--- 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" image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v2/cloudinary/global_data/communities/pestsDiseasesAndProblems.jpg" --- [Community](https://getplanta.com/community.md) # 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. 59820 members, 13000 posts ## Posts - [Hello! My friend gave this to me as a gift. I am not great at rehabilitation yet and the leaves, on what I’m assuming…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/Dc1whBYtesVpqpD8e1PFZ6.md) (by Syd, 2025-01-21, 9 comments) - [Does anyone have any recommendations on what to do with this potted plant assortment? I took it home from my husband’s…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/i6HouRHb4Q18L73D60hrNJ.md) (by April, 2025-01-21, 4 comments) - [Hi, everyone! I’m relatively new to plants and would love your feedback. My pink valentine is unwell and I first…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/jY1A2MgWNIx3xdYEliZvcO.md) (by Kalinda, 2025-01-21, 8 comments) - [I can't make this guy happy 🤬 he's due for a repot, but ever since i got him the minute a whiff of dry is felt, he's…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/Bikc9UBLksc1NPXGYHHHRe.md) (by Wolfen 🐺, 2025-01-21, 5 comments) - [a couple of my plants are very root bound but producing new leaves at the same time…repotting right now would be too…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/B9UsmQpSQrmETRJo3DVhe0.md) (by loccednwla, 2025-01-21, 3 comments) - [Hello. I was hoping someone could help me figure out what is wrong with this plant and if it is beyond help. It’s been…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/ev7dcqomVpM69oD8JrpUYi.md) (by Varenna, 2025-01-20, 6 comments) - [Hi guys I just picked up this snake plant from the store, unfortunately I didn’t inspect it closely enough and just saw…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/4to44cnAYXtSDepGE9WSDk.md) (by Dana, 2025-01-20, 2 comments) - [Just picked up this zebra plant on sale. Extremely crunchy, dry, wilted leaves. Pruned the super dead ones, repotted,…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/UGQ16DeXRtsJnvyDrzUIMC.md) (by Jenna, 2025-01-20, 1 comment) - [Anyone know why my soil has hairy mould on the surface and how to stop this. My snake plant gets watered every 3 weeks…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/MSuJUyiuGv9P0RtDqbOxPU.md) (by Loving snake plants, 2025-01-20, 2 comments) - [Hello all! I recently bought this monstera about a week ago, the new growth for some reason has some brownish black…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/QjyVmayix40omjp9D1Rl9S.md) (by Mauplants🪴🌱, 2025-01-20, 5 comments) - [Does anyone struggle with indoor lavender? As soon as I bring home a new pot the leaves and branches dry no matter what…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/EiVf0fxB1GIU8J5eyWEkHw.md) (by Danielle, 2025-01-20, 7 comments) - [Hello! I bought a money tree last month from a local plant store. I read lots of articles and watched videos on its…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/9xfZzybG45KmsylxCMsvWj.md) (by Danielle, 2025-01-19, 1 comment) - [My Alocasia is looking pretty down trodden lately. Anyone have an idea of what could be wrong?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/81ZujyVjBhZWdo3CPlBTbU.md) (by Spencer, 2025-01-19, 2 comments) - [I just got a calathea white fusion and it needs a bit of TLC. I'm not sure if this has been caused by over watering,…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/8ybatwNGSMCkoHJPv1sfNw.md) (by Penmaiden, 2025-01-19, 7 comments) - [This bird’s nest fern was bought in Sept 24. Almost killed it once but now seems to be doing pretty good. My question…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/L9kV8hs9eE715DUGjpILZB.md) (by Buffy, 2025-01-19, 3 comments) - [I need some help with my dracaena 😭 all I did was water her thoroughly a couple days ago and this morning she's…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/sStyRFsCKN4Jo9oLxCStNB.md) (by Cpisa, 2025-01-19, 0 comments) - [I need help with my spider plant! She was a house warming gift I got back in August and has been going down hill…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/mvy3evb7h0fvFQVyKLfTOK.md) (by Jorden, 2025-01-19, 6 comments) - [I got this fern about 2 weeks ago and it wasn't doing good so I out it in the bathroom and have been spurting the leafs…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/FuWAf7unUpf1vFSNtzSvFe.md) (by Zoey, 2025-01-19, 16 comments) - [The potting mix I made is sprouting little plants and mushrooms. Are these bad? They've only been in 1 pot so far so…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/paq4psBAniS0sBoRsY7Mu1.md) (by Chazz, 2025-01-19, 2 comments) - [I finally figured out what was going on with my blushing philo! Upon googling "plant leaves turning translucent" it…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/ydbYRZTA6p0DHN5eHcadOG.md) (by 🎲Sunmoth🍡, 2025-01-19, 0 comments) [Older posts](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ.md?cursor=mEVNnn_xGxhQb3N0cy5HZXRBbGxJbkNvbW11bml0eQC81XW-Kj_dGA) --- _Source: the Planta community (https://getplanta.com). Reading is open to everyone. To post, comment and like, get the Planta app: https://getplanta.com/download_