my ficus is loosing leaves and is drying out. i will try and give it a more humid environment but should I cut it back to reduce the stress on the plant?

vivaroni

over 3 years ago

hi!! very new plant mom here. got this felt bush about 3 months ago at a festival and have a hard time taking care of it since, so many of its leaves have fallen ill with black spot and i’ve had to snip. the second pic is when i got him, the first pic is from a month ago, and the third pic is from today. the original pot broke recently and i’ve had to rehouse it into a new pot but is very droopy and i’m not exactly sure where to start when trying to bring him back to his former glory and a better one :(

Bella palm hates me! I have changed the location after thinking it was too close to the light, I use my Planta watering and fertilizer schedule and still is hurting. Any help appreciated!

chya worms

over 3 years ago

this is spriggins, kinda got him without knowing what he was but i think he’s a pepperonis nitida. anyways as i’m sure you can see in the picture his leaves are getting eaten by what i think are fungus gnats. how can i get rid of them without having to completely change out the soil ? if there’s any other thoughts about what’s eating the leaves please let me know :)

Emerson B

over 3 years ago

HELP!!! Today I went to repot my oldest plant and watched a YouTube video to help me. Following the video, I completely washed it and studied the roots. As I was doing so I noticed that the roots look extremely weak, I have inserted a picture to help me describe it. Are they still alive and healthy? Should I keep doing what I’m doing? WHAT IS HAPPENING AND WHAT SHOULD I DO?? #newplantmom #helpme

Elora

over 3 years ago

I have a dwarf umbrella plant, the leaves keep dropping and falling off. How can I bring it back to life? It’s usually in my bedroom that has a north facing window, i moved it out to the hall for it to get more light but it doesn’t seem to be improving.

Sunny

over 3 years ago

I have leaf damage on my sweet potato vine, Ipomoea ‘Ace of Spades.’ It came that way when I bought it. Looks puckered. Then, the small leaf veins dry out around the puckered/embossed areas. The leaf cracks at those sites. Looks like it’s disintegrating. No apparent insect chew holes or leaf miners found. No insects found. I inspect every single leaf and quarantine new plants 30 days. No other issues on this plant. I propagated several small pieces. New growth looks fine on both the cuttings and at the mother plant. Any ideas? Background: I’m in Zone 9. Got it two weeks ago from the grocery store (delivery). I thought it was heat stress from the 100°+F temperatures here in the South causing the cracked dry leaf veins. But, no dry leaf tips, yellowing or wilting were seen. No bugs. So, I did not return it to the store. The soil was very dry when it arrived and retains water about 5 days before completely drying out. I use a moisture meter. I typically water every 2 -3 days in this heat. It’s kept outside on a covered patio. It gets morning light until noon. Gets bright indirect light after noon. I have not fertilized it the 2 weeks I had it.

Chloe

over 3 years ago

Please help! My cat Palm is looking very sad! (The third picture is what it looked like a month ago). It had mites on it a couple weeks ago so I washed all the leaves with water then sprayed neam oil. Then again recently I noticed even more mites so I washed it with water and put neam oil again.

Help for Pete! My husband repotted our Cat Palm and he’s gone downhill since. We’ve tried watering more, less, taking him outside for more humidity and direct sun but he seems to be getting worse. He does have one green shoot but it flops over. Any thoughts on how to help Pete?

<3.

over 3 years ago

My elephant ear has some really healthy leaves and 2 leaves that have been invaded by pests. to prevent spider mites and beetles i have started using dawn dish soap and water in a spray. he is starting to look healthy again.

Jordan

over 3 years ago

Help!! I am a brand new plant parent, a beginner, so I don’t know much at all. I cannot, for the life of me, tell if I overwatered, under-watered, allowed too much sun… etc. Was thinking of repotting them, but I have no idea what to do!! Any suggestions before I waste my money, lol? Thanks!!

Lori Anne

over 3 years ago

What would y’all do about this leaf that won’t stand up? I’ve propped it up on another leaf for a while. *both plants were outside last night getting a drink from the rain*

emma ⭐️

over 3 years ago

someone please help! 😭 i still cant figure out what’s wrong with my white butterfly arrowhead plant! i repotted her, because she started to fall apart in a pot that was too big, and i needed to give her some support with a smaller pot. after i did this though, she wilted! the bottom leaves are the most affected :( the roots looked perfectly fine when i transplanted her, and she’s been watered (still no perking up after 2 days) any help would be greatly appreciated!!! (first pic was the day i transplanted her)

Lewis

over 3 years ago

Is there anything I can do to revive this plant? I went away on vacation for a week and I made sure to water before I left. When I came back all were okay except for this one. Is there anyway I can revive it :( ? It’s a Schefflera I believe. Any help would be appreciated.

mossmoose

over 3 years ago

Help! I was given this snake plant from my grandma and thought it was doing very well. It even has a new pup growing. However I’ve just noticed this odd mold/fungus growing between the leaves. Anyone know what this is or what I can do for it? I am repotting with new soil but should I use a new pot as well?

I have little black bugs killing my tomato and jalapeño plant. They are even starting to move to some of my flowers :( Does anyone know how to get rid of these?? Are they spider mites? 🤔

Peach

over 3 years ago

I have a gardenia bush and the leafs are hard and crunchy to the touch and are turning brown/black and I can’t tell if this is from over watering or not enough sun light. Any help would be appreciated!

my swedish ivy (orange pot) is getting way too much light in its position on my plant stand, however i don’t know where else to put it without the same problem, or it’s vines being everywhere. anybody have any ideas? i’m open to moving the plant stand and changing around which window(s?) is open and how much. (also pls don’t judge my plants eek)

Amanda P

over 3 years ago

Not sure what happened to these ZZ plants! One looks like it’s breaking off from the bulb, and the other looks like it snapped and is rotting? Any tips on salvaging these?

Danielle

over 3 years ago

Hello! Does anyone know what these are? I left my cilantro alone since it started to bolt. I just saw these on it and have no idea what they are.