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title: "What do I do with this thing? I'd like to try and save it and not…"
description: "What do I do with this thing? I'd like to try and save it and not toss it. It said it needed high humidity so I literally had it next to my humidifier. Out of…"
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author: "MummaDeb"
published: "2024-05-15T20:00:42.516559Z"
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# What do I do with this thing? I'd like to try and save it and not…

_MummaDeb님이 2024-05-15에 게시함_

What do I do with this thing? I'd like to try and save it and not toss it. It said it needed high humidity so I literally had it next to my humidifier. Out of direct sun but near a plant light and I watered it with filtered water when Planta told me but not if it was still drenched. What the heck?

![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/MOXcw7te6S9UHjaWvEfp257jXZmEcofyef83nx6UvFY/0QeDjgjlRN6AL5bEkBI0RA.webp?size=large)

## 12개의 댓글

### NewerHorizons777님이 2024-05-15에 댓글을 남겼어요.

What kind of soil did you have it in? A plant usually does best in soil/pot where you can follow the watering schedule.

#### MummaDeb님이 2024-05-15에 답변했습니다.

Never repotted it

### eatyacarbs님이 2024-05-15에 댓글을 남겼어요.

You could try a really chunky growing medium instead, and keep doing all the things you said because it sounds like this little B is ungrateful! It seems like you’re doing all the right things

#### MummaDeb님이 2024-05-15에 답변했습니다.

lol Right?? My plants are spoiled rotten.

### Lisa님이 2024-05-15에 댓글을 남겼어요.

I had to switch from tap water to only distilled when I water all of mine. I accidentally used filtered water a few weeks ago and mine is STILL mad at me.

### Richelle님이 2024-05-15에 댓글을 남겼어요.

This looks like pest damage to me. And I think I can see some spider mite webbing in the center?

#### S.R님이 2024-05-15에 답변했습니다.

Hey I think you might be right - I see the webbing too. A few other spots looks suspicious for webbing as well.

#### MummaDeb님이 2024-05-15에 답변했습니다.

I didn't catch that. Thanks. 👍🏼

### eatyacarbs님이 2024-05-16에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Oh snap! I didn’t zoom - spider mites it is!!

#### MummaDeb님이 2024-05-16에 답변했습니다.

Oh yuck. Glad I separated it. Alcohol on a q-tip, right?

#### eatyacarbs님이 2024-05-18에 답변했습니다.

I would actually get it out of the soil completely - rinse the whole thing. You can try the q-tip but spider mites lay eggs under the “skin” of the leaf so it will require a lot of treatments. This looks like it’s been going on for a while unfortunately. It might be best for your sanity to start over with a new plant 😔

### MummaDeb님이 2024-05-16에 댓글을 남겼어요.

You all were so right! When I opened the magnifier on my iPhone I could see them crawling around. Yuck. Changed the soil, washed with soap and alcohol and put in quarantine. Cut off most of the damaged leaves but not all. We'll see what happens.

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