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title: "This ZZ plant seems to be breaking off stems. See stems at soil mark.…"
description: "This ZZ plant seems to be breaking off stems. See stems at soil mark. Any suggestions? We thought root bound maybe but not sure."
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author: "Green lover"
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# This ZZ plant seems to be breaking off stems. See stems at soil mark.…

_Green lover님이 2025-02-28에 게시함_

This ZZ plant seems to be breaking off stems. See stems at soil mark. Any suggestions? We thought root bound maybe but not sure.

![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/lmvZpXo6QI6CIn9PbENO_e0DWzEgx0w62icm32N91-E/DdotDGqXSuCBqpmFIGx9IQ.webp?size=large)

## 6개의 댓글

### KJM님이 2025-02-28에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Are you running it on the dry side like the very dry side? If not it could be a watering issue.

#### Green lover님이 2025-02-28에 답변했습니다.

It was fairly dry and I just watered it,

#### KJM님이 2025-03-01에 답변했습니다.

Hmm .. sorry, that's all I got.

#### Phil님이 2025-03-01에 답변했습니다.

You replied “fairly dry”. That probably is not dry enough. Soil should be totally dry because ZZ plants store water in their roots. So best guess is overwatering.

#### Green lover님이 2025-03-04에 답변했습니다.

No. Soil is dust almost

### KJM님이 2025-03-05에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Does the pot have a drain hole?

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