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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. 60011 members, 13104 posts

## Posts

- [Anyone able to tell me what’s wrong with my poor pink princess? Her leaves feel paper thin and frail :( I picked her up…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64ae1bdb845e1a15acd9f8e6.md) (by s., 2023-07-12, 4 comments)
- [Somewhat new to money trees, the roots are so tiny is that normal?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64ae11d66f52002925be4481.md) (by JA, 2023-07-12, 3 comments)
- [I had some drama today with my new Chlorophytum Fireflash. I think I caught it early. Using a DIY foliar spray of 1…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64ae0f06b66e23b1ee149de4.md) (by Rhonda, 2023-07-12, 2 comments)
- [This little leaf looks a little ragged and won’t stand up at night with the other leaves. Is it best to trim it or just…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64adfe0bae528828c409671c.md) (by SisaLis, 2023-07-12, 4 comments)
- [So my wife was super nice and bought me this Calathea during her lunch break but forgot to realize it being in the hot…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64adf5d4725b004287f59820.md) (by PlanterJared, 2023-07-12, 4 comments)
- [Can anybody tell me what the heck is going on with this plant?! It’s a moonshine snake plant my MIL got us both one…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64ad9f4160a70482422f2041.md) (by Kiara, 2023-07-11, 3 comments)
- [What is this orange goo that keeps growing back on my plant?! I pulled off a chunk of this thick gooey stuff when I…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64ad6e1e76f85ed053099c4c.md) (by Elle White, 2023-07-11, 8 comments)
- [We also got this Hot Banana pepper on Saturday it looked great and then the next day after playing all the leaves…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64ad6203ae5288734ae63ea4.md) (by Jasmine Orrison, 2023-07-11, 3 comments)
- [What are the best types of pots? And what about lucky bamboo in water, how do you care for it?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64ad264d76f85e636efb72bf.md) (by Plant warrior, 2023-07-11, 5 comments)
- [Any guesses what the issue is here with my Hoya? It’s been declining like this for the better of 2 years. Can’t be…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64acdc5c0b19762cfbd2162f.md) (by Mad Props PDX, 2023-07-11, 8 comments)
- [New Pilea owner here-- Getting mixed answers about what the diagnosis of these leaves is. I've only had it for about a…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64acdb7a412220dcc4d0ed88.md) (by Gavin, 2023-07-11, 3 comments)
- [The leaves on my spider plant are turning brown from the base of the plant, I tried repotting in dry soil and it gets…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64accb8276f85ec0c9eab49a.md) (by Bailey, 2023-07-11, 3 comments)
- [my plant is dying and idk why, i’ve looked it up it says it could be so many different things i moved it around and…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64acc1aa839cf100001c58d8.md) (by EDYTA 🎱, 2023-07-11, 12 comments)
- [Help! My first garden - tomato plant is getting these spots on the stem and the bottom leaves are turning yellow - what…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64acbd19ecec590c4ba6282d.md) (by Cobknocker, 2023-07-11, 1 comment)
- [Having some troubles with my ZZ turning yellow. I did just water it a few days ago but soil feels dry. I don’t have…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64acbd0010d41b529fa81664.md) (by PlanterJared, 2023-07-11, 5 comments)
- [Hi Plant friends! Any idea what this is?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64acb49b3df2192e2672dfaa.md) (by ccmurr4y, 2023-07-11, 1 comment)
- [This plant initially had many leaf, it’s down to these 2 and several newly growing ones. The problem is I don’t know…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64acac88725b00d261b141fa.md) (by Walter, 2023-07-11, 4 comments)
- [Help! My rubber plant was fine for about 6 months then started dropping leaves one by one. The first few leaves had a…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64acaba43df21935217111f0.md) (by Martine, 2023-07-11, 7 comments)
- [My dahlias were doing fine then the storm came what can I do](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64aca66591b0759ce0833057.md) (by Ubu, 2023-07-11, 0 comments)
- [Hey guys! Does anyone know why my Basil is turning brown in the middle of the stem? I checked the roots and they are…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64ac8b9b41222018e3c03ef5.md) (by Maegs, 2023-07-10, 4 comments)

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