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title: "Not sure what’s wrong with my monkey tail. The roots were white and…"
description: "Not sure what’s wrong with my monkey tail. The roots were white and looked healthy and I replaced the soil so it’s fresh. 😭 it used to be huge and I already…"
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published: "2026-01-17T21:53:21.809775Z"
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# Not sure what’s wrong with my monkey tail. The roots were white and…

_Posted by Tt on 2026-01-17_

Not sure what’s wrong with my monkey tail. The roots were white and looked healthy and I replaced the soil so it’s fresh. 😭 it used to be huge and I already had to cut off a lot of parts

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## 2 comments

### Madison commented on 2026-01-18

Are the base of the stems where it’s brown mushy at all? If so, I hate to say this, but it probably has stem rot 😣 it’s really easy to accidentally overwater these plants which would eventually cause that. How much do you let the soil dry out in between waterings? What kind of light does it currently receive?

#### Tt replied on 2026-01-18

I water it once a month and it prefers grow light. I moved it natural light for awhile but it didn’t grow at all until I put it back to the grow light

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