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title: "I bought a plant with rotten roots 😢 I kind of knew from the start…"
description: "I bought a plant with rotten roots 😢 I kind of knew from the start but it wasnt too bad at first. I cut the bad roots, sanitized and replaced the soil with…"
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# I bought a plant with rotten roots 😢 I kind of knew from the start…

_Lagt ut av SrslyTomCruise den 2025-05-12_

I bought a plant with rotten roots 😢  
I kind of knew from the start but it wasnt too bad at first. I cut the bad roots, sanitized and replaced the soil with slightly damp chunky soil last week. Unfortunately it seems the remaining roots have rotted as well 😭  
I decided to cut the vines connected to the roots and just propagate. But i left the vines that seemed to be subsisting solely off aerial roots in the moss pole. Any advice? 🙏🏻

![Vedlegg 1 av 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/kTPZfgQRGz4XM5N-0_nmrGpdPPjtjpt7P8nFzMWqXIw/txCfhvV_QnaJkSKKiI3jyg.webp?size=large)

## 3 kommentarer

### exitJiraffe kommenterte den 2025-05-13

These don’t look rotted to me, are they slimy mush? If anything they look a bit dry. Some plants have white roots, but a lot have brown or red roots; doesn’t mean they’re rotted.

If you have the plant still in the pole with roots that should be fine as long as you don’t let the moss dry out completely.

#### SrslyTomCruise svarte den 2025-05-13

Thank you! I’ll keep an eye on the moss 🙏🏻  
Unfortunately the roots were white and strong a week ago but today they are soft mushy and brown. They were coming off with just a gentle touch and the leaves were turning yellow :/

#### Victoria Maddison svarte den 2025-05-14

Yea, that’s rot. I think you’ve got the right idea though.

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