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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Penny L
I was running an errand today, and the pharmacy (of all places) was selling bonsai—all five were wild coffee plants, and all were in a pitiful state. I bought the two that were closest to giving up, see pic, removed the dead and dying leaves, took them out of the tin pot so they can get some air through the nursery pot. And I watered them—I’m pretty sure they’d been sitting there for a week without any water. Now they’re in a sunny spot and I’m planning to repot them when they’re stronger, but I’m not sure whether to use bonsai potting mix (which would be appropriate for the size) or regular potting soil with extra perlite. Right now they’re sitting in some kind of soil that’s as hard as cement, even after watering. Any advice? 🙏🏼
Leafmealone
This is my ugly little houseleek haha. When I bought it a year or so ago it was cute. I didn’t know much about it or how it would grow. Is this normal? Should I be doing something differently?
erickd8a
Anyone have experience with beneficial bugs like lacewings for example? I have a lot of plants and I’m at the point where I really don’t want to deal with pests too much. Mostly just not very good with treating them
Debating about ordering lacewing larvae. So…
Does anyone have experience with lacewing or other beneficial bugs?
If so, how difficult is “applying” them to the plants (I.e. placing them on the plants in a safe and effective manner)?
Are they effective?
Are they more preventative? Treatment option for current infestations? Or can they function as both?
Are they bothersome? All of my plants are indoor plants and a good chunk of them are in my room. Managed to take care of a gnat problem fairly well but when the gnat problem was bad…it was REALLY annoying
If anyone recommends them, any recommendations for where to buy them from?
Thanks everyone! Sorry for the long post
ABucketOfPlants
When I first got my Moth Orchid, the roots were nice and green. Now, the roots are green..but they have weird brown scabs on them. (And by roots I mean the roots above-soil) please help, what’s going on?!
hayley
my lovely little gold star croton isn't looking too happy :( it's leaves are droopy and the bottom few are turning yellow.. dr planta says it could need to be repotted or could be a watering issue, but i wanted to see if anyone had advice before i do anything to it
Leafmealone
Hi. I’ve had this dieffenbacchia for a year. It did great outside in the spring and summer but it’s been a struggle since I brought it inside. It was so full and beautiful previously. I’ve cut back the yellowed leaves as I will after this photo. I used neem oil on it once a few weeks ago. Not sure if it’s a pest or what. Any idea?
ADDeejay
Can anyone tell me what’s going on with my peace Lily? I can’t find a similar image anywhere and I’m not sure what this is.
I got this plant discounted about 6 months ago. I recovered it but it has brown spots and brown/yellow edges. It’s flowered twice and new leaves are coming in. The flowers look great, the new leaves have brown tips.
I have really hard water here and didn’t realize until a new treubii moonlight died. Could that cause these odd speckles?
erickd8a
Need some help figuring out what’s going on with my Dragonfruit. A little under a year now, it’s been showing this hard, sometimes orangey substance. Over time, it hardens the ends but I’ve been noticing lately that some of the Dragonfruit is now rotting and getting soft and mushy. I’ve had this plant going on for almost 2 years now. It was growing really nicely and healthy up until maybe last summer when I noticed this. Have asked around and done some research but can’t really seem to pin down what it is. Have it on a fungicide treatment at the moment but hasn’t really done any progress and maybe made it worse.
Really don’t want to have to get rid of it or throw it away, so appreciate any help
ehmé telegotre
One of my ZZ’s has dramatically yellowing leaves, and several others have mildly yellowing - thinking it is connected to low light in winter since I use a water meter to make sure I don’t overwater?
Also contemplating a connection to temperature as the home doesn’t have central heating (it can get cold inside, but doesn’t drop below 50 even at the coldest).
Any ideas or suggestions are welcome, thank you in advance!
brian
Hello everyone!! Had this app for ages but never participated in the forums, glad to see a group dedicated to pests and problems i guess i’ll be here more often 😂
I noticed this little white worm earlier in my tomato plant soil… white/translucent body with a brownish/red head. Are these healthy worms or should I be concerned? If they are damaging…. how can I get rid of them?
FYI, the photo of the fruits are purely just to showcase how beautiful they are. No signs of worms on the actual fruits/leaves 🥹
Thanks y’all!
Meg
This plant has had it rough since I got her. 3/4 of her trunks died and had to be removed after we moved to a new apartment and i was pretty neglectful during the moving time period. Recently I’ve been a lot more attentive, following planta’s schedule and for a while she was doing a lot better with new growth. This week, however, a couple days after watering with fertilizer she started dropping leaves. Is she a goner? 🥺
Morgb11
I finally managed to get my hands on a silver sword philodendron a few weeks ago and considering I’ve wanted one for the longest, I quickly fell in love with it. Shortly after bringing it home though, these weird spots began showing up on the leaves. I’ve been careful not to overwater it, kept it close to a west facing window and regularly treated the leaves with a spray. But yesterday, after losing multiple leaves, I made the difficult decision to remove any that looked diseased to stop any kind of spread.
This plant is one of my favorites, so I would hate to see it die. Everything I’ve read seems to indicate leaf spot disease, which I’ve never dealt with before, so any advice would be greatly appreciated!
isaiah
Are these dark spots on my monstera something to worry about? They’re on the petiole of a newer leaf, worried it may be fungal but wasn’t sure if it was just physical damage, wanted to make sure. (Also pls ignore the dust on this guy 😅)
tree muncher 27 ★
Rest in pieces, wobble cactus 😔 It was doing just fine and then today I found it droopy and shriveled. Does anyone know what might’ve gone wrong?
Hopefully I can propagate the remaining healthy bits.
alliecap
And back again with more plant issues. My monstera’s have mold that grows on the bottom and around some sides of the pot. This was never an issue until about a week and a half ago and I have no idea what’s causing it! One is a terracotta pot the other is a stone? Or maybe clay pot? I bought both from Home Depot. Anyone know how to treat this problem & prevent it in the future?
At this rate I’m feeling like the worst plant parent ever 🤦🏻♀️
Megmas
Help! What is this??
GurreT
Help!! I found this web on my plant and I haaaate spiders. Is my plant dying now? What do I do?? 😭
kris10
does anyone else LOVE plants but HATE bugs? i am actually terrified of bugs, they make my ears ring. pests have been such a problem because of that. any advice?
Meg
This is one of our oldest plants, we’ve had it for around 5 years. Does anyone know what these little holes are under the leaves? We don’t want to lose it! Also any general advice is welcome. It’s hard to see in this picture but there are aerial roots coming from the big bend in the plant on the right. I love my plants but I’m not the best caretaker and I know I have plenty of room for improvement. I love that this forum is here and I look forward to making the most of it! 💜
SisaLis
Do you use herbicide and/or insecticide on your house plants?
