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title: "Before going on a week long vacation, I changed the soil from a dense…"
description: "Before going on a week long vacation, I changed the soil from a dense potting mix to a chunky mix consisting of charcoal, perlight, coco husk, and all purpose…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Teejaay"
published: "2026-05-23T03:12:36.231039Z"
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# Before going on a week long vacation, I changed the soil from a dense…

_Posted by Teejaay on 2026-05-23_

Before going on a week long vacation, I changed the soil from a dense potting mix to a chunky mix consisting of charcoal, perlight, coco husk, and all purpose potting soil. I came back to the leaves Yellowing like this.  
Is the Yellowing from transplant shock or under/ over watering. I also moved it alot further from my grow light because I noticed the ends starting to burn. Any help would be extremely helpful.  
I got this plant for $30 because Walmart had it labeled wrong.

Should I cut around the brown spots, remove the leafs entirely or let them be?

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## 1 comment

### Michigan mommy commented on 2026-05-23

Let it be for now if there are no signs of pests. Be sure to not overwater and cause root rot. I think because the white or nearly white sections are the most affected it’s likely sunburn. The unfortunate part of high variegated plants is they are more prone to sunburn. The white sections are a lack of pigmentation basically which means they cannot handle as direct of light as green leaves.

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