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title: "Sharing time! Tell me a time you made a mistake or had something…"
description: "Sharing time! Tell me a time you made a mistake or had something terrible happen to your plant. I'll go first. A few weeks ago, I repotted my very large/long…"
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author: "Roundshouse Plants"
published: "2023-07-27T20:03:03.463Z"
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# Sharing time! Tell me a time you made a mistake or had something…

_Posted by Roundshouse Plants on 2023-07-27_

Sharing time! Tell me a time you made a mistake or had something terrible happen to your plant. I'll go first.  
A few weeks ago, I repotted my very large/long Brazil. I find it difficult to repot my bigger plants so I wait until I absolutely have to do it. After she was in her new home, I noticed her longest vine was getting a bit crispy. I investigated further and found that THE VINE WAS BROKEN. 😭😭😭 It was almost 10 feet long. I screamed so loud my kids thought something bad happened. I'm now propagating her, and hopefully can put her back into the mom pot. It must have happened when I repotted her. 🙁  
Now you go!

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## 6 comments

### Mullein commented on 2023-07-28

I had got a beautiful Painted Lady Philodendron for my birthday two years ago. It had two equally lush growth points twisted together in one pot. It was such a happy plant, I swear it was pushing out a new leaf every week or two. Then I repotted and split the two plants in different pots. I must have totally traumatized the root system. I took an entire year until either plant grew a new leaf! I’m glad they didn’t die but it was so sad waiting for so long and then when it was finally growing again it only gave me mini leaves. But now I’m finally getting full-sized leaves again! I love this underrated philodendron

#### anneliese replied on 2023-07-30

i am having this problem with mine and i didn’t even separate them, i just repotted them together!

#### Mullein replied on 2023-07-31

Oh nooo!

### Ashley commented on 2023-07-28

I had 1 plant with spider mites and decided not to quarantine it because I was too lazy. Spoiler alert they spread

### Fern \<3 commented on 2023-07-28

Biggest mistake I have ever made plant-wise. ^Before going to the movie theater^

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### Fern \<3 commented on 2023-07-28

After:( Think i underwater ed it…

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