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title: "I need help! My plant has all of a sudden has started turning yellow…"
description: "I need help! My plant has all of a sudden has started turning yellow in some leaves. I am not sure why. I’ve had this plant for almost a year and have watered…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "PrincessKM"
published: "2024-08-28T14:55:57.119303Z"
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# I need help! My plant has all of a sudden has started turning yellow…

_Posted by PrincessKM on 2024-08-28_

I need help! My plant has all of a sudden has started turning yellow in some leaves. I am not sure why. I’ve had this plant for almost a year and have watered it as scheduled and have had no issues! Now im not sure what’s going on. I placed it by a window 2 days ago to see if it needs sun but I’m sad  
:( all help appreciated!

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## 7 comments

### Riley commented on 2024-08-28

This looks like overwatering to me. Planta’s schedule isn’t always going to be accurate, and I’ve found that it tends to have me overwater my plants. I just use it as a reminder to check the soil. These plants are extremely drought tolerant, and they can go months without water. I would pull it out of the pot and cut off any root rot, and make sure the soil is totally dry for about a week before watering.

### eatyacarbs commented on 2024-08-28

These want to be super neglected. I only water once a month in summer, and even less in winter. This is a small pot — it could be ready for a new one

#### PrincessKM replied on 2024-08-28

lol. I’ve had this pot for a year too and it still thrived 😪😪😪 im disappointed lol

#### eatyacarbs replied on 2024-08-28

right but it may have outgrown the pot in a year — Zz has big rhizomes that can fill up a pot pretty quickly if it’s small enough

### Shamana commented on 2024-08-28

Overwatered.. zz are like cacti drought tolerant.

### Hort Specialist commented on 2024-08-28

That’s a small pot for a ZZ. Might be getting root bound and a tad overwatered. Showing those type of stress signs

### PrincessKM commented on 2024-08-29

Thanks guys! I’ll buy a new pot and keep an eye on it!

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