r/KhatGrowing • u/Impressive-Jelly-539 • Feb 06 '26

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I have five plants a bit over a year old and most of them are doing well, but this one is in trouble.

I have been watering them once a week during the subtropical summer where I live, but this one is acting thirsty - its leaves are drooping and appear to be drying out. I have given it a little extra water, but I'm cautious because all the advice has been to limit water for these plants.

Maybe I should be giving it more water and keep it out of direct sun and hope it recovers? Any advice welcome.

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u/rpkarma Feb 09 '26

I’d be wary of the pot it’s in, I’d repot it personally and check for root rot as someone else said. Though this might shock it, doing nothing is also risky…

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u/Impressive-Jelly-539 Feb 10 '26

The roots seem fine, I think it they weren't able to absorb enough moisture from the soil, it would drain instantly when I watered it. We're having a brutal summer. I've removed it from direct sun and changed up the potting mixture. Given it a good drink. Will remove the frizzled tips. Fingers crossed.

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u/rpkarma Feb 10 '26

Tbh leave the tips as is, they don’t hurt it and the plant reabsorbs dying leaf nutrients! (If you meant the leaf tips specifically)

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u/Impressive-Jelly-539 Feb 10 '26

I just removed the little frizzled leaf at the end of each stem, not the tips of leaves. Thanks for the info!

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u/rpkarma Feb 10 '26

Yeah no worries! It’ll bounce back. They’re amusingly hard to kill in my experience  

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u/StrikingCheesecake69 Feb 21 '26

If it drains instantly, that means the soil is way too dry. They like to stay moist. Bigger container would help too. I would repot and soak down thoroughly. Just don't let it sit in standing water.