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title: "I just bought this, what can I do to help it be healthier?"
description: "I just bought this, what can I do to help it be healthier?"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Maddie"
published: "2024-04-23T12:42:05.998463Z"
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# I just bought this, what can I do to help it be healthier?

_Publicado por Maddie el 2024-04-23_

I just bought this, what can I do to help it be healthier?

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## 8 comentarios

### Ji11 comentó el 2024-04-23

It doesn’t look too bad. Plants get packed together too close during transport, that’s the little scars and marks. With every new plant I allow them to acclimate then shower them down and treat with a mix of neem oil \& dr bronners for pests. Once you’re ready to repot always check roots for rot. If rot is present (smelly squishy roots) remove all soil and spray roots with 3% hydrogen peroxide. For pothos use a “chunky mix” of soil or cocoa, perlite, and sphagnum.

#### Maddie respondió el 2024-04-23

Thank you!

### Roller comentó el 2024-04-23

Lovely! I thought it looked like a pothos, which shows I know very little, but those seem to me to be battle scars and now that it is safe with you and not in a shop, getting battered around, I bet the new growth will be healthy and strong.

#### Maddie respondió el 2024-04-23

Thank you :)

### Sydnei comentó el 2024-04-23

it’s just mechanical damage. pothos will shine through it. you can prune it if it bothers you but it still looks healthy

#### Maddie respondió el 2024-04-23

Thank you

#### anneliese respondió el 2024-04-23

actually don’t prune it. it will take valuable nutrients and surface area away from the plant

### anneliese comentó el 2024-04-23

it’s literally fine. you seem like a new plant parent: do not overdo it. over worrying about your plants will kill them and stress you out for no reason. most plants on the earth are doing fine without any human interaction.

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