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title: "Can someone please help me with these plants? 😭 I’ve had them since…"
description: "Can someone please help me with these plants? 😭 I’ve had them since March, no growth at all. My Alocasia Black Velvet is so sad. I took her out of her pot…"
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published: "2024-05-31T13:35:15.601535Z"
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# Can someone please help me with these plants? 😭 I’ve had them since…

_Tianna님이 2024-05-31에 게시함_

Can someone please help me with these plants? 😭  
I’ve had them since March, no growth at all.

My Alocasia Black Velvet is so sad. I took her out of her pot last week and found a plug. I ended up cutting it off but it keeps looking worse. The one leaf is thriving. Do I just cut the other one off or hope for the best?

Next is my string of turtles. She will NOT grow no matter what I try. She also looks sad. I don’t know how to get her to grow 🥲

![2개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/qwXlo7jH_tQ3gCbETPePkWDM5x8s1f0nyb06ir47SPc/Pmert8cKQTKcDoAbV1e5YA.webp?size=large)

![2개 중 2번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/qwXlo7jH_tQ3gCbETPePkWDM5x8s1f0nyb06ir47SPc/_YK2M9YKT-Wc7it4NsLWXg.webp?size=large)

## 6개의 댓글

### Jules님이 2024-05-31에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Have they ever been repotted? It looks like both could use it. I recently repotted my Alocasia Elephant Ear Polly into LECA and it is the happiest it’s ever been. Good luck!

#### Tianna님이 2024-05-31에 답변했습니다.

they haven’t, i’m scared to touch the string of turtles, it’s SO fragile. i might just need to change potting mix

#### Jules님이 2024-05-31에 답변했습니다.

They are not gonna be happy in that nursery pot, specially since it’s been so long. Repotting is anxiety inducing, cause we don’t want to risk upsetting them. But chances are you will lose them if you just leave them in those pots.

### maneater님이 2024-05-31에 댓글을 남겼어요.

my best suggestion for the string, use a more shallow pot than deep, they tend to have shallow roots so too deep of a pot could hold onto too much moisture..

#### Tianna님이 2024-05-31에 답변했습니다.

that’s what i was thinking. they came that way and kinda just confused me why it was so deep

#### maneater님이 2024-06-01에 답변했습니다.

yeah it confuses me how long most plants survive in the nursery pots.

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