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Overwatered Plant with Fungus Gnats: Dry Out Fast and Fix Habits

Remove saucer, set pot in sink overnight to drain. Gnats feed on rotting roots, not the cause. Water barely until recovery. Use skewer test. If no drainage hole, repot into smaller pot with holes inside the decorative one.

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