--- title: "I am NOT good with plants at all. I went to a Farmers Market and…" description: "I am NOT good with plants at all. I went to a Farmers Market and there was a nursery. I call myself getting “Low Maintenance “ plants and so far I think one is…" url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/zxwNSj4PEWjHG5y1TVfjl9?language=ko" community: "Anything about plants" author: "KJBinNYC" published: "2025-09-26T17:06:18.272383Z" language: "en" image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/_zL2u_bqYaQ8sA63wNAQFAONGlUQtvLtSbqxGx803js/jluno4k4QoCgxvOCN34VuA.webp?size=large" --- [커뮤니티](https://getplanta.com/community.md?language=ko) / [Anything about plants](https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg.md?language=ko) # I am NOT good with plants at all. I went to a Farmers Market and… _KJBinNYC님이 2025-09-26에 게시함_ I am NOT good with plants at all. I went to a Farmers Market and there was a nursery. I call myself getting “Low Maintenance “ plants and so far I think one is already dying. It’s not been like 2 -3 weeks. The one on the left is a Dieffenbachia Camille and the one on the right is a Snake plant. What am I doing wrong here? Thanks. ![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/_zL2u_bqYaQ8sA63wNAQFAONGlUQtvLtSbqxGx803js/jluno4k4QoCgxvOCN34VuA.webp?size=large) ## 16개의 댓글 ### Kayla Loris님이 2025-09-26에 댓글을 남겼어요. Snake plants thrive on neglect and lots of bright indirect light so if you’ve been giving her a lot of attention and water it might be stressing her out. But if the leaves feel deflated and the soil is very dry then it’s time to water! #### KJBinNYC님이 2025-09-26에 답변했습니다. What do you mean “indirect light”? I have a terrace that she is on and as the sun rises and set it moves across my terrace. The plant is NOT sitting directly in the sun but it gets sun through the tree that sorta blocks the sun. The other plant…. Idk .. her leaves are browning in different spots. I am trying not to feel defeated or discouraged with the plants. Should I repot them from the nursery pot they came in? Give them food? I have some egg shells sitting in water if that would help. Thanks for sharing. #### Kayla Loris님이 2025-09-26에 답변했습니다. “Indirect light” just means not having direct sunlight on the leaves. The reason this can be hard on the plant is because the direct sunlight can burn the leaves. Indirect light gives them the light they need without being too potent. I usually put mine a foot or two away from the window when the sunlight is really bright to give them the light they need without burning the leaves. #### KJBinNYC님이 2025-09-26에 답변했습니다. Thank you for that explanation. Makes sense. ### Hayley님이 2025-09-26에 댓글을 남겼어요. Your dieffenbachia actually looks really good! You should expect the lower (older) leaves to eventually yellow and fall off as the plant grows. #### Hayley님이 2025-09-26에 답변했습니다. This is the current state of my dieffenbachia (she's a seguine) ![2개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/E74oCroo69AYnE3elMqN0uKik2R2q0ROCGKjlRpMOR4/BPoWK5InRdCY-sj4kTxYTQ.webp?size=large) ![2개 중 2번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/E74oCroo69AYnE3elMqN0uKik2R2q0ROCGKjlRpMOR4/nq8K4sMOSQek0TDNN-ekfA.webp?size=large) #### KJBinNYC님이 2025-09-26에 답변했습니다. OMG! 🥰 You made my day. I was like “Kimberley… it’s only been 3 weeks and it’s dying” Is there any food I should give her? I watered her today and so my next water should be like 10 days someone shared with me. #### KJBinNYC님이 2025-09-26에 답변했습니다. Sooooooo beautiful and big! #### KJBinNYC님이 2025-09-26에 답변했습니다. Soooo beautiful and big! #### Hayley님이 2025-09-26에 답변했습니다. Glad I could help reassure you! I give all my plants fertilizer once a month May-September and once or twice during the cooler months (sometimes not at all for succulents/snakes lol 🤫). I use Espoma Organic Indoor liquid. For dieffenbachias, I usually wait until the top inch or so of soil is mostly dry and there's minimal moisture in the rest of the pot. I have a metal chopstick that I use sometimes, but at this point I can pick up most plants and tell if they need watered by their weight ### Nunyabzwx님이 2025-09-26에 댓글을 남겼어요. I recommend getting a golden pothos and a ZZ plant, they are much easier and very forgiving as far as underwatering. And there are many different pothos you can choose from. A diffenbachia is not that easy for 1st time plant owners. So IF it dies don't be hard on yourself. ### EllenLikesPlants님이 2025-09-27에 댓글을 남겼어요. I think they seem fine! If anything you could get them out of those nursery pots. Why do you think they aren’t doing well? #### KJBinNYC님이 2025-09-28에 답변했습니다. The leaves are getting brown. The leaves don’t look shiny. Thanks for asking. Is there a good pot size I should buy? And type of pot? Something with drainage- would that be best? Thanks so much. ### Ashley님이 2025-09-27에 댓글을 남겼어요. The dieffenbachia needs lots of bright light, just none directly on the leaves. Water when dry. I let mine dry 100%. #### KJBinNYC님이 2025-09-28에 답변했습니다. Thank you. Should I get a light for the plant ? #### Ashley님이 2025-09-28에 답변했습니다. Yes, I have grow lights for all my plants. --- _Planta 커뮤니티 (https://getplanta.com). 누구나 읽을 수 있습니다. 게시물을 올리고, 댓글을 달고, 좋아요를 누르려면 Planta 앱을 다운로드하세요: https://getplanta.com/download_