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title: "Is this root rot?? I got this watermelon peperomia start about 6…"
description: "Is this root rot?? I got this watermelon peperomia start about 6 months ago and she was thriving, but all of a sudden the leaves started curling and the roots…"
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author: "Jenna"
published: "2024-10-10T20:39:15.929855Z"
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# Is this root rot?? I got this watermelon peperomia start about 6…

_Gepostet von Jenna am 2024-10-10_

Is this root rot??

I got this watermelon peperomia start about 6 months ago and she was thriving, but all of a sudden the leaves started curling and the roots look like this. Help!!

![Anhang 1 von 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/nbGdfW6UFMF3BTkOK5pA5vgenKWfoUNTwvEPIewfHsQ/U-67_euLQCKVShDwiBEKgw.webp?size=large)

## 2 Kommentare

### Evi (◡‿◡✿) kommentierte am 2024-10-10

It honestly looks like she’s not getting enough water . Could also be the soil not being chunky enough (adding perlite, or orchid bark)

### Josie kommentierte am 2024-10-11

Agree on the soil it looks dense and dry. Pepperomias don’t require a lot of water but that def looks to dry.

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