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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. 59976 members, 13084 posts

## Posts

- [ready for winter to be over…. why is this hobby so hard? sometimes I feel so discouraged when I see my plants…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/c0hIKIkA7D6BDXiYUMeDRD.md) (by plantmother, 2024-12-31, 9 comments)
- [Happy New Year! Here’s your reminder to check your plants (especially the water props 🥲) for pests before the new…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/aPpAayo5dF9nAvwzEAJYNu.md) (by Aria, 2024-12-31, 1 comment)
- [Got this Hoya that is clearly suffering from root rot. I cleaned her old soil off, did a hydrogen peroxide dip to get…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/5BzNJIyBH2EamH3fhUYK9K.md) (by Bebe🌵🤍, 2024-12-31, 4 comments)
- [Got this from Ikea for a fiver and wondered if anyone thinks it is salvageable? Some signs of life but unsure about if…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/HcMzsRUSABZUAacFACfvXW.md) (by Becca, 2024-12-31, 8 comments)
- [Is it normal for a Morocco to change colors like this? The outer edges of the leaves are turning a pale green and I was…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/q4Thj1oQT9KhZj9mOY2xXE.md) (by cndough, 2024-12-31, 1 comment)
- [My ZeeZee has more babies 😮😍I think I have to clean the leaves👍🏻](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/R3idtu8yPLkGLXlSM52AQ9.md) (by Joana, 2024-12-31, 0 comments)
- [Just saw this on my "imperial red" philodendron. Anything I should worry about? The rest of the plant looks fine.](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/S8We4PlJyjMxFezagvdFdM.md) (by MummaDeb, 2024-12-31, 0 comments)
- [I got this from my boyfriend, all put together in one small pot and tried rinsing the roots and re-potting into a 7…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/hG5GGvMRnsKccYQFwGDedS.md) (by Alaina, 2024-12-31, 2 comments)
- [I’m starting to give up on this plant, i named it Pep. Can someone help me or give me advice on what I can do to save…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/UQQhfGI2fMBlsg2nZManLI.md) (by sophia, 2024-12-30, 5 comments)
- [I figured out what's wrong (maybe) I found a pink elastic band on all three stalks I don't know if this is what's wrong…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/YBmRc2MvnYgJPGormaYHsZ.md) (by Blooming Dawn, 2024-12-30, 2 comments)
- [Hi! So I found this girl in the garbage area of my apartment and I didn’t want to just let her get thrown away so I…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/zJFiBFt2dADZaTBu1QNMD2.md) (by Baby Plant Person, 2024-12-30, 15 comments)
- [Hi all! My kalanchoe started flowering around 2.5 weeks ago. I had initially thought the yellowing and falling off of…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/yZ2mhIdAAeYIs4qDEBze43.md) (by David, 2024-12-30, 6 comments)
- [My begonia that grew a ton and was very happy has all of a sudden began wilting. I just bought grow lights for it but…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/N1ENQFmisnAX2FBgAwhOU9.md) (by Liv, 2024-12-30, 1 comment)
- [Anyway I can save these guys? They got put in a room and forgotten about but would love to try to bring them back to…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6vZIXadeQtpCcYEJmrSLzw.md) (by Mar\_blake14, 2024-12-30, 1 comment)
- [This is growing from the soil of my Tropical Tiki Dieffenbachia… what is it?? Anyone know?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/zRBnERc3mBWbISGVmY7Vo2.md) (by New Plant Dad, 2024-12-30, 4 comments)
- [My corn plant has looked like this for the past year. I water it once a week and it’s in a west facing window. Any…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/kUikuhcYRM1w2dlNstqIhp.md) (by Helene, 2024-12-29, 4 comments)
- [My Chinese Money Tree’s leaves keep getting brown spots and falling off. How can I fix this?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/G7CRWlT413andrVUAsTPlL.md) (by Reagan, 2024-12-29, 4 comments)
- [Successful fern parents - I want a lush bushy fern and this one is looking leggy, scraggly, and unwelll. I’ve repotted…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/eeMmsZoSij6Vs1H8HLOzPe.md) (by Whit\_Y, 2024-12-29, 3 comments)
- [So lately I’ve been looking at my Syngonium, and I’ve noticed that some leaves look chewed. I have a cat, and…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/3gfHfPpnRJyr6WB0UuDTMS.md) (by Plant lover, 2024-12-29, 5 comments)
- [Can anyone tell me what these spots on my new alocasia polly are from?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/uHcu4BrkGH8TziBNXr4wnI.md) (by H4v3n, 2024-12-29, 1 comment)

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