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title: "I ordered these 2 online. The soil was very wet. It’s been a week and…"
description: "I ordered these 2 online. The soil was very wet. It’s been a week and the soil remains wet, should I repot in chunky soil?"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/64ee1bae2c5a257f99d0bd6b"
community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Cindy Asby"
published: "2023-08-29T16:24:14.807Z"
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# I ordered these 2 online. The soil was very wet. It’s been a week and…

_Posted by Cindy Asby on 2023-08-29_

I ordered these 2 online. The soil was very wet. It’s been a week and the soil remains wet, should I repot in chunky soil?

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## 5 comments

### Fyza commented on 2023-08-29

I’d personally mix their existing soil with the chunky soil so it’s not an even bigger shock

#### Cindy Asby replied on 2023-08-29

Thank you!!!

### Mullein commented on 2023-08-29

I hate when I get a plant with really stodgy soil. I do prefer chunky mixes, but if you’re worried about shocking them, I’ve heard you can absorb excess with by sticking a tampon in the soil

#### Plant Father replied on 2023-08-29

either this or pull the rootball out and wrap it in a towel for a while, both methods will wick away extra moisture and help prevent root rot. i’ve had plants rot in their pots simply because the soil was too dense and moist :(

### Tiffany commented on 2023-08-29

I will typically take soggy soil out and try to not disturb the root ball, wrap the root ball with a paper towel if I think it’s still to soggy, and then supplement back what’s needed soil-wise

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