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title: "how long should i wait before watering ? for context my plant had…"
description: "how long should i wait before watering ? for context my plant had root rot and now i’ve cleaned up all the dead roots and her roots are now dry"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/650529595dc33e87308a3ca1"
community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Nancy ♡"
published: "2023-09-16T04:04:41.865Z"
language: "en"
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# how long should i wait before watering ? for context my plant had…

_Posted by Nancy ♡ on 2023-09-16_

how long should i wait before watering ? for context my plant had root rot and now i’ve cleaned up all the dead roots and her roots are now dry

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## 4 comments

### Gabby commented on 2023-09-16

I’d wait a day or two

### Lisette commented on 2023-09-16

When did you do so?

#### Nancy ♡ replied on 2023-09-16

2 days ago i cleaned up the root rot

#### Lisette replied on 2023-09-17

Yeah if you haven’t yet, you can wait another day or two

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