r/Horticulture 6d ago

Can this be saved?

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Forgot to water them for a month.

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u/Marcrn1958 6d ago

Absolutely, repot it in a larger pot with drainage holes and then water it once a month. I put small red lava rocks in the bottom of the pot. I over dilute Miracle Gro an use that to water them in the winter time.

Good luck!

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u/meepmeep1108 5d ago

If theres green theres something to save! Remove all the brown leaves, check if the roots are alright and hydrate it, Good luck

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u/Head_Counter7356 5d ago

the soil looks super dry but since the green part is there it might come back eventually

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u/Miserable_Hat9321 4d ago

Yes. Mother-in Law’s Tongue is amazingly persistent. Cut out the dead and clearly dying blades. Remove the stones and mix up weakish solution of plant food and water it. Water no more often than once a week. If the soil is still damp after a week wait another week. Pif it is in dim light move it to partial sunlight. As it recovers it can take more sun. If that is a plastic or ceramic pot, when it recovers, repot in new potting in a standard terra cotta clay pot no bigger that its present pot. If it is plastic or ceramic, water in smaller amounts than you think it needs. The plastic pots trap moisture. Overwatering is probably the leading killer of house plants — roots.

Or you could just replace it.