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title: "my Pepperomia has small brown spots but it’s also growing new leaves…"
description: "my Pepperomia has small brown spots but it’s also growing new leaves — should I be worried about the spots? what might they be? (the new leaf has a bit of…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "boomexa"
published: "2024-10-16T00:14:19.459583Z"
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# my Pepperomia has small brown spots but it’s also growing new leaves…

_Posted by boomexa on 2024-10-16_

my Pepperomia has small brown spots but it’s also growing new leaves — should I be worried about the spots? what might they be?

(the new leaf has a bit of dried up brown spots on the side but it’s super small)

I also checked the roots for root rot (and I repotted it… look how cramped those roots are 😭)

![Attachment 1 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/X5nV-wC27SimGnFtPE0TWJeCQBacRzZZioKN3e6njtg/YIaRKLk-Sm-znKVXokvDoA.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/X5nV-wC27SimGnFtPE0TWJeCQBacRzZZioKN3e6njtg/pDBimqfNT0GDR_tn0DAs2g.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 3 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/X5nV-wC27SimGnFtPE0TWJeCQBacRzZZioKN3e6njtg/hRIsfLLVRoSUPyvjk7Cp9A.webp?size=large)

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