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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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caroline :)

help?? got this nasturtium two weeks ago and just got back from a trip to brown spots. should i be worried / what should i do? i have them sitting outside but not in a ton of direct sun, so i don’t think it’s sunscald

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Freedomskai

What are these?? It’s not dirt bc I’m looking at one crawl around on the petal!! I looked at it because my flower which only bloomed last week of February is starting to die already! Last year it bloomed for 3 months straight! EDIT: I believe I found some on my alocasias as well which makes sense because even though they’ve been growing, either their leaves haven’t been as big or they have looked a little extra droopy/yellowing despite getting correct water, humidity and lighting requirements :( I’ve been stumped as to what’s been causing it and I think this is it 😭 are these the same pests or different?

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Catrabelle

Hey guys! My little plant isn’t doing so well, he was Decapitated when I was traveling. Any advice to keep growing it even from the broken piece? (I forgot the word my brain isn’t braining)

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A

Does anyone know why my goldfish plant has these brown spots on the leaves? This happened before and I clipped off the leaves but I was wondering if there was another solution to this problem?

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Valentina

Please help my dear stripe calathea is very sick, but still alive!! We have her in the bathroom to have more humidity. Any advice you can give us would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

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Rajone

I need help with my pothos plant

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Capy Plants 🪴

What are these problems and what can I do to prevent them on my global green pothos?

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LearningPlantMom

PLEASE HELP! I do not know how to help my poinsettia!!!! She dropped 2 other leafs today! Her leaves are turning more yellow every single day. I have been misting her to raise the humidity! Please help me ➡️ help her! 🚨🚨

tay260

My ZZ plant has been growing like crazy. However! the new growths are leaning so far that they look like they’re gonna snap. should i just cut them or or provide some sorta support??

Elapse

Please help!!! This is my third time asking and my research isn’t helping because everything I ready says under watering is the problem with my angel wings/ caldium. It was droopy and sad when I got home on Sunday and I gave it water, but it’s getting worse. I misted it yesterday and gave it a tiny bit more water today. Does it need filtered water? Is it too cold in my room, or is it just really drought sensitive. It also began developing brown spots and thin leaves (prob from cells dying). What should I do. Thanks SOO much to anyone that helps!! I love this plant:

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kiwi

Started to notice a gnat problem in my outdoor garden and my houseplants! I want to get on top of it ASAP. I ordered some sticky traps, but was wondering the best way to kill the larvae? Should I use neem oil? I heard that it works from some websites and that it doesn’t from others.

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Angela

Please help! My baby’s still browning 😭 I think I’ve been doing everything right: put it in a part sun/part shade area, added an outer pot and rocks for drainage. Two days ago, I watered until water came out some of the holes. I haven’t checked her roots yet. When I went to drain out the water in the outer pot, nothing came out. Is that something to be concerned about? Dr. Planta says it’s due to a water imbalance and gives me vague advice on how to fix it. I would appreciate any help 🙏

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Mario

Hi everyone, I’m looking to figure out what’s going on with my council tree (Ficus Altissima). I bought it in this condition and assumed it was no big deal. I ran it through the the Planta diagnosis camera and it thought it could be fungal rust. I looked up images online and found similar plants with edema, a symptom of overwatering. It was very wet when I bought it, so I’m inclined to believe that’s what it is. For people who have experience with this plant, what seems to be the most likely?

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Jack

I ordered a monstera and just discovered it had either rust fungi or bacteria leaf spot. The plant is gone because every leaf was infected, but when repotting a week or so ago I mixed the original plant soil with the bag of mix that i have & it inevitably could have been mixed in with another plant or two that were also repotted. I know that rust can only effect a few certain species per type & the plants show no sign of infection yet nor were they very close to the monstera, but could it potentially spread to those plants through the mixed soil or does the fungi leave the soil as soon as it gets the chance to jump on the plant? Also am i better off scrapping my entire tub of soil or is it still good? & is there any way to treat it so i can be sure? Thank you!

PlantMum

Does anyone know what could cause these yellow/orange edges on my oxalis? It’s under a grow light and I water when it’s about half dry. The same thing happened around fall last year and I thought it was just dying back for winter, but these are the first leaves to sprout back up and they still have yellow edges.

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Joanna

I noticed this browning on the fishbone cactus I got a few weeks ago. There have been some minor signs of sooty mold which I treated with insecticidal soap when I first got it. Wondering if this could be signs of scale? I scraped off a light green bump but didn’t get a picture prior. Do I chop this leaf? Any advice welcome!

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BabyGroot

Hey everyone, I was given this fiddle leaf fig tree about 5 months ago. It just started growing new leafs but they have holes in them… any help would be appreciated.

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🪴Robin🪴

Can anyone tell me what’s happening to Jerry G?? Is it from thrips? 😫🫣

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Roman9223

Couple of weeks ago I left my banana plant outside for too long and the leaves turn to mush. I cut off the excess leaves and was left with what I see here in this image past two weeks. I have had it in a grow tent with a light and humidifier on it, trying to figure out a way to bring this thing back to life and would love for anybody that has some experience with these to throw some suggestions my way or tell me if it’s too far gone.

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Emily

I have a few new leaves on this dwarf banana “Tropicana” but the bottom leaves are yellowing. Is that expected as it keeps growing, am I overwatering? TIA!

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