--- title: "I got the black raven zz for plant about a month ago, and it’s been…" description: "I got the black raven zz for plant about a month ago, and it’s been sitting in my window, and I’ve been following the watering advice. I just saw today that…" url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/d_q2Xm1zT5e_wGVosQhwFg?language=ko" community: "Pests, diseases and problems" author: "Sabine" published: "2024-10-21T23:10:22.005359Z" language: "en" image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/XkKNSLs7oZP-P1fukmWwvGiRGnBbARBnrXVCWsASu08/gUUNVSUCSU-QN97nIvWSCA.webp?size=large" --- [커뮤니티](https://getplanta.com/community.md?language=ko) / [Pests, diseases and problems](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ.md?language=ko) # I got the black raven zz for plant about a month ago, and it’s been… _Sabine님이 2024-10-21에 게시함_ I got the black raven zz for plant about a month ago, and it’s been sitting in my window, and I’ve been following the watering advice. I just saw today that its leaves are yellowing. Planta says maybe overwatered or not enough light. Any suggestions? Help pls! ![3개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/XkKNSLs7oZP-P1fukmWwvGiRGnBbARBnrXVCWsASu08/gUUNVSUCSU-QN97nIvWSCA.webp?size=large) ![3개 중 2번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/XkKNSLs7oZP-P1fukmWwvGiRGnBbARBnrXVCWsASu08/tCakFCVLRWKek4tB3fpLcw.webp?size=large) ![3개 중 3번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/XkKNSLs7oZP-P1fukmWwvGiRGnBbARBnrXVCWsASu08/Oi7OVz8aQjOMLZCQJtzvIg.webp?size=large) ## 17개의 댓글 ### Plant\_Joy님이 2024-10-21에 댓글을 남겼어요. Oh wow! I was just wondering about mine as well! Thanks for posting this question! I eagerly await suggestions ### Alyssa님이 2024-10-21에 댓글을 남겼어요. Eeeks yeah, definitely overwatering. I see that you water it about every two weeks or so. Zz plants come from the dry arid plans of Africa, they have large potato-like rhizomes connected to their roots which store water for a long long time. I don’t water mine for a month to a month and a half and it still is going strong and looks healthy. So I’d probably repot in dry soil and pull back on the watering ### Wolfen 🐺님이 2024-10-21에 댓글을 남겼어요. It does look like over water. I do water mine every 14 days (which planta suggests automatically). But it's by a heater and circulation, so dries out quickly. I just repotted mine in an even chunkier mix (more orchid/kiwi bark) and i got new growth in a week, so clearly it was a fan. ### Sabine님이 2024-10-22에 댓글을 남겼어요. Thanks so much for the help! I’m going to repot it tonight in my chunky mix. I didn’t realize they were used to dry arid weather. I got it from Etsy about a month ago and haven’t looked at the soil/roots. ### Sabine님이 2024-10-22에 댓글을 남겼어요. Alright problem found- def overwatered. How do I treat this?! Def some root rot. ![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/XkKNSLs7oZP-P1fukmWwvGiRGnBbARBnrXVCWsASu08/YJbABkSNSlOcBzi4ZoCrqQ.webp?size=large) #### Alyssa님이 2024-10-22에 답변했습니다. Okay so anything mushy has to be clipped off with sterilized scissors. If the rhizomes are mushy I’m not sure if it will make it but you can try and cut off only the part of the rhizome that is mushy. Then once all the pruning is done, soak in a mix of 50/50 hydrogen peroxide and water for a good ten minutes. Then repot in a fairly chunky mix, think like cereal consistency and then don’t water for a month since it has the rot #### Sabine님이 2024-10-22에 답변했습니다. Thank you…yeah the rhizomes are mush 😞. Do you think I should try half in soil and is it possible to maybe propagate? #### Alyssa님이 2024-10-22에 답변했습니다. Of course! Ah nooo. You could try that. Although I’ve heard that Zz plants take a long while to grow roots and propagate, like almost a year in water. Since they’re slow growing plants to begin with. But if you’ve got the time and patience and room, then I’d say go for it. Just wait for the cut stem to callous over in the air for a good day or two before putting in a bit of water, don’t submerge the whole stem though. And change it out once a month or so if you can. But there’s no harm in saying that you just want a new plant and it was a learning experience lol #### Sabine님이 2024-10-22에 답변했습니다. I literally lost more than half the rhizome. I have her repotted now- but I’m probably going to go with lesson learned and order another one just in case. I’m not sure if this one will make it. Def lesson learned 😂 #### Alyssa님이 2024-10-22에 답변했습니다. Awww bummerrrr, yeahhh haha okay sounds like a plan. I mean your first plant can be the experiment one to see if it bounces back. Update on here if that one actually makes it too!! But definitely get a new one to enjoy the Zz plant! There’s also one called a Zz chameleon variegated and I am dying to get it lol 😂 _앱에 답글이 1개 더 있습니다._ ### Mahmoud님이 2024-10-22에 댓글을 남겼어요. I had the same issue and cut off all the mushy roots, gave it a good soak, and then repotted in a cactus mix with additional perlite. I soaked soil in water to settle it, but used paper towels on drainage holes to soak up extra water to try to dry it up as much as I can. It lost few leaves, and some are yellowing with some browning at the tips. I expected that anyway but I hope the rest will survive. Just sharing in case it's helpful #### Sabine님이 2024-10-22에 답변했습니다. Thank you :) it’s def helpful! I’m glad to hear that I’m not the only one haha. How long ago was it? #### Mahmoud님이 2024-10-22에 답변했습니다. A week ago. I'll post some pics ![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/K_sJ3UZWXYUqnTj-EoETPJQ5Kljb4sRMB6BIBHXvy6s/MHG5LiGmSHiNBnLuN3ZSbQ.webp?size=large) #### Mahmoud님이 2024-10-22에 답변했습니다. Right out of the pot ![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/K_sJ3UZWXYUqnTj-EoETPJQ5Kljb4sRMB6BIBHXvy6s/FqFkKrCoTA-tG3mGTU79uQ.webp?size=large) ### Mahmoud님이 2024-10-22에 댓글을 남겼어요. Roots cleaned. Felt sorry for how much roots it lost ![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/K_sJ3UZWXYUqnTj-EoETPJQ5Kljb4sRMB6BIBHXvy6s/cIvO-_AESFKkQ0uo-VFiIg.webp?size=large) #### Mahmoud님이 2024-10-22에 답변했습니다. Next day ![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/K_sJ3UZWXYUqnTj-EoETPJQ5Kljb4sRMB6BIBHXvy6s/ZytqS6qLQye39-TdsiDZIg.webp?size=large) --- _Planta 커뮤니티 (https://getplanta.com). 누구나 읽을 수 있습니다. 게시물을 올리고, 댓글을 달고, 좋아요를 누르려면 Planta 앱을 다운로드하세요: https://getplanta.com/download_