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Elizabeth

So I recently got this ponytail palm from target. And all its leaves have rotted off for some reason. I had one before and it thrived :-( Is this plant a lost cause now ?

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  1. hailey

    i’m not sure if it’s a lost cause i would still keep an eye on it for a while. but as someone who works at target, don’t ever buy target plants😭i have no idea who takes care of them and they almost always look so bad

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    • Succulent❤️Mama

      The ones I saw at target looked like no one took care of them.🤪 Some were crunchy like they had been put in an oven. I did buy a pothos and a brasil philodendrona couple months ago, but treated it as a rescue plant. Dumped them out, cut off dead parts, separated out the separate plants into different pots to customize care, and fertilized them. They are doing great now! But I have no idea why someone thought it was a good idea to sell plants at a store indoors on the shelf with no water or light, like a vase or something. I felt bad for the workers who were responsible for that section. Target is not set up for plants.🤪

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  2. eatyacarbs

    pull it out of the pot and get eyes on the root system so you can start trying to figure out why the leaves fell off

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    • eatyacarbs

      my guess is that the soil sucks and needs to be updated to something better & more well draining

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    • Elizabeth

      I think the roots are ok ?

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    • eatyacarbs

      ooooo yes love root pics lol. yeah they look good — anything on the base of the trunk soft?

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    • Elizabeth

      Nope!

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    • eatyacarbs

      All good signs! It could have dropped leaves from stress of the move from the store to your home and/or results of poor care previously. I’d get it into some nice new, quick draining sandy soil mix & give it time to adjust to its new conditions at your house and it should start popping out new leaves. a little fertilizer wouldn’t hurt either

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