--- title: "Hello! My plant keeps losing the leaves at the bottom and I don’t…" description: "Hello! My plant keeps losing the leaves at the bottom and I don’t know what I’m doing to make this happen or how to stop it? Does anyone know if this is…" url: "https://getplanta.com/community/vOLjreBcQ-OpqrHIhVSc4w/oljVtYjNQZGz1MevQq5WwA?language=ko" community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle" author: "Emma" published: "2024-03-07T16:07:01.750655Z" language: "en" image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/ZLqFGTF35nEP9pfMF4clJ9BeeCa-_uWsKvo9f9A83-w/63oin71vReqN5Sy_YgoWPQ.webp?size=large" --- [커뮤니티](https://getplanta.com/community.md?language=ko) / [The Cactus \& Succulent Circle](https://getplanta.com/community/vOLjreBcQ-OpqrHIhVSc4w.md?language=ko) # Hello! My plant keeps losing the leaves at the bottom and I don’t… _Emma님이 2024-03-07에 게시함_ Hello! My plant keeps losing the leaves at the bottom and I don’t know what I’m doing to make this happen or how to stop it? Does anyone know if this is healthy and normal. Also, the color of my plant is getting a lot darker, this is the darkest she’s ever been, is this okay? (Obviously my first plant hahaha) ![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/ZLqFGTF35nEP9pfMF4clJ9BeeCa-_uWsKvo9f9A83-w/63oin71vReqN5Sy_YgoWPQ.webp?size=large) ## 16개의 댓글 ### Bronte님이 2024-03-07에 댓글을 남겼어요. How often are you watering it and how much sunlight is it getting each day? \<3 #### Emma님이 2024-03-07에 답변했습니다. I water it every two and a half weeks and keep it in the window constantly #### Bronte님이 2024-03-07에 답변했습니다. Do you water it once the soil is completely dry? I use ‘westland cacti \& succulent feed’ as well which seems to help #### Emma님이 2024-03-07에 답변했습니다. I mean I’m pretty sure it’s completely dry… I guess I haven’t checked with a stick or anything though so that could be it 🤔 I’m not quite sure what soil I have because I just used the same soil it came with 🤷‍♀️ #### Bronte님이 2024-03-07에 답변했습니다. Hmm yeah perhaps repot it. Try remove as much soil as u can without damaging the roots. I use ‘Terrarium Potting Mix with Perlite’ soil x #### Emma님이 2024-03-07에 답변했습니다. Alrighty I will try that, thank you so much!! ### Chrissy님이 2024-03-07에 댓글을 남겼어요. It’s hard for succulents to get enough sun indoors in the winter. I have all mine under grow lights until it gets warm enough to move outside. Succulents can change colors a little when they’re stressed. Like Brontë said, repot with better draining soil and only water when completely dry. Good luck! #### Emma님이 2024-03-07에 답변했습니다. Thank you! Yeah I don’t have lights for indoor because I’m a college student… 😂 #### Chrissy님이 2024-03-08에 답변했습니다. Don’t make me start a go fund me for a $12 grow light because I will! 😆 #### Emma님이 2024-03-08에 답변했습니다. HAHAHHA I didnt know they were that cheap im DYING rn hahahaha ### Anonymouse님이 2024-03-08에 댓글을 남겼어요. That’s totally normal especially in winter, you can actually semi-hibernate them over the winter months by withholding water. I don’t water my collection from October-March unless they get really wrinkly and sad. It looks nice and compact in the center, keep doing what you’re doing. You can pull the leaves if it bothers you but the plant will absorb as much water as it can from them and then dry out #### Emma님이 2024-03-09에 답변했습니다. Thank you! Yeah I might start being picky about how much I’m watering them because after talking with a plant friend I found out just putting them under the water faucet and letting it run with drainage isn’t a good idea lol #### Skimbutt님이 2024-03-10에 답변했습니다. use distilled water for all your plants as well. tap water and drinking water both have chlorine in them so its harmful to the plants. #### Emma님이 2024-03-10에 답변했습니다. Good to know! I’ll try to do that! #### Anonymouse님이 2024-03-15에 답변했습니다. I bottom water all my succulents but that’s because I don’t have great circulation in my apartment and if the leaves get wet I get powdery mildew. That said you want to let them fully dry out and then deluge them with water. I usually let them sit over night in the water basin, depending on the pot size I won’t water for 2 weeks to a month even in the growing season. Keeps them compact and colourful ![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/nQ9B7o7I4bby4SzWvbWKSn7MBMGyBicafZvoaWX7DCw/HYPU4fsvTD6G_yw6rQByNQ.webp?size=large) #### Emma님이 2024-04-07에 답변했습니다. Thank you! I’ll have to try this, I haven’t done the water basin yet… But that might be a good idea, especially when I’m over watering my plants --- _Planta 커뮤니티 (https://getplanta.com). 누구나 읽을 수 있습니다. 게시물을 올리고, 댓글을 달고, 좋아요를 누르려면 Planta 앱을 다운로드하세요: https://getplanta.com/download_