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title: "I repotted it in a chunky soil and took off the rotting roots. Should…"
description: "I repotted it in a chunky soil and took off the rotting roots. Should I leave or cut the browning leaf’s?"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Mango"
published: "2025-08-22T03:52:17.098015Z"
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# I repotted it in a chunky soil and took off the rotting roots. Should…

_Posted by Mango on 2025-08-22_

I repotted it in a chunky soil and took off the rotting roots.  
Should I leave or cut the browning leaf’s?

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## 4 comments

### Jules commented on 2025-08-22

You can cut it if you’d like to make it look nicer but not necessary. :)

#### Mango replied on 2025-08-22

I repotted it in the nursery pot but put in a decorative pot as you can see, I also put the decorative pot on a pebble tray. Is the pebble tray necessary?

#### Jules replied on 2025-08-23

Nope, they don’t do anything from what I have experienced. It does help bring minimal humidity but I have mine up in my guest room getting bright indirect light with just normal room humidity which is 40-50 for my house and late summer where I live. :)

#### Jules replied on 2025-08-23

Also wanted to let you know, the more light it gets, the more the variegated it will get! Mine is getting some red now and orange! :)

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