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title: "Pests, diseases and problems"
description: "Discuss and troubleshoot plant issues"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ"
language: "en"
modified: "2023-05-15T13:58:31.579Z"
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# Pests, diseases and problems

Share your own experiences with plant pests and diseases, and gain valuable insights from others on how to prevent and treat these common problems.

Misc. 60013 members, 13104 posts

## Posts

- [Hi! I got a string of pearls plant a little over a month ago and ever since I brought it home, it’s just kept dying…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/647fc8f6a7c4061672022267.md) (by Jjacobo, 2023-06-07, 5 comments)
- [I’m trying to figure this out and I can’t find any reference pictures matching what my jade looks like! Anyone have any…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/647fc7e7e5f0101db5ddbdf3.md) (by dswizzles, 2023-06-06, 3 comments)
- [Is this normal? My neighbor told me I should cut this part off.](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/647fc0c8f979be3eae771ce7.md) (by Layla garden, 2023-06-06, 4 comments)
- [Hi everyone. I tend to overwater my plants a lot and I was just wondering what I can do to help my plants thrive again.…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/647fbc54a9f070a4c1a887fb.md) (by jette, 2023-06-06, 8 comments)
- [I’m fairly new to the prayer plant/lemon lime maranta, and so I’m wondering if this is normal. I ordered this plant…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/647fb5cf0a725140ae165ab7.md) (by Jacqui B, 2023-06-06, 3 comments)
- [Is my Echeveria Subsessilis sick? I’ve had it for a while and I’m conscious of not watering if the soil feels moist, it…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/647f7560f979be81a46c0697.md) (by SF Life, 2023-06-06, 4 comments)
- [Can anyone help me with this plant, some of the leaves look great others look yellow in dead.](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/647f624f3b06071c9d5fea0f.md) (by #plantsareawesome, 2023-06-06, 5 comments)
- [Anyone had a Calathea plant? This is my first. The edges of the leaves have been curling like this for a few weeks.…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/647f61242106939df5427033.md) (by Cathy’s Plants, 2023-06-06, 14 comments)
- [does anyone know why my string of hearts is growing aggressively away from the sun like this? it’s in a south facing…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/647f54e4a374459c49d724f8.md) (by kaela 🌚🧌🪷, 2023-06-06, 5 comments)
- [My Leopard Lily and Pothos’ leaves have been yellowing over the past few weeks, and I’m not sure how to address the…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/647f4fe0908f83acf349c147.md) (by Sophie☀️, 2023-06-06, 2 comments)
- [Any idea why my jaboticaba has brown tips on all the leaves? Do I need to move it to a less sunny place? I don’t think…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/647f4da22a571772d6cb211b.md) (by Siegal, 2023-06-06, 2 comments)
- [Hey guys! Does anyone have or know anything about Purple Passions? Mine goes on and off having droopy leaves and…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/647f45790e302d674bbe2e8c.md) (by Hanna :), 2023-06-06, 6 comments)
- [Please help. It was inside but I think it wants some bright sun. Any tips please? It’s limp 😢😢😢](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/647f453a9f9ac638a2aba649.md) (by Choc, 2023-06-06, 2 comments)
- [Hi… anyone know what’s happening with my prayer plant? I got it a week or two ago… I cut off some of the leaves, and…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/647f13680e302d3426b674f4.md) (by Christian, 2023-06-06, 2 comments)
- [If I don’t cut out the oleander, will it strangle the fig tree? I didn’t plant it, it popped up out of nowhere, but I…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/647ea7a90e302d1ca4a9b7eb.md) (by BulbophyllumFerrari, 2023-06-06, 2 comments)
- [Please help! I recently repotted this rattlesnake plant since it didn’t have any drainage holes before. I also put it…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/647e9b2fe5f0107235b48f65.md) (by Ryry, 2023-06-06, 5 comments)
- [I’ve found the tiniest little round bugs in my two baby Chinese money plants and idk what they are. They’re on the…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/647e95990a7251050ceec539.md) (by Bri bee, 2023-06-06, 0 comments)
- [I have this lily of the valley bush that’s in full sunlight, but since Planta doesn’t have this plant, I just named it…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/647e760863d7c302d0760e6b.md) (by CarelessAboutRoses, 2023-06-05, 0 comments)
- [hi!! i’m new and my italian parsley doesn’t look to be doing so well. i repotted it after buying and it’s in a plastic…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/647e703f674af4602167e83b.md) (by ella, 2023-06-05, 7 comments)
- [I have a white willow tree on my lake shore and the branches are showing a yellow dusting. Any clue what this means?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/647e6f5f1ea8934992f4e970.md) (by White willow tree, 2023-06-05, 0 comments)

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