benk26•10d ago

Took me 4 hours to figure out why my peace lily was drooping

Turned out the pot had no drainage holes underneath that decorative sleeve. Water was just sitting there for weeks rotting the roots. Has anyone else missed something this obvious with a houseplant?

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perry.karen10d ago

Four hours of your life gone just like that. You stare at a sad plant for days and never once think to check if the water has somewhere to go. That decorative sleeve is a silent killer, I swear. Bet you felt real smart when you finally pulled that pot out and saw the swamp in there. We've all done something plant-related that makes us question our own basic reasoning skills.

ellis.robert10d ago

Oh man, I used to think the whole drainage thing was overblown but this post totally changed my mind. @perry.karen you're not wrong, I had a peace lily that just kept getting worse and I never once thought to check if the water had anywhere to go. Pulled it out and it was basically sitting in an inch of water, felt like such a dummy.