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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. 60012 members, 13104 posts

## Posts

- [Hi I have this coleus plant here and I don’t know what’s wrong. Last night before I went to bed it wasn’t drooping. I…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/649186fa1190bfd90c0b5324.md) (by Mia, 2023-06-20, 6 comments)
- [I have this spider plant and it’s growing so fast and healthy, especially after I repotted it about 2 months ago. What…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6491466e4fbd671cb5298719.md) (by Crystal, 2023-06-20, 5 comments)
- [I had a small stalk of lucky bamboo growing in a vase filled with rocks and water and the leaves started to turn brown.…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6491376c13736d1bd9430d88.md) (by PlantHoarder, 2023-06-20, 2 comments)
- [I have a pink princess here, had her for a few weeks and she was doing great, I think I overwatered her. I used the…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64910c7059bd6f1f22fb2aa6.md) (by Bails, 2023-06-20, 7 comments)
- [hi!! i have a plant rosemary in my garden, and lately it’s been dying 😥 it has normal potting soil and a pot with a…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6490f7de9ce2c539152d3eef.md) (by ella, 2023-06-20, 4 comments)
- [Help with my mango! New growth but I feel like I need to add something to reduce browning leaves! Its been in my…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6490d7bf9b4e286b9fd128a1.md) (by Katie Zigs, 2023-06-19, 0 comments)
- [So I’ve had an Aloe for a bit, and a small amount of it is sorta yellow, yet the rest of the plant looks perfectly…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6490d7773dd35fccd9550f02.md) (by Kat, 2023-06-19, 4 comments)
- [I left some of my planes with my family while I was away at college. I’ve had this peace lily for about 4 years now and…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6490c9cfc43851e7f870b317.md) (by Ginny, 2023-06-19, 1 comment)
- [Anyone know why the new leaves she’s been sprouting already have brown spots on them? Otherwise perfectly healthy…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6490c4e5e64300525c24ba39.md) (by Mikala, 2023-06-19, 4 comments)
- [Has anyone had this issue with the bottom of their hydrangea stems turning brown? I assume it’s some sort of fungus and…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6490b0af949957fa8528bff8.md) (by Laura, 2023-06-19, 10 comments)
- [I’m not sure what to do with this parlor palm. I keep getting brown spots on the leaves and some leaves are drying out.…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64909e092be19970cbf432a9.md) (by Cookie, 2023-06-19, 5 comments)
- [I have a smaller pothos and Chinese evergreen and they take a lot longer to dry out than when the app tells me to water…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64909c0513736def9726b5b6.md) (by Chadwickt, 2023-06-19, 2 comments)
- [Is this natural fuzz (furana) or powdery mildew on my pink lady apple tree?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64907d4cb5a71ba77de0651d.md) (by Lotus biscuits, 2023-06-19, 2 comments)
- [Does anyone know why the new growth on my American rubber plant is looking yellow and curled up like this? Too much…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/649074da1190bf5bf6dca6d9.md) (by Kerry, 2023-06-19, 1 comment)
- [The bottom leaves/stems of my cherry tomato plant is curling \& turning brown around the edges. It is in a garden. HELP!](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/649049530aff4580aff8e6c7.md) (by Dixie, 2023-06-19, 3 comments)
- [I have mezoo red trailing it sprouted, a baby sun rose, but the baby sun rose is now going back into the flower stem,…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/648fc318d0a11d51678d3f58.md) (by FelixlovesKA, 2023-06-19, 0 comments)
- [halp 😧](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/648fa7aa81650645637034ea.md) (by Maren Stacian, 2023-06-19, 1 comment)
- [Hello! This is a newer plant of mine. I snipped the leaves that had brown on them but I just noticed two more leaves…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/648fa7822dbd8d3333736ca6.md) (by Lori Anne, 2023-06-19, 7 comments)
- [I recently planted this guy and he was doing really well for a little. Now he’s looking a little sad. Any ideas on why…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/648f9cd9cf1176e6551d377c.md) (by Bri bee, 2023-06-19, 5 comments)
- [..I thought this was the caterpillar’s head…. It was poop 😒 he had a pile of it in the stalk of this banana plant and…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/648f8dc8015a910abf55ca57.md) (by Julie, 2023-06-18, 1 comment)

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