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title: "Should I cut the brown out or leave be?"
description: "Should I cut the brown out or leave be?"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Jenna"
published: "2025-09-09T15:50:20.007327Z"
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# Should I cut the brown out or leave be?

_Posted by Jenna on 2025-09-09_

Should I cut the brown out or leave be?

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## 5 comments

### Tom commented on 2025-09-09

I’d be checking for pests, possibly thrips, best isolate from other plants, possibly check for root rot, a good wash to get rid of any pests on surfaces and crevices and make sure soil is only most and not wet

#### Jenna replied on 2025-09-09

Sorry should’ve gave it a little more back story. My ex left it out in direct sun on a 90+ day and it burnt.

### Isabella commented on 2025-09-09

If it’s rot it’s most likely to just keep spreading the easiest thing for me to do was cut the leaves so the plant doesn’t have to focus on it

#### Jenna replied on 2025-09-09

Forgot the back story I should’ve gave on Tom’s comment above

### Tom commented on 2025-09-09

Maybe just cut the worst ones out then, just looked like it pests, but sun will do it to, just surprised it’s more damaged in the middle rather than the outside, could still have had some sort of damaged from pests that made it more susceptible to sun burn

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