My golden pothos is now getting yellow leaves and brown spots on new and old leaves. I could not see pests on the underside of the leaves with a magnifying glass, so I have no idea what's going on. What's going? I water when dry and fertilize every other watering with miracle grow. Oh, and I add peroxide to water to control bugs.
That's either a fungus or chemical burns. Try going without the peroxide and be gentle with the fertilizer for a while. Pay attention to the spots. Try to determine if they're appearing where chemicals pool and drip, and stay fairly localized, or if they're appearing anywhere and growing as a fungus would. Another way to test if it's a fungus is to take a leaf with a dry affected spot and rub it on an unaffected leaf; a fungus could spread that way but a burn wouldn't. If it's a fungus, cut off affected leaves and spray neem oil or peroxide (neem can make plants prone to sunburns)
4 likes Thank you. I will try that. I've been spraying a fungicide by Garden safe. Is that ok?
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I think it’s probably fungus - unless you’re putting it in direct sun after spraying with neem. You should cut the effected leaves off as it can continue to spread if you some. Use the fungicide per their directions.
2 likes It's not in sun it's very far from a window. I will cut off all the bad stuff today. And follow the directions for the fungicide. Thanks!!
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Peroxide or hydrogen peroxide? They are not the same. Hydrogen peroxide is what you want to use because peroxide is harsh as hell and can kill your plant, let alone ruin the leaves.
0 likes 3% Hydrogen peroxide. Thank you
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