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Kalanchoe
dhawksworth1201
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Will she survive? Any more tips?
My boyfriend got me this little plant as a gift. When she arrived she had wet soil so I’ve left her a while almost 2 weeks no watering, she started to look a bit poorly so I checked and the soil was still very wet! I removed her from pot and soil, and she’s been out of the pot since yesterday. But looking more poorly now. Roots are quite small. I’m trying to let the roots dry out but still damp at the moment. I can’t see any root rot or fungus but all flowers now look to have had it.
My boyfriend got me this little plant as a gift. When she arrived she had wet soil so I’ve left her a while almost 2 weeks no watering, she started to look a bit poorly so I checked and the soil was still very wet! I removed her from pot and soil, and she’s been out of the pot since yesterday. But looking more poorly now. Roots are quite small. I’m trying to let the roots dry out but still damp at the moment. I can’t see any root rot or fungus but all flowers now look to have had it.
I’m planning on repotting her in a better draining compost when dried a bit more. I’ve never had one of these plants before but understand it needs to be treated as a succulent.
Anything else I can do to help her?
Thanks!
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Don't let the roots completely dry out or it may die, try and get it repotted asap and water it. If you have rainwater or can collect any, it's much better than tap water.
I have a couple.
I've stopped watering them now and will put them in the garage over winter. They don't need any watering until spring.
They don't need much light at all, but won't survive frost, so somewhere very cool and quite dark but frost-free.
By Spring they don't look great, but as soon as you see some new growth bring it into the light and water it.
By mid Spring all the dead bits will have dropped off and it should start looking good again.
Mine are still in their little 3" pots after 2.5 years.
They're only about 8" tall but look like stout little trees and flower very well in the summer if you give them a little high-potash (e.g. tomato feed) fertilizer now and then.
As yours is still flowering, leave it for 3-4 weeks before tucking it up for the winter.
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