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title: "Is my plant Jerold dying because he seems to have like drippy leaves…"
description: "Is my plant Jerold dying because he seems to have like drippy leaves and I don’t get it?????"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/UJ0Lxvr9HN6hLMx9ryGkqZ"
community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Skylar Bohler"
published: "2026-07-03T22:56:44.036335Z"
language: "en"
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# Is my plant Jerold dying because he seems to have like drippy leaves…

_Posted by Skylar Bohler on 2026-07-03_

Is my plant Jerold dying because he seems to have like drippy leaves and I don’t get it?????

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## 2 comments

### liz commented on 2026-07-04

judging by the root ball- the pot seems to be too big, it could be root rot. What kind of plant is it?

### Nikiller commented on 2026-07-04

The soil does not look good at all, it’s all wet and mushy appearing. You should probably remove it from the soil, get some new soil with slightly more drainage and more organic material to aerate the roots, and replant it with that new soil mix in a more appropriate pot for the size. It looks like you’ve gone a few inches too large of a pot, you want to have 1-2 inches from the root ball to the sides when replanting

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