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title: "I picked up this Janet Craig discounted from Lowes 5 days ago. It…"
description: "I picked up this Janet Craig discounted from Lowes 5 days ago. It looked alright, only a couple of spots. They had it in a self watering pot. I've not watered…"
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author: "jlsKenzy"
published: "2025-05-17T23:11:27.654895Z"
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# I picked up this Janet Craig discounted from Lowes 5 days ago. It…

_Posted by jlsKenzy on 2025-05-17_

I picked up this Janet Craig discounted from Lowes 5 days ago. It looked alright, only a couple of spots. They had it in a self watering pot. I've not watered it. I'm assuming it's blackened in the center because over water. As I'm repotting, the roots seem fine. Is there anything else I can do? Is there any hope for it??

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## 2 comments

### Yolanda commented on 2025-05-18

You have to cut away all the black leaves or trim it off, allow the soil to dry out before refilling the reservoir

### jlsKenzy commented on 2025-05-18

OK...I'll try that. Thank you!

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