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title: "Can someone tell me what might be going on with my Chinese evergreen?…"
description: "Can someone tell me what might be going on with my Chinese evergreen? The roots are fine and it hasn’t been repotted. Whenever I water it doesn’t perk back up…."
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# Can someone tell me what might be going on with my Chinese evergreen?…

_Publié par Lexuss le 2024-08-14_

Can someone tell me what might be going on with my Chinese evergreen? The roots are fine and it hasn’t been repotted. Whenever I water it doesn’t perk back up….

![Pièce jointe 1 sur 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/2jB0iETBZWHD83WOTDJz41gZzQxqHkEdmwX5JCej0cM/tuhsdZIvTberQZNOsFve5w.webp?size=large)

## 12 commentaires

### Alyssa a commenté le 2024-08-14

The soil looks a bit too dense and damp, I’d lean towards something fungal

#### Lexuss ha respondido el 2024-08-15

Here’s the soil

![Pièce jointe 1 sur 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/2jB0iETBZWHD83WOTDJz41gZzQxqHkEdmwX5JCej0cM/e7AEuRGgR4qgTO2Kp7Bn7Q.webp?size=large)

#### Alyssa ha respondido el 2024-08-16

Yeah from what you have said about the soil composition and also seeing a picture of the roots. It’s definitely fungal, leaning towards root rot. Possibly from the substrate it was in before you repotted with the good stuff. I’d try to chop off the rot, soak it in 50/50 hydrogen peroxide and water and then prop it to grow new roots 😬

### Adrian a commenté le 2024-08-14

Does the water quickly drain from the soil or just sit there and seem unaffected? It could be the soil is the problem 🤔 would you happen to know when it was last repotted, and what type or brand of soil it was potted in?

#### Lexuss ha respondido el 2024-08-15

It quickly drains, I repotted a few months ago! In the fox farm soil, mises with perlite and coco coir

#### Adrian ha respondido el 2024-08-15

That’s really strange, then. And the roots are light in color and firm? Not dark or mushy? Hmm. If it’s getting enough light and humidity, then it’s possible it’s something fungal.

#### Lexuss ha respondido el 2024-08-16

Yes they are light and firm. Even pushing out a new leaf

#### Adrian ha respondido el 2024-08-16

I would try to check for fungal, then. There’s quite a few different ones, so perhaps try narrowing it down by researching “common fungal infections for aglaonema”. In the meantime, isolate it from your other plants and don’t use the same tools for other plants that you use with this plant until you can rule out that it isn’t something fungal that can spread

### Hort Specialist a commenté le 2024-08-14

Can you send a picture with the plant pulled out? Would like to see the roots

#### Lexuss ha respondido el 2024-08-16

![Pièce jointe 1 sur 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/2jB0iETBZWHD83WOTDJz41gZzQxqHkEdmwX5JCej0cM/9zRddTwtQ0yogb8vOgSZ_A.webp?size=large)

#### Hort Specialist ha respondido el 2024-08-17

You got healthy roots and some that are waterlogged. From inconsistent watering, it happens and I would probably do a hydrogen peroxide treatment to the roots.

### John H. a commenté le 2024-08-14

If you feel the soil and it’s abit slimey, could be root rot, I’d say re pot but clean well.

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