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title: "I got this piper parmatum on clearance about a week ago, I cleaned…"
description: "I got this piper parmatum on clearance about a week ago, I cleaned the soil off, pruned the dead leaves, treated with pesticide, and placed the roots in water…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Sab"
published: "2025-05-16T18:01:02.883663Z"
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# I got this piper parmatum on clearance about a week ago, I cleaned…

_Posted by Sab on 2025-05-16_

I got this piper parmatum on clearance about a week ago, I cleaned the soil off, pruned the dead leaves, treated with pesticide, and placed the roots in water with a little bit of super thrive.  
I need help, though I haven’t seen any sort of improvement what should my next steps be?

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## 3 comments

### Danii commented on 2025-05-16

So far so good. I’d say if you have a small pot just put it in that. Unless you are planning to grow it hydro/semi hydro there’s no reason to keep the roots in water.

### Wolfen 🐺 commented on 2025-05-16

If it was in soil, it's in shock and you aren't going to see much of anything for a bit

### Dory commented on 2025-05-17

I agree with both these answers. It is in shock. Also it’s only been a week. Make sure you change the water

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