How To Revive Your Dying Plants

Merle's here to help you diagnose what's the matter with your plant and how to bring it back to LIFE! 🌿

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PHOTOTROPISM. PARSLEY PLANT BENDING IN RESPONSE TO DIRECTION OF LIGHT.
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Root Rot (Cochliobolus sativus) discoloration of Wheat sub-crown internode
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[Adrian-lwwc]

It’s 2AM and i have a date in the morning why am i watching this lol 😂

[singinghope]

"So you get to be the worm." lol !

[invalid]

"They just. Die!"

Man. I can't say how much I agree with you.

[garyquinn]

My girlfriend gave me one job to do while on holiday. To look after her 2 plants while she was gone. She's had these plants all through university. They've not been watered in almost 2 weeks. Hopefully the submersion does the trick and i don't have to bury them in an unmarked grave

[racadagalicia]

Finally, i get ti fulfill my long life dream of being a worm 🥰🥰 thank you

[Sarah-zmos]

I think That hanging plant pot does have drain holes. You just have to twist that small bottom piece and it will come off..??

[rg]

I poured Hennessy on my plant when I was drunk and now it’s dying:(

[stargazeronesixseven]

That was really informative & helpful in under 5 minutes! Love it! Thank You So Much Dr. Merle for saving our plants with your useful tutorial! Stay Safe & Stay Humble! 🕯🌷🕊🌍♥️

[goddessempresshighpriestes]

Love your energy & vibe! 🦋 Thank you 🙏🏾 Time to save plant lives 🌱🌿.

[aguy]

Thank you so much for these tips, and the encouragement. I'm a lazy waterer and went into this thinking just watering now and then snd little else, would let the plants figure it out themselves. Then they started to get sick and crunchy and I was so anxious and felt so guilty about it. Thank you for reminding me not all plants make it and it's a step to being a better plant owner. Wish you well in all areas of your life.

[koZZ]

This saved two of our plants after a three week trip. Thank you!!!!

[kenna]

OMG thank you so much, my mom is so thankful. In a matter of a day my moms plant came back to life no joke. Again thank you so much u made my moms day!

[jodiramberg]

Whoa!! Our new house has well water and I thought my plants would do great with it but they all thrive briefly and then flail. It’s our water softener!!!! Thank you!!!

[jperez]

Not sure about plants but if we're talking my heart all it took was seeing your beautifu face and basking in the warm energy behind it... Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, God Bless! ☺️

[KarunaPreetiBaraKaku]

I'm a chronic overwaterer too, I realised my finger can better feel the moist of soil than relying on just my eye to guess when it's too much.

[artywizard]

She's so nice! I hope my plant lives!

[elle]

You can also use “good bugs” to combat pests. Ladybugs are a common one. You can buy some online

[littledonut]

I finally am able to have a garden out back of my house (renting and they had an old garden out there). The soil before there had wood pieces and was FULL of termites when I started to dig. I literally got a shovel and wheel barrel and dug like a 2 feet down and took all the old soil, flowers, and the bushes away. Then bought a butt ton of new soil that didn't have wood. It did stink, but it was because it helped them grow because it had manure in it and it was moist. So I dumped all 6/7 large bags in then started to plant. I even cleaned off the bricks they had around it and dug about half a foot out from the bricks and put beautiful stones in it so it gives more room so weeds have a harder time getting in. Did I do the right thing just to plant some flowers, or did I go overboard?

[mattiecopeland]

Thank you for valuable plant information.

[laurenwedge]

for getting rid of tomato bugs and other produce-related pests: take 1-2 tbsp of dish soap (preferably biodegradable!) and mix it with 2-3 cups water in a spray bottle. spray it on the leaves of the plant daily and it'll get rid of them within a week!