--- title: "Every time I follow your advice for this type of plants they end up…" description: "Every time I follow your advice for this type of plants they end up dead. I had yellow leaves you advised me to water it I did. And now my plant is water…" url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/gzGNBT9IQ4R6ZrD3cvFEwZ" community: "Anything about plants" author: "Cherie" published: "2026-08-29T21:48:12.800815Z" language: "en" image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/PQp-FNjuKSIBwmxwQ7XDyWR2Gc-NsjxWhIHhlMB3WRk/GRg8ZK4BSjGtlarZvv-iEQ.webp?size=large" --- [Community](https://getplanta.com/community.md) / [Anything about plants](https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg.md) # Every time I follow your advice for this type of plants they end up… _Posted by Cherie on 2026-08-29_ Every time I follow your advice for this type of plants they end up dead. I had yellow leaves you advised me to water it I did. And now my plant is water soaked and dead. This is the third plant like this that died following your recommendation. I am very upset. ![Attachment 1 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/PQp-FNjuKSIBwmxwQ7XDyWR2Gc-NsjxWhIHhlMB3WRk/GRg8ZK4BSjGtlarZvv-iEQ.webp?size=large) ![Attachment 2 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/PQp-FNjuKSIBwmxwQ7XDyWR2Gc-NsjxWhIHhlMB3WRk/cm6nsGvBSnexAeTh-XiOOQ.webp?size=large) ## 15 comments ### Emmyyy commented on 2026-08-29 If you’re talking about the app then I recommend stop listening to it and go with your gut. As far as what it knows with weather conditions in your area and the lighting it won’t know how warm your house is or humid it is. Pretty much any issue with a plant the app will tell you it could be a water issue 😂 ### Hayley commented on 2026-08-29 Just because Planta tells you it's time to water, doesn't mean it's time to water; it's just an app with an algorithm. It doesn't know the exact amount of light, humidity, temp, etc your plant gets. That's why there's an option to snooze the task if your soil is too wet or complete the task early if your soil is dry. Were you waiting for the soil to dry out completely between watering? If not, it was overwatered. It also could've been lighting issues, old age making the plant leaves yellow, underwatering, wrong kind of soil retaining too much moisture, so many different things really. It's hard to tell without details. Next time, don't rely on an AI looking at a picture to diagnose your plant. Come to the community section and get advice from real people who have experience keeping the kind of plant you're struggling with. ### Hayley commented on 2026-08-29 To be honest with you, I wouldn't throw that plant out either. There's still a lot of green on it- I'd pull off the clearly mushy outter leaves and see if the smaller inner leaves are salvageable. #### Cherie replied on 2026-08-30 Yes it was a small part I will save ### Aimee loves plants commented on 2026-08-29 Right I was thinking that plant still looks alive to me #### Hayley replied on 2026-08-29 I've brought back succulents from completely rotted roots before, I even have one that was dip painted and rootless; takes foreverrrrrrr but very rewarding if you do it! #### Aimee loves plants replied on 2026-08-29 I think I would try that too. I don’t throw my plants out until they crumble in my fingers. Lol 🤣 #### Hayley replied on 2026-08-29 SAME!! 🤣 I just tossed a plant that my husband has been asking me "are you sure it's not dead yet?" the last 3 weeks. I'm like "wait a couple more days, it might bounce back" lol #### Light Green Thumb replied on 2026-08-30 That’s how I was with my lavender! ### Aimee loves plants commented on 2026-08-29 Planta also is very aggressive about me watering my plants too. I snooze the reminder if it looks to soon to me. Supposedly the Planta algorithm figures out what your plant needs when you do that, it adjusts the suggestions supposedly ### Waspinator commented on 2026-08-30 Planta recommendations tend towards overwatering. Also in my experience with succulents, you really need to make sure to use the correct soil mix, and with hawthorias specifically, you need to avoid getting water between the leaves because it can get stuck there and rot. Same goes for aloes, echevarias, and orchids ### Eveenala commented on 2026-08-30 Oof. This is definitely a warning for me. I was having the opposite issue with Planta having me underwater my plants. Best of luck recovering your plants!! ### Light Green Thumb commented on 2026-08-30 Put a tampon in it to immediately soak up the water. Then I would poke some air holes in the soil and elevate it to try and dry it out. If there is still green, there is still hope. Don’t give up 😊 #### Eveenala replied on 2026-08-31 …wait this is brilliant. Thank you. ### Katelyn commented on 2026-08-30 I let my succulents and cacti dry out completely between waterings and water thoroughly when I do water, and make sure there is DRAINAGE HOLES! Also once a month I fertilize them with grow queens liquid fertilizer 😁 hopefully this helps love 🫶🏼 --- _Source: the Planta community (https://getplanta.com). Reading is open to everyone. To post, comment and like, get the Planta app: https://getplanta.com/download_