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title: "My watermelon peperomia is brown on mainly underside of leaves. A…"
description: "My watermelon peperomia is brown on mainly underside of leaves. A little bit on top. No pests but I am curious how I can prevent this and what may be causing…"
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author: "Jessica"
published: "2023-08-03T00:57:49.564Z"
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# My watermelon peperomia is brown on mainly underside of leaves. A…

_Posted by Jessica on 2023-08-03_

My watermelon peperomia is brown on mainly underside of leaves. A little bit on top. No pests but I am curious how I can prevent this and what may be causing it? Any ideas?

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## 4 comments

### GreenLeaf commented on 2023-08-03

I would LOVE to know an answer to this! Mine is super healthy from the front, and constantly putting out new growth. But the back side has all those brown markings too.

### GardeNerd commented on 2023-08-03

Is there any yellow? I’d guess fungus or sun damage, but can’t tell for sure from the pictures.

#### Jessica replied on 2023-08-03

No yellow. Bright indirect light (north window)

### iambijoux commented on 2023-08-04

Mine did this when I overwatered it

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