

So just cutting above a node. And more leaves will pop up! Be sure to keep they watered too as they can be super dramatic! I tend to bottom water mine x

#### Tamara svarede den 2024-01-16

This is my leggy one and since cutting 3 long stems off she’s bushing at the bottom now and I’m so pleased! Hope this helps!!

![Vedhæftet fil 1 af 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/wk_rpcnZHd3cdSSXqnv1VPGSFfecfJu3eO_fiop3RAQ/996b1a70874d42ca9e4762085ecfdf37.webp?size=large)

#### Mercy svarede den 2024-01-18

I cut it back and put it in water. It seems to be doing better. It’s sticking up straight again and the remaining leaves look healthy so far. I put her in water last night.

### Natalie kommenterede den 2024-01-16

My sister-in-law had the same problem. When she put them under a strong grow light she got new shoots from the soil within a week or so. They looks super healthy and are nice and bushy and cute. If you are keeping up with watering then I think it might be a light problem.

### PlantLady kommenterede den 2024-01-16

You can pinch the new leaves off before they develop to encourage it to put out more lower leaves instead of growing vertically which helps it not look so leggy

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