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title: "We bought this plant 6 weeks ago and it appeared to be full and…"
description: "We bought this plant 6 weeks ago and it appeared to be full and healthy. We’ve been following the plant care schedule from the app, but it has recently started…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/wDQfhy0gbsaXysiyM2Bz7G"
community: "Anything about plants"
author: "RyanAndSarah"
published: "2026-09-29T15:44:20.189231Z"
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# We bought this plant 6 weeks ago and it appeared to be full and…

_Posted by RyanAndSarah on 2026-09-29_

We bought this plant 6 weeks ago and it appeared to be full and healthy. We’ve been following the plant care schedule from the app, but it has recently started dropping leaves like crazy. The leaves toward the bottom are all drying out and becoming papery before falling off. It seems to have accelerated over the last two weeks. Can anyone help us with this?

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## 2 comments

### LeafyGreenhouse commented on 2026-09-30

Don’t follow planta’s care schedule it’s only an estimate of when the plants will need water not exactly when they will need it. It’s most likely getting overwatered I would also change the soil to a chunky soil mix

#### Plantginny replied on 2026-10-03

These plants need a ton of bright light.

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