HELP! Thought my plants were doing fine and then saw this

Plants looked vibrant when I went to bed and when I woke up, I saw this

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The way the whole stem bent over it looks thirsty

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Welcome to the forum.
Looks like your water didnt get into the soil but ran past and out the bottom.
Water it very slowly letting it actually wet the soil which looks bone dry.
Or set it in a pan/bucket and let it soak up the water from the bottom.
When soil becomes too dry it becomes hydrophobic and repels water instead of soaking it in.

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Omg they look so sad…:cold_sweat:

Similar problem in this thread…

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Super thirsty! I had a similar situation before except way worse like the whole plant was laying in the soil and that morning before work when i seen that (as a result of neglect) i had plans to pull it up that evening but just for the hell of it gave it water before i left. Well by a miracle she was perked back up like nothing ever happened.

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Just gave them some water and capped the bottom of the pots to hold some water. Thank you! I will update

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Just dont do that permanently. Once you get the soil damp again it needs to drain so open up those drain holes…
I commend you for not watering them to death. Now you need to watch the soil and water before it becomes too dry. Its a balancing act.

Thank you! I thought they were gonners. Back to life like nothing ever happened.

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