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title: "Trying my hand at keeping houseplants alive after some luck with a…"
description: "Trying my hand at keeping houseplants alive after some luck with a random plant my daughter got and I managed to keep it alive. I got a gorgeous Elephant Ear…"
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author: "La McKelvery Casita"
published: "2024-06-25T20:12:25.776609Z"
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# Trying my hand at keeping houseplants alive after some luck with a…

_Pubblicato da La McKelvery Casita il 2024-06-25_

Trying my hand at keeping houseplants alive after some luck with a random plant my daughter got and I managed to keep it alive. I got a gorgeous Elephant Ear and transplanted to a larger pot immediately after. I’ve been keeping it (inside) by my back sliding door as that is the area that receives the most sun. Played with watering a little more vs. a little less after the first couple of yellowing leaves. The pot has ample drainage, so I know it’s not retaining all the water it receives. I’ve gotten quite a few new tiny leaves since transplanting, and it looks like I have another large stem that will be unfurling soon, but the overall health of this plant is going downhill. I attributed the first couple of yellowing leaves to transplant shock and trimmed them away. I recently went out of town for the weekend (watered Friday before leaving… back by Monday) and came back to several yellowing leaves. I’m a complete beginner at this and I would appreciate any help I can get! FYI the plant was just moved to the back patio at the time of posting in an attempt to give it some more light… but it’s current location has no correlation to the plants current condition.

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## 1 commento

### Sunny ha commentato il 2024-06-25

What was the pot’s size (diameter) before repotting and what is the diameter of the current pot?

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