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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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Hey group … So spider plant was doing great and started putting out extra vines with lil spidettes.. Now the vine is doing this and idky … Any help pls I feel like every since it flourished and did an extreme down hill right after. No it doesn’t get direct sun and I rotate her every other day
My baby caught spider mights 💔 hoping I can get rid of them.
I just had to move one of my plants to the graveyard for the first time. I epically lost the battle with mealy bugs. I tried for two months to get rid of them. I finally let the plant go so it wouldn’t accidentally infect the rest of my plants. By the end, it definitely didn’t look like this. Pretty sure trying to save it, killed it. Anyone have success getting rid of mealy bugs?
Help! My monstera just started getting black yellow. I tried giving it a good watering a week ago and it didn’t help. It’s been doing great and all of a sudden, got unwell. I had this same problem with my last monstera. She’s in a north facing window with mostly indirect light. What should I do?
This is a brand new leaf on my baby elephant ear. It just started spouting from the bulb and this is the first leaf to unfurl. What’s wrong? It’s outside, in part sun, part shade. It did rain quite a bit recently, for a few days, but I use the watering schedule Planta suggests. It’s still pretty curled up and this part with the brown/hole is very folded up still I had to stretch it for the picture. Help! I was so excited to receive this bulb as a gift, I want it to stay gorgeous!
I posted a few months ago about my frustration with my Syngonium Batik (left pic) which was only putting out pale leaves. Decided to cut it all the way back & see if she'd restart. Well here she is now. Not sure what caused the issue & haven't really changed her conditions much. Just think we got off on the wrong foot?
My ping was bright green when I got it and now it isn’t. Several months have passed. Is it okay?
Omggggg what’s this on my pothos?!?? 😱
This is my second polkadot plant (absolutely murdered my last one) I have noooo idea what I’m doing wrong the pot I have it in has drainage and I only water it when the top of the soil is dry. If anyone has advice that would be greatly appreciated 😭 ( I’m very new at plants and have no idea what’s wrong)
How do I get rid of mold in my plant pots?!? It keeps popping up in my succulent pots, never on the plants themselves, just on the soil surrounding. Sometimes the plants seem perfectly happy coexisting, other times it happens when they’re sick. It’s light gray colored and fuzzy. I’m allergic to mold and have had problems with it in my room in the past. How can I treat this without killing my plants too?
My poor plant has lost all its leaves and the last one is discolored…. I’ve been watering it as per the schedule on planta and it’s in its correct light conditions. This plant did come to me originally with flies, and thought I’d managed to get rid of them. Could they be the problem?? Thanks in advance for any help!
So, some of my avacados leaves have dried up, now one of the stalks are bare. I took off all the crispy, dried leaves off but how do I prevent this in the future?
Gentle readers: I have discovered a mealy bug on my Florida Ghost. Then discovered small white areas that are suspect on a Ficus Tinneke which is rather large in the same room, and upstairs on a seven foot tall Ficus Audrey and my Burle Marx philodendron. I wouldn’t call it an infestation because I keep an eye on them and it’s early stages but let’s just say the little jerks are trying to take up housekeeping. I sprayed the Tinneke yesterday and they still moved in only on a new leaf that showed up overnight. I guess that one was fresh and didn’t taste bad? It’s just enough to say hi we’re here and trying to invade and no visible damage. I sprayed insecticidal soap on the affected plants and quarantined them and the large ones I have no choice other than Bonide systemic. Please share cheerful stories of how you beat pests. Believe it or not I’ve never had this issue.
Looking for advice! 🪴 My philodendron verrucosum hasn’t really rooted into its moss pole and has really large internodal spacing (see pics). There are a few aerial roots visible in the pole from the most recent leaves. I’m keen to keep maturing it and reduce the internodal spacing. I’m not sure where I’m going wrong, it grows like hell! The leaves were getting significantly larger but has plateaued recently. The moss pole is kept moist, the pole isn’t overly compact with moss, i wrapped cling film around the aerial roots to reduce the risk of them drying out and encourage rooting, and it has until very recently lived under a grow light (now facing a south facing window). I don’t really want to extend the moss pole if it will just continue to remain leggy. I’m torn whether to chop and try again with the top cutting (and risk it dying since it won’t have soil roots and only a few aerial roots) or extend the pole and remain hopeful. Any advice helpful thanks! Pics attached. 🙏 🌱
I’ve had this plant for years but back in winter it got sick and I’ve done everything this app has suggested. You can see all the new growth but even the new growth leaves turn edges brown. Old leaves are yellowing. Repotted back in March. Is it time just to give up on it?
Just got this fern and I'm obsessed with her but she came with her tips being brown, how can i help her and make her happier??
This is a desert rose. I have lots of experience with plants, but this one confuses me! It likes to drops leaves. It dropped all leaves except for maybe 4 this winter. I figured it was too cold, so I moved it farther away from the chilly window. I think it’s maybe a watering issue? I let it go completely dry before watering again. I don’t think it’s a light issue. It’s has always gotten at least 6 hours of direct light -whether from the sun or a grow light. Now it looks good after regrowing leaves from the winter drop. But I recently watered it and it dropped 8 more leaves! The leaves turn completely yellow and dry before dropping. Are these just really fussy plants or am I missing something?
Hi can anyone help identify what this clear and white crusty residue is on my Swiss cheese plant? I found armored scales on a nearby plant so I am suspicious that they may have caused this but I cannot find a single scale on this plant so I am confused. It is most concentrated on new growth. I use filtered/chlorine free water and this doesn’t look like guttation or mold. Any advice is appreciated!
Calathea help please! My calatheas don’t seem entirely happy with me. I’m getting the occasional yellow leaf from some of them. And multiple have leaves that are under formed and have really thin spots. And then one has what maybe looks like scorch on its leaves. The mix I use is soil+bark+perlite+peat They’re in a north facing window supplemented by grow lights. I try to let them dry out a bit but not too much. Some don’t ever dry out at all. I use a small amount of fertilizer every time I water and only distilled/filtered water Any and all help is appreciated!
Hey everyone!!! In honor of my late grandmother, I decided to start my plant family.
