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title: "Hi all! I got this plant on Saturday, repotted it as the soil was so…"
description: "Hi all! I got this plant on Saturday, repotted it as the soil was so wet and compacted and now one of the leaves is looking really sad. I assume it’s probably…"
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author: "Bex"
published: "2024-02-16T09:13:53.820687Z"
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# Hi all! I got this plant on Saturday, repotted it as the soil was so…

_Posted by Bex on 2024-02-16_

Hi all! I got this plant on Saturday, repotted it as the soil was so wet and compacted and now one of the leaves is looking really sad. I assume it’s probably been overwatered/stress of me repotting it? Should I cut off the droopy, yellow leaf or leave it? I don’t want to kill the whole plant 😭 any help is much appreciated! Thank you ☺️ it’s an alocasia black velvet

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## 5 comments

### addie commented on 2024-02-16

personally, i’d take off the dying leaf so all energy can go to the other leaf

### Bella56 commented on 2024-02-16

I agree with Addie, even if all the leaves do die the plant will come back

### Bex commented on 2024-02-16

Fab, thank you both for your help!

### Plant Father commented on 2024-02-16

the soil looks much too dense, which i think is exacerbating the overwatering. alocasia and other aroids need a chunky, airy soil to thrive. something that mimics tropical soil with lots of bark and grit.

#### Bex replied on 2024-02-16

Thanks for the advice, I’ve ordered an aroid potting mix kit which should come next week so hopefully it will be much better once that’s changed!

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