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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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guys i do not know what to do about this plant 😭 it’s an ornamental pepper plant, the type you don’t eat just look at. brought home from Trader Joe’s 3-4 weeks ago and had been declining for the past two weeks. apparently they love water so i’ve been keeping the soil damp but not wet (idk i’m usually a succulent mom). i repotted a few days ago into a smaller pot w well draining soil just in case. the roots looked fine. it’s in the most sun i can give it without it being outside (which is an option just not a great one). it’s sooooo crispy i just don’t know what i’m even looking at. if anyone has any advice i would appreciate it 🙏

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Ryan S

Are the stem of the fronds on my dwarf coconut palm supposed to be this yellow? I talked to the worker at the nursery I got them from and he said it’s a characteristic of the tree, just seems a little too yellow to me. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

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Aliposie

I’m looking for some advice on my Philodendron prince of orange - I went through a low motivation period and he got a bit neglected and is now growing very sideways. He is health and giving new growth. Should I try to prop him up? Let him be sideways and get a long planter? Any ideas?

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Angel07

I can’t figure out why my fern is getting brown and crispy on the edges. I water according to plants Recommendations and mist frequently! She’s about 6 feet from a south facing window.

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Hanc

Help needed! I transplanted this neglected jade around 3 months ago and mistakenly watered it in right away. I thought it would be fine if I waited another month before watering again, but the plant has continued to produce these black spotty leaves. Admittedly when I transplanted I didn’t take all the old soil off the roots because it was so top heavy. I gave it a prune last month and it has put out a ton of new growth. Should I just wait it out or do I need to go in and get all that old soil off?

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Bad Motivator

Help! My Swiss cheese is getting a brown spot. It’s a gift cutting. About 2 weeks old. Is it getting too much or too little light? It gets no direct sunlight currently.

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Paige

Is there any way to save this plant?

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AngieB

Why is my peperomia turning yellow?

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Hope

My San Pedro cactus has these cream colored spots on it that are getting worse. Can anyone help me determine if this is scale or a fungal infection? Thank you!!

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Ctut

Noticed these black spots on my parlor palm stem. Looks healthy otherwise. Help???? 🙏

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red

easy way to get rid of gnats? i have plants in my bedroom and saw a bunch in the past couple days, will they go into my items like bed and stuffed animals? or just my plants? they’re hard to see but i’ve only seen (i think) in my plants (plants are near the window and bed is close to the plants, less than a foot away)

Plantgirly

What are those little red bugs in my plant super small

Elapse

Is this root rotting? If so, why? It’s a new root and it hasn’t been overwatered. It’s a moth orchid. Thanks so much!

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Lulu! (Cactus fam)

Hi. My succulent isn’t doing very well. I think it’s an insect problem. I’ve killed succulents before, help please!

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Dakota the plant guy

!!!HELP!!! Update: have learned this is “coccidae” (soft scale) This is my ming aralia, my baby for better words lol i was admiring it this morning when i noticed the pot was kinda sticky.. i thought weird so I started looking through the leaves and branches and found what look like SLUGS?!? The plant is still THRIVING, like lots of new growth, are the slugs (if thats what they are) harmful ? P.S. - the soil has a smidge of whiteish mold looking stuff on the top?

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SamsPlants

Ok so this baby peace lily has some bad looking leaves, havent watered in about 3 days, about to water lightly today, plant does have drainage. the three white parts are new growth though? What can I do to make it a bit healthier / whats wrong with it? Im new to this so any advice or tips would be amazing.

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Tau Girl

I’m not sure what happened. Help!

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Bellz

I’ve had my peace lily for a couple months and haven’t had any issues with her. She’s completely healthy except for her spadix is starting to turn brown? I don’t know what this means because it’s the first peace lily I’ve had so if someone could help that’d be great 🥲

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Macie

it looks like some sorta outside pest is eating my indoor plants?? they are by a window i’ve had open 24/7 and it has a big hole in the screen. is there anything i can do, or put on them to kill whatever it is? i cant find anything and i have no clue what it could be, it seems like a caterpillar or something like that but i cant find it. any advice welcome.

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leah

what’s going onnn?? this is my calla lily, i’m keeping her watered all the time, like as far as i should and she’s in the window. she’s just so unhappy i plan to repot her soon but i’m at uni atm so i’m waiting to go home and use the soil we have there i feel like it’s kind of been like this for a year or two, like each summer i wait for flowers and they never come, it’s only ever had flowers the year i bought it

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