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title: "Back from a few days away and I had house / dog / plant sitters…"
description: "Back from a few days away and I had house / dog / plant sitters taking care of everything. Poor little coleus is looking rough though. Ideas as to what has…"
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# Back from a few days away and I had house / dog / plant sitters…

_Publicado por Roller el 2024-04-23_

Back from a few days away and I had house / dog / plant sitters taking care of everything. Poor little coleus is looking rough though. Ideas as to what has happened? Was it, perhaps, overwatered?

Suggestions would be welcome. I propagated “Cole” myself so I feel attached!

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## 7 comentarios

### PortlyPothos comentó el 2024-04-23

I’d check the soil and see if it’s super dry. Mine would start to look really sad if a was just a tad too far on the need to water side.

### Sunny comentó el 2024-04-23

Looks like it needs water. Check the soil. Maybe the sitter didn’t water enough.

#### Roller respondió el 2024-04-23

I should have mentioned that it is in wet soil! 🤦🏼‍♀️

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#### anneliese respondió el 2024-04-23

i don’t trust these- they say my soil is wet all the time until it’s bone dry. how does the soil FEEL, with your hands? don’t be afraid to stick your finger in there and figure it out- coleus need a fair amount of water especially in the summer. may be time for a repot soon.

#### Sunny respondió el 2024-04-24

I don’t trust these. Threw away 2 when they conflicted. I use a wooden skewer to soak in the soil a few minutes to verify if the skewer is wet. I also use my finger in very chunky potting mix.

#### PortlyPothos respondió el 2024-04-24

I agree with the others. I had that exact model and it was fine for a bit but I could put it in bone dry soil and it would tell me it was soaking.

### Roller comentó el 2024-04-26

Sad update! Soul still moist to touch and my little plant is looking pretty bad! Ideas?

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