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title: "Hi, can someone please help me with my succulent? It needs its leaves…"
description: "Hi, can someone please help me with my succulent? It needs its leaves for chlorophyll, but they keep dying off and I think once they all fall off, it won’t…"
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author: "Korra32165"
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# Hi, can someone please help me with my succulent? It needs its leaves…

_Posted by Korra32165 on 2023-05-15_

Hi, can someone please help me with my succulent? It needs its leaves for chlorophyll, but they keep dying off and I think once they all fall off, it won’t survive. The pot has no drainage, could that be the issue, that it’s too wet?

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## 7 comments

### Alicejokelly commented on 2023-05-15

It definitely needs drainage

### Korra32165 commented on 2023-05-16

Thank you so much guys! If I put small sized lava stones at the bottom, it should drain right? And lava stones are good for plants, right?

#### Mon replied on 2023-05-17

I would go with a terracota pot with a drainage hole. It’s much safer for succulents specially if you are starting out. Good luck!

#### Korra32165 replied on 2023-05-19

Ok, thank you so much! :)

### Anya commented on 2023-05-16

That should be okay but it’s best to have a hole in the bottom. If it’s a decorative planter I usually keep the plant in its nursery pot and just place that in the decorative planter. Either option would be better than no drainage though!

### Anya commented on 2023-05-16

Also make sure you’re not watering too often, succulents like to dry out a little :)

### Korra32165 commented on 2023-05-16

Ok, thank you so much!

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