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Guide to rescuing house plants with Sarah Gerrard-Jones

BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine Podcast

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How to Tell if Your Wilted Plant Is Too Thirsty or Drowning

You can finish off a plant effectively by not checking why it's wilted. You must check what's going on beneath the soil to find out if it's dry or if it's rotting. If you've been overwatering your house plant what do you recommend people do to remedy that? It depends how bad the damage is I thinkIf there's just one or two yellow leaves that have been caused by overwatering you can put your plant somewhere brighter and warmer so that it gets the light it needs for its roots to use up more water.

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