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Is it possible to encourage new leaves where they fallen off? This Petra just keeps growing taller with new growth from the top but the older lower leaves eventually fall, with the exception of the two. I think it’s probably time to repot as well…
Can anyone help🙏Can anyone tell me if this is a sign of root rotting? I looked at the base of my money tree and this is the condition it is in, I can’t tell if it’s good or not. No electric tape or rubber band found. A couple leaves are yellowing. Not sure what that means also. Any tips help
I have drowned my Begonia Rex ‘Escargot’🙁 I watered it, watered the rest of my plants and yesterday found it looking like this and standing in water! Obviously, I missed going back and emptying the excess water. It was doing great before this happened. It is in original nursery soil and 4” pot. I have put thickly folded paper towels beneath it to wick extra water out and changed them out several times. What else should I do? Is she goner? Should I remove from the pot to dry out, and if so, what do I do from that point?
my aloe back in august compared to today in march. i got it from a neighbor who had too many. we got a really bad storm that dropped multiple inches of rain and drowned my aloe. i repotted it, cut off almost all of its leaves and now its doing so well, even though i was really worried
I have some California Wonder Bell Peppers and Habaneros and they’re about 2 inches tall, but I recently added a fan within the past 2 days and now there’s about 3 that fell over! Do I need to turn off the fan or do something else to make them stand back up?! Help me! I’m still learning!
Hi, we are in recovery over here (hopefully) This is my ace of hearts plant, I was gifted this guy. I believe it’s called an oilcloth plant. I repotted him because his roots were sticking out in the old planter (as you can see they still are?) anyway, it was blooming when I got it and now it’s very unhappy. I also changed locations from close to the window to 3 ft very recently because there was hot air blowing on it from my forced air heat in my house. Please help any advice would help.
Poorly Chinese evergreen - advice please! I probably should have come to this group sooner but my Chinese evergreen is rather poorly and losing leaves. I have a tendency to overwater so have been following the Planta guidance for a few weeks but it’s still not looking good. I’m thinking this is possibly root rot - I’ve seen some people cut off the rotten parts and try to revive this in water until it regrows roots - what do you advise?
Anyone got any helpful tips to keep my new money tree happy?
Any tips for my monstera? Was going great guns but recently growth has really slowed and some leaves have curled. Soil is a good mix (I think), drainage holes and definitely not over watered. Wondering if light is the issue? Or I have repotted too large? Green pot older photo.
Let the battle against the formidable thrips commence! Any tips and advice welcome ☺️
Coworker gave me this and I am wondering if it’s past saving? Not green anymore and seems to have shrunk
This jasmine has been rehabbing super nicely from the 'rescue bin' at the plant store. Does anyone else keep these species? I've been trying to keep it a bit damp because it's leaves kept crimping. So far it seems to be working well.
Has anyone used sand or pebbles to prevent fungus gnats? While using Neem oil and insecticide has decreased the amount, they are still lingering. What plants have you topped? Which plants would you not recommend to top? Any help/advice is greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance! 🪴
Here is a before and after.. the first one immediately after being spirit and repotted on Monday and this is today. I don’t know what do … does it need more water? The other part of the plant is upstairs and not flat like this. This one is downstairs in my basement near a window. I am going to move her upstairs... any other thoughts?
One of my snake plant leaves has recently started to turn yellow does anyone know why that could be? I just recently watered it and it seems to be fairly happy and growing new leaves. Any suggestions or tips would be very helpful. Just trying to keep this guy alive
Any clue why my Snake plant leaf could be turning yellow? It was watered about 2 weeks ago.
Hi friends! First post on here. My poor string of hearts has been through so much with me, moved three states away and back, and got through a pretty bad period of me not being able to take care of my plants. Aside from being leggy and bald, he’s doing okay. Any suggestions on what to do? I put him in chunky soil with orchid bark because he has been prone to overwatering and fungus gnats in the past. TIA!
don't give up if you "kill" a plant! keep watering it like nothing happened! there may be enough life left in it for new growth. that's what happened with my snowbush and it's pushing out more variegated leaves than ever before!
What are people's opinions on what this parlor palm needs? I've gone through lots of different options, thinking he was getting too much water then thinking it was getting too little water. I'm now wondering if it's getting too much sun, or if it needs higher humidity...
Hi all! I have a schefflera that I severely underwatered over the winter months, so all the leaves drooped, browned and started to come off. I did try and see if it would perk up with some water and fertiliser, but no luck. Roots still looked healthy though, so when I repotted into some fresh soil I took some drastic measures and chopped it, leaving around 7-8 inches of bare stem. From the quick research I did, I saw people say they were able to revive their plants by doing this. But I just thought I'd get some of your opinions... Can it be saved or is it a goner at this point? Thanks in advance!
