Warning: my peace lily got root rot because I babied it too much

Last month I found my peace lily looking droopy even though I watered it every 3 days like clockwork. Turns out I was drowning the poor thing because the pot had no drainage holes I forgot to check. I pulled it out and the roots were brown and mushy like old spaghetti. Had to trim off half the roots and repot it in a mix with perlite. Anyone else kill a plant with kindness like this?

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taylor9577d ago

Dude this is so me with my monstera last year. I had it in this cute ceramic pot I got at a flea market and I thought I was being such a good plant parent by watering it every single day (because the top soil looked dry). Turns out the bottom was basically a swamp and the roots were like... slimy string beans? I had to cut off so many roots I almost threw the whole plant away. It's only now starting to put out new leaves after I switched to a terracotta pot (you know, the ugly ones that actually breathe).

paul_ramirez6d ago

Overwatering is basically the number one way people murder their houseplants and they don't even know it. You basically gave your monstera a slow drowning and called it love. That terracotta pot is ugly but it's the difference between your plant living and it turning into a science experiment. Glad your plant pulled through, most people just throw the whole thing out and buy a new one. Let this be a lesson to everyone else peeps, stop watering your plants like it's a sauna.

nancy_king297d ago

Every single day? That's wild. Your poor monstera was basically living in a bathtub. I'm glad you didn't toss the whole thing, plants can bounce back from a lot if you catch it early enough.