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title: "Help! I barely touch my ZZ and she’s been perfect for 3 years. Now…"
description: "Help! I barely touch my ZZ and she’s been perfect for 3 years. Now she’s losing a ton of leaves. Her soil really dried out quickly right after I watered her…"
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author: "Lo"
published: "2024-12-19T02:10:05.757055Z"
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# Help! I barely touch my ZZ and she’s been perfect for 3 years. Now…

_Lo님이 2024-12-19에 게시함_

Help! I barely touch my ZZ and she’s been perfect for 3 years. Now she’s losing a ton of leaves. Her soil really dried out quickly right after I watered her last time (3 weeks ago-ish). How do I proceed? She has a grow light and I water once a month or so.

![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/bietQkiKSR4V9kCj5sMgm0mjb9BlrbOeMgEd5oOLxFA/7izu8v1kS9K5C0egD4EFpg.webp?size=large)

## 12개의 댓글

### Aria님이 2024-12-19에 댓글을 남겼어요.

How are the roots / rhizomes?

#### Lo님이 2024-12-19에 답변했습니다.

Haven’t looked 😬. I’m a beginner and not sure what ZZ roots and rhizomes should look like

### Aria님이 2024-12-19에 댓글을 남겼어요.

No worries! 😊 Here’s a photo—the rhizomes are the bulb-like things that store water.

![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/r-zheNPkzBDyGfkXpEYhPfvZ5IR-QhLRnqQI7FMwsDo/QhBMf49CRe2SWPu_GDNe8Q.webp?size=large)

### Aria님이 2024-12-19에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Since you’ve had the plant for 3 years, I assume the roots/rhizomes may be a little crowded.

#### Lo님이 2024-12-19에 답변했습니다.

So does that mean sizing up a pot if they look crowded?

#### Aria님이 2024-12-19에 답변했습니다.

Yes and 1-2 inches larger than the root ball

#### Lo님이 2024-12-19에 답변했습니다.

Thank you!

### 9s님이 2024-12-19에 댓글을 남겼어요.

have you tried some fertilizer? 3 years, sounds hungry 🤤

#### Lo님이 2024-12-19에 답변했습니다.

I haven’t but I was planning to on my next watering!

#### Lo님이 2024-12-19에 답변했습니다.

Also I haven’t seen new growth in a looong time, do I fertilize or wait?

#### 9s님이 2024-12-19에 답변했습니다.

Oooof that’s definitely a hungry plant then!! Feeding is a great way to get a plant going again

### KJM님이 2024-12-21에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Sounds like it definitely needs more space. Either bump it up in pot size or divide the plant into several smaller pots. Go easy on the fertilizer because this time of the year is their slow grow time. I suppose that depends on where you live but most places this is the slow grow time and not much fertilizer is needed.

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