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title: "Hi there ! New to the community & just got back from being a month…"
description: "Hi there ! New to the community & just got back from being a month out of town ! Left keys with a friends & came back to some struggling plants - so sad ! This…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/fFg92Ydot7Hv4NM6F2dhBO"
community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Lizzie"
published: "2025-09-18T22:27:40.374479Z"
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# Hi there ! New to the community \& just got back from being a month…

_Posted by Lizzie on 2025-09-18_

Hi there ! New to the community \& just got back from being a month out of town ! Left keys with a friends \& came back to some struggling plants - so sad ! This one was so full - I had to pull about 30+ dead leaves out of this one \& it has so many brown spots all over the leaves /stems ! Any advice to help revive this beauty !

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## 3 comments

### lyssxgardens commented on 2025-09-19

you can always chop and prop!! i would check the soil and see if you see any pests or anything in there, but if not if you just cut the yellowing leaves it should be okay

#### Lizzie replied on 2025-09-28

Nearly all of the leaves have brown spots on them 😩

### GreenLeaf commented on 2025-09-19

The spots on the leaves indicate to me a pest or fungus problem. Not necessarily a watering issue. Doesn’t mean watering didn’t contribute to it. But the circles of brown and yellow patches tell me there is something else going on.

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