--- title: "I need some help diagnosing my wandering dude. These brown spots…" description: "I need some help diagnosing my wandering dude. These brown spots started appearing and growing along with him feeling very stiff and dull. I have been watering…" url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/q8wpxcrTRdG73iOctEnPwQ?language=nb" community: "Pests, diseases and problems" author: "Jaden marks" published: "2024-05-14T14:56:07.839215Z" language: "en" image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/zm5CPcgZoN7uOXoZcyoJqn2cV0axtuQBE7pDqND5yJ0/-p_vWCSZTZyStwlMzXUtGQ.webp?size=large" --- [Fellesskap](https://getplanta.com/community.md?language=nb) / [Pests, diseases and problems](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ.md?language=nb) # I need some help diagnosing my wandering dude. These brown spots… _Lagt ut av Jaden marks den 2024-05-14_ I need some help diagnosing my wandering dude. These brown spots started appearing and growing along with him feeling very stiff and dull. I have been watering him once a week to avoid rot. ![Vedlegg 1 av 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/zm5CPcgZoN7uOXoZcyoJqn2cV0axtuQBE7pDqND5yJ0/-p_vWCSZTZyStwlMzXUtGQ.webp?size=large) ![Vedlegg 2 av 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/zm5CPcgZoN7uOXoZcyoJqn2cV0axtuQBE7pDqND5yJ0/1gktX-SmTyS3tw_cwo6O7A.webp?size=large) ![Vedlegg 3 av 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/zm5CPcgZoN7uOXoZcyoJqn2cV0axtuQBE7pDqND5yJ0/DBOLWW4GS4CVPhR4iHJ_Pw.webp?size=large) ## 4 kommentarer ### NiCold kommenterte den 2024-05-14 Not sure if this will help but are you watering where those brown spots and shriveled leaves are? When I first got mine I watered from the top and the leaves shriveled the same way! They're very sensitive to water on their leaves from my experience. I started watering from the bottom and cut back the dead leaves and now I haven't had that problem since! ### Riley kommenterte den 2024-05-14 I’ve found that tradescantias need to be repotted almost immediately after getting home, because they’re almost always extremely rootbound. Once it’s been repotted, I would stop watering once a week and only water when dry. Also, that looks like a tricolor, not a Zebrina. #### Riley svarte den 2024-05-14 Here are before and after pictures of my tradescantia with this method. Before: ![Vedlegg 1 av 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/NdbFnkerz9b0_a-iTYZvvOzRIwR1Zhv6C_ilzSLBRK4/ywGcZq2NSCKm6q0EKrFc1w.webp?size=large) #### Riley svarte den 2024-05-14 2 months later: ![Vedlegg 1 av 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/NdbFnkerz9b0_a-iTYZvvOzRIwR1Zhv6C_ilzSLBRK4/2YjCXkCWQQGC7GMHDg0nXA.webp?size=large) --- _Planta-fellesskapet (https://getplanta.com). Lesing er åpen for alle. For å poste, kommentere og like, skaff deg Planta-appen: https://getplanta.com/download_