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title: "So my inch plant is browning and becoming pale. I believe it may be…"
description: "So my inch plant is browning and becoming pale. I believe it may be from a lack of humidity (if anyone else has any ideas please let me know) but my main…"
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author: "Evan"
published: "2024-08-22T22:33:19.540535Z"
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# So my inch plant is browning and becoming pale. I believe it may be…

_Posted by Evan on 2024-08-22_

So my inch plant is browning and becoming pale. I believe it may be from a lack of humidity (if anyone else has any ideas please let me know) but my main question is can I put a pebble tray in the bottom of this self watering pot? (Last photo) Will it still have the same effect?

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![Attachment 4 of 4](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/J9FnStOwnG-2FrQblaDJS8HDgbcdlRPa6VuWmDQdews/yJHdIzwvTXOv67mecJytLg.webp?size=large)

## 2 comments

### Allison commented on 2024-08-22

This is a tradescantia ‘nanouk’, not an inch plant. To me this looks more like sun bleaching, how much direct light does it get?

#### Evan replied on 2024-08-22

Oh I didn’t know that! It may be getting too much direct sunlight, I’ll move it and see what happens.

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