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title: "Plant doctor says overwatering. Don't think that's right. Any ideas?…"
description: "Plant doctor says overwatering. Don't think that's right. Any ideas? I cleaned off the leaves with an alcohol wipe and sprayed them with a neem oil mix and put…"
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# Plant doctor says overwatering. Don't think that's right. Any ideas?…

_Publié par MummaDeb le 2024-08-12_

Plant doctor says overwatering. Don't think that's right. Any ideas? I cleaned off the leaves with an alcohol wipe and sprayed them with a neem oil mix and put the plant in quarantine just in case.

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## 7 commentaires

### eatyacarbs a commenté le 2024-08-12

hmm the soil looks very wet and those spots are indicative of too much water. but you know your conditions best - why do you feel its not overwatering?

#### MummaDeb ha respondido el 2024-08-12

Because it's in a clay pot and I only water it when the soil is almost completely dried out. I just watered it the day before yesterday which is why the soil looks wet. I'm guilty of overwatering other plants in the past but I've never seen brown spots like that.

#### eatyacarbs ha respondido el 2024-08-12

i think your soil is holding onto more water than the plant would like. if you watered that two days ago and it’s still this wet, it’s staying too wet for too long for sure. you could add more perlite 😎

#### MummaDeb ha respondido el 2024-08-13

Thanks. I'll repot it.

### S.R a commenté le 2024-08-12

Looks like root rot possibly from overwatering? I agree with the above comments!

#### MummaDeb ha respondido el 2024-08-13

Thanks.

### MummaDeb a commenté le 2024-08-14

Repotted and the roots looked fine, but put it in new soil and didn't water. What should I do with the damaged leaves? Should I cut them off?

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