House plants
Share your plant recovery tales and root for each other as we nurse our leafy friends back to health
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Any idea what’s wrong with my lavender plant? It’s been in the 90°s here lately so I’ve been keeping it on a shaded porch and watering nearly every day. The soil is dark and moist, but the plant looks like it’s drying out. Dr planta said it’s going dormant, but it’s the wrong time of year for that
Hi all. My Apidistra and Kentia Palm had spider mites. I think I caught this quite early and quarantined, and have been checking my other plants daily to be safe. I am due to go on holiday on Monday, so wanted to get this under control as best I could before going. I've cleaned both thoroughly and the shower and wiped off every leaf and stem individually before spraying with Big Clear Fruit and Veg Ultra spray, and repeated this process after 5 days (the last time being yesterday) and spraying the plants with water more regularly once the bug spray has had time to work. I go away on Monday and will be back on Friday, so my question is do I need to do thos again before I go, or should another good wash suffice for now? I also have some SD Plant Invigorator so wondering if I spray with this instead? I'm still fairly new to plants so just looking for some advice on the best thing to do. Looked on Goggle etc but so much conflicting info and just don't want them to re-establish too much while I'm away. I can't see any mites at the moment or any signs of eggs, but obviously despite washing them really thoroughly there will likely still be a few eggs lurking. Grateful for any advice on what has worked for you. ❤️
I just got this plant for free at a store. It was in the clearance section and was obviously not thriving. Nothing specifically wrong, but I would like some tips to get it healthy and happy please! It’s a miniature rose! 🌹
Well look who decided not too die 🤭😇 dang indoor begonias
Hi! Can anyone help diagnose what's wrong with my husband's Fukien tea bonsai? It's had dry leaves for about a month now and looks very sad. I've repotted it in fresh bonsai soil, watered an fertilised it and it's in a window with plenty of sun. When repotting I noticed several small earthworms which I removed. I know usually they are good for plants with soil aeration etc, but I read some mixed reviews online, so now the soil is new and worm free. The plant is still looking sad. Any help much appreciated!
I’m going through a plant crisis😬 My friend was in charge of taking care of my plants over my long vacation and my lavender plant is on deaths door step. I cut off as much dead as I could but the only parts with green were half dead too. It’s sitting outside and I’m hoping it survives. My tomato plant that I have grown from seed survived my friend but it had some weird half dead looking leaves and very droopy, I added the stake for support. I also decided to replant it, hoping to plant the stem sideways to promote growth farther up the step, but the step snapped in the process of taking the plant out of the pot😭😭 so it’s probably done for too. But on the positive note, I decided to try to recover my orchid plant after I found out that it isn’t dead after it loses it’s flowers😬 wish I knew that sooner. I removed all the dirt, dead leaves, and dead roots from the orchid and moved it to a big cup of water. I was surprised to see there was still some green roots after a couple months of being ignored. I promise I’m not that bad at taking care of plants, but please leave any tips and prayers for my plants
Can my azalea be saved? There’s tiny spots of green still on it but I’m not sure. This heat had been killing it even with regular watering
Help! What is happening to my rubber tree plant? These white specks were not there last week and they are on several of the lower leaves. I have new growth and they are not on them. The plant is growing roots well outside its pot so I am repotting today. I also treat with neems oil spray that contains Castile soap and peppermint oil regularly. What are these specks and what can I do? Thanks for any suggestions.
Hi, Pearl has been in this same tiny pot since I brought her home over 2 yrs ago, should I repot her to a larger pot? Only the first photo is my Pearl. The other photos are not mine nor Pearl, just the first photo.
Can anyone help me and tell me what to do with my plant? I don’t know what’s wrong.
Update: I had noticed browning at the base of the mother plant which spread to a couple pups. Cut, cleaned, and repotted. Didn’t plan on separating but figured it’s the safest bet in case the stress becomes too much. Another pup was hiding as well so it’s a fighter! 🤞🏼✊🏼 There was green moss looking stuff on the roots so I’m not sure if that was the issue. Not sure where it came from. The soil wasn’t hydrophobic so I think it was holding moisture. No real root rot thankfully
How often are you meant to be reporting indoor plants? Do you always have to go a size up or can you trim back and use the same pot?
Okay, I’m new to gardening and bought some clearance plants for low risk practice. This azalea I got from Home Depot. I scrapped the trunk of the plant with my fingernail and saw it was still green so I took it home to try and problem solve with it. It’s got a lot of orange/red leaves, and the ones at the bottom are completely shriveled. Should I just cut the bad shoots and water it regularly or will it need more specific care?
Can someone here help me with my aloe plant? I'm not sure what to due with it to stop it from looking so sad. I don't want to kill my plants I just want to keep them alive that's the whole reason I got this app. It's like an odd green color that doesn't really show up in pictures. Thank you in advance
Lavender update ! She is doing much better now outside ! Can’t wait to watch her bloom !
WHAT ARE THESE!!!!😱😱😱😱 HELP!
Aloe update ! She is looking so much better after a repot (she had some rot on one of her leafs and I removed it and also had a gnat issue so they are gone now! I added some stabilization with a bamboo stick (so no tilting ) I also downsized the pot !! More updates soon Here is a before and after ! Before After !
My stretchy aloe is looking a bit better today ! Hopefully she perks up after a repot into a better pot !
False Heather improvement— I love these guys. I stupidly thought it could handle the desert sun and heat… and it got mad at me lol. I pruned and relocated, now look at all the new sprouts forming! 💜
Can someone tell me if this poor baby is saveable? She’s still got good roots and good color but getting very yellow. I got this app actually so I could hopefully save it. (I also am aware it’s an indoor plant but needed to take it outside to water earlier)
