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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.

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LearningPlantMom

My peace lily is finally sprouting some flower thingys!! Any tips on how to get them to stay and grow more? They haven’t produced any in over 2 years.

Terrarimum

Why is one bit of my asparagus fern brown, but not the other side? I had fungus gnats but am 99% sure theyre all dead now…

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Jade

What can I do for my pothos?? I only water it like every two weeks, i always have and it’s never been an issue. my other pothos are just fine on this watering schedule also. i’ve had this one the longest. recently the leaves have been yellowing slightly. i did light research and decided it needed some plant food. i bought some and gave each plant the recommended amount. after giving the food, the leaves on this plant seem to have gotten more yellow, and more leaves have yellowed. i don’t want her to die so anything advice helps!!!

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shalynbri

Hello lovelies Can I get some help/direction for my monstera adanaonii? I wait until it’s bone dry to water.. have a grow light and a humidifier. Is this because it doesn’t have chlorophyll in the white part of the leaf? Any pointers - help please!! 🫣🌱

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That_Planter

I think my Spinach might be dying from too much water, the stem and leaves are turning yellow brown and it’s scaring me. I might have to put more holes at the bottom of it just not sure how to without spilling out dirt or anything. I have a wooden box planter but idk if I’ll use it for that yet, maybe I should transfer it there? Let me know! Thanks for reading!

Lizzy

Does this look like fungus or pests on my ruby ficus? I brought her home yesterday, changed out the soil, and the roots look good. These spots are only on this leaf, the rest of the plant looks very healthy.

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Vani

Can anyone help me saving this fern?

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Hannah

Hello everyone, I adopted this Philodendron Birken from a friend recently and it hasn’t had any growth since last year. Last week I went to repot it and discovered hundreds of little white bugs in the soil first picture!) so I cleaned the roots and have repotted it into new soil and hydroleca mix as it has been suffering from being overwatered. However since then I’ve had more leaves turn brown/mushy and it has grown mould very quickly! I’ve used all my usual tactics to try and get rid of the mould, and it’s only been watered once since repotting, the soil is a decent level of moisture and it’s in a decent spot with indirect light. I have no idea what’s wrong with it, and I’m not sure what to do next! And ideas?

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Ctut

I just got this alocasia plant from a neighbor who is moving. It’s my first alocasia. It looks droopy to me. Any pro tips? Thank you!

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Taylor Hanson

This is my Red Vein, she requires lots of sun (which she gets) and proper water and misting which I feel like I do adequately. However, the leaves get crunchy… what am I doing wrong? She also has new life? I’m very confused.

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RoseRed

Hello. I brought this prayer plant home about a month ago, and immediately it dropped most of its leaves. I think it had been overwatered at the box store I bought it from. Anyway, I haven’t been able to get it to thrive and I’m wondering if you had some advice that might help. I’m very inexperienced with this plant. Thanks!!!!

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LearningPlantMom

This is my Red vein plant, and it is trying to recover from an almost dying situation. I had to trim all her leaves because they were brunt and broken for no water and too much sunlight. She has been like this for the past 7 months, I am keeping her in shade, but small amounts of sunlight, and watering her when she is dry, but she is not growing! Can anybody help me?

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Kenzie

My variegated Ming aralia started getting little mushrooms in the soil. They only last about a day but will pop up periodically. Is this a bad thing? If so, what am I doing wrong and how do I get rid of them??

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Kenzie

Can someone please tell me what’s wrong with my Ming aralia?? He just started getting a few brown leaves and now the whole thing is droopy… The left picture is when we first got him vs how he looks now on the right

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jess

hey! can anyone please help me figure out what's wrong with my philodendron birkin? how should i help it get back to being healthy? thank you!

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Lynda

This week, and last, I brought home a bunch of small plants, which I should have sprayed immediately, and didn’t. In the past several days, I have noticed just a few tiny, dark elongated flying insects, maybe 1/16 of an inch with two long and antennae. Do these sound like fungus gnats? Unfortunately I couldn’t get a picture of one; I just squashed before I thought. If you think this is the case, what is the best method of getting rid of them before they infect all of my plants which have just gone through three sprays of neem interspersed by a copper fungicide for black spot? HELP!😵‍💫

LearningPlantMom

My Christmas cactus isn’t growing too much, I have it in the dining room with a little sun and some shade because when it was in the sun room, the leaves were turning yellow, but now it’s not growing as fast as it used to. Does anyone know why?

Hannah G

Can someone tell me if I am doing anything wrong? I had it inside in a window originally, but I didn’t feel like it was getting enough or any sunlight at all. So I decided to move it to the top shelf of a rack I have out on my back porch. I know they don’t need much water, but can anyone recommend any other tips to make it look fantastic? I have a lot of dead vines in the base of the plant too.

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CandyTC🪷

Hi need help with our mini palm plant. It’s stopped growing, leaf tips browning, and my husband saw millipedes or centipedes floating in the saucer when we were draining it. The water flows out very quickly too when I water. This palm has been healthy for a year and just now seeing this problem. What may be causing this and how do I get rid of the gross millipedes? Thank you

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Kira nipper

Kinda new to this whole plant thing and decided to start off easy with some Aloe. I’ve had her for about a week and keep her in the center of my window so she gets all the sunlight. I just noticed this really dark patch base of this arm (if that’s what you want to call it). Just hoping to figure out why it’s doing this so I can prevent it from spreading! TIA

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