--- title: "Anyone else besides me having to rescue many plants from root rot…" description: "Anyone else besides me having to rescue many plants from root rot these approaching winter months already? 😳🤦🏽‍♀️man I have been repotting and replacing…" url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/S8zHQuz8g6b9D0Iv467kvm?language=nb" community: "Anything about plants" author: "Yolanda" published: "2025-12-18T10:54:19.641535Z" language: "en" image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v2/cloudinary/global_data/communities/everythingHousePlants.jpg" --- [Fellesskap](https://getplanta.com/community.md?language=nb) / [Anything about plants](https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg.md?language=nb) # Anyone else besides me having to rescue many plants from root rot… _Lagt ut av Yolanda den 2025-12-18_ Anyone else besides me having to rescue many plants from root rot these approaching winter months already? 😳🤦🏽‍♀️man I have been repotting and replacing pothos like crazy even out of my terracotta pots 🙄🙄 ## 10 kommentarer ### Sopitia kommenterte den 2025-12-18 I have had the same problem! I reduced the water I was giving them, and that seemed to help. Root rot sucks! #### Helen svarte den 2026-07-21 Helen. They all recommend plastic pots with drainage holes. Plus they need atleast 30 days to get used to the new pot. Pearlite is great for not smothering your baby. I have 87 plants. Don’t forget to wipe the leaves with a damp cloth to keep the dust off. That helps them to breathe. Good job 👏. ### SJ kommenterte den 2025-12-18 Oddly enough, I’ve had to increase watering for some of mine (I believe because my house is so freaking dry right now despite pebble trays, misting, and a humidifier)! ### Yolanda kommenterte den 2025-12-18 It’s just a hard time for our plant babies for sure 😏got to stay on top of plant care ### Sunny kommenterte den 2025-12-18 Tropical plants can grow slower in colder temperatures and with less light due to shorter days and changes in the sun angles. Try giving the plants more light to boost the photosynthesis process. A grow light helps a lot. Place one about a foot from the plant running 12-14 hours or longer, if needed. Use a light meter or light meter to measure the amount of light actually reaching the plants. Avoid watering by a strict schedule before checking with your fingers or a chopstick/wooden meat skewer if the soil is ready for watering. This applies anytime of the year. 🪴🍀 ### Nix Nox kommenterte den 2025-12-18 Yes!!! My baby groot, who I had for 3+ years (longest I've ever kept a plant) seemed like he rotted and turned half yellow OVERNIGHT??? It couldn't have been overwatering either bc je was literally grown in water and stayed in water... Then I tried my best to save him and a week later he was completely dead aside from a really small clipping I took and am trying to grow now in dirt with a bag over him for humidity ### Random Strands kommenterte den 2025-12-18 Just with my begonias had to pull back on water as one killed over and I’m hoping it has the strength to come back. ### Yolanda kommenterte den 2025-12-18 Yes I have grow lights on all of my plants and definitely know not to overwater, or fertilize to much because this isn’t the growing season and many plants stop growing in winter months ### Waspinator kommenterte den 2025-12-19 Yep. My micro orchids are caught between too-wet sphagnum and too-dry air. And my largest alocasia is throwing a tantrum from uneven watering (hopefully not root rot but it could be) ### Helen kommenterte den 2026-07-21 Wasting your time misting \& pebble trays. They collect the ugly little black bugs. I just use a hydrometer to check them. --- _Planta-fellesskapet (https://getplanta.com). Lesing er åpen for alle. For å poste, kommentere og like, skaff deg Planta-appen: https://getplanta.com/download_