i have some plants that the soil is hydrophobic. any tips on how to fix this? or would the best solution be to just repot with new soil?

Aaron

over 3 years ago

I don’t know if this is a bad question but I bought a Hoya that came with mealybugs. Hypothetically couldn’t I just transfer it to water & then no more bugs? Of course I would remove the soil from the pot because they lay eggs in there, then put the Hoya back. It’s just so time consuming dealing with them & even when I treat it by spraying it down with alcohol & killing the bugs they keep coming back.

I got this Geogenanthus Ciliatus about a year ago for my birthday and at first it was extremely happy. Then it started losing it’s leaves in the winter (perhaps needs more light). I thought it was a goner but a new leaf just sprouted. Any idea what’s causing its sickness?? It receives moderate indirect light.

Anyone have experience with ponytail palms in dryer climates? This babys scraggly and dry. Tried giving it some humidity but it led to some crown rot.

erickd8a

over 3 years ago

What the heck happened to my string of buttons. Have had this for almost 3, probably 4 years. It’s been growing in this pot with an echeveria and haworthia for almost 2 years now and it was growing really well until I started noticing a little over 3 weeks now that its pads were sort of desiccating. Just randomly drying up like that out of nowhere. Before that, I did notice that it had these brown marks on them but figured it might have just been burn. Now the plant looks like it’s on the verge of collapse and I have no idea what suddenly happened

kris10

over 3 years ago

Does this look like thrip damage? I also see some tiny white specks that might be eggs?

Erin 🥀

over 3 years ago

Friendly reminder to check your money tree trunks for rubber bands. I just lost an entire stem & had to repot because of a single band 🫠

hayley

over 3 years ago

does anyone know what this spot on my african violet is? the plant overall is super happy and producing new buds, so i'm assuming it's a water spot but i'm not sure

Ruble

over 3 years ago

Hello! I’m new to planta and i have a question/ concern about my monstera thai constellation that i recently purchased. I bought it about a week ago and it came with a couple brown spots and a tiny bit of yellowing on one of the smaller leaves, i’m a little worried about it because i heard these plants are notorious for root rot. Does anyone have any tips on what to do or how to fix it? Or any recommendations for taking care of it? I’m using a chunky aroid mix and it’s in a clear pot with drainage holes, i checked up on the roots and they seem to be doing really well, except for one little root that was rotted, i chopped it off and now every other root is healthy.

Left the plant (Gloria) with my fiancée’s mother because she offered to repot it while I was at work. I came by a few days later and the plant was on the ground and was in the condition pictures below. Previously the plant was rooted in essentially a straight line, now there’s a massive gap through the middle with what looks like exposed roots. Just wondering what may have happened and if it’s possible to remedy the problem.

Sarah ☀️

over 3 years ago

Here’s my moms snake plant she forgot about for about a year. It has some white spots on it, I’m unsure of what it could be, I also noticed some leaves curling as well.

PlantDad559

over 3 years ago

I have a Monstera Deliciosa and it has 4 leaves total. One leaf is curling and the tips are browning. The smallest leaf is yellowing. Does anyone know why this is happening? Thank you.

Aroid Island

over 3 years ago

Does anyone have experience with the Peperomia Grey Luna (Caperata)? I want to believe it’s happy and healthy, it has almost doubled in size. But the stamen? Antennae? Have grown extremely long, one is 5 inches long and it kind of freaks me out. I didn’t know I was going to have to deal with tentacles. If a plant were an alien. It has never gone so dry it begins to limp. And it has grows lights with a slight shade cover for at least 16 hours a day.

ABucketOfPlants

over 3 years ago

Some weird things have been happening with my anthurium, please help! 1. Some of the leaves have started to have little discolored dots on them with brown pinpricks in the middle. 2. Some of the leaves have little lines on them with a bit of a white scaly texture in them, and on some of the leaves the lines have opened up — either slightly or completely. 3. One of the leaves has a weird ‘bite mark’ on it. I’ll add picture in order:

Why are the ends doing this

Aaron

over 3 years ago

My Hoya Carnosa came down with Mealy Bugs 😞 thankfully DIDNT see it on any other plants. Will start treating

Ok tell me about tiny little white bugs! I am new-ish to the houseplant world and I have 2 different plants that have these tiny little seemingly-white bugs in the soil. They’re easy to miss, and seem to move when I water them or poke at the soil. I’ve seen a couple jump. Hard to get a clear photo. Also the plants don’t show any signs of damage at all. I’ve done some googling but would love insights. Thanks!

Jaelyn

over 3 years ago

Hey does anyone know what kind of pest this is? It’s on a lily that my friend owns.

Plant.ain

over 3 years ago

I checked my birkin this morning and the leaf broke 😭 It hasn’t been like this for long. Does anyone know why it’s like this?

ADDeejay

over 3 years ago

Is this early thrips? Noticed my ivy has a couple deformed leaves, one looks chewed. I’ve had this guy for a couple weeks. I did notice one pest actually moving under a leaf. My eyes aren’t the best right now but it didn’t look long and thin like thrips. Nothing else moved, no other plants are seemingly affected. Thoughts?