Misc
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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I’ve had this Fern for about a year and it’s been super healthy but after I sprayed alcohol on it to get rid of mealy bugs, these brown spots started spreading through most of the leaves. What is it and how do I help the plant thrive again?
Hello :) Wondering if anyone has any tips for this plant? I think it’s a weeping fig? According to planta. It used to have 3 trunks and now just one.
I have gnats! I am very much a novice and noticed some gnats around my plants. What can I do to get rid of them? Please help! I love my little plants and don't want to fail them!
Saved this aloe from target and it’s doing better than it originally was. Two of the leaves needed support but are getting stronger. Does anyone know what this could be on the leaves? Is it something i should be concerned about?
I saw somewhere you can boil the potting soil and it sanitizes it for a new plant, is this true?
Hi, I’ve never dealt with pests before - I just got a new money tree and I’m concerned that this is pest damage. What do you guys think?
Hi, I'm new to plant care and I'm hoping someone could help me with this. A few of the leaves on my jade plant have this texture on them, and I found two thrips on the plant which I removed. I've recently lost a couple of plants to thrips but I don't know if they present differently on this type of leaf. Is this texture as a result of thrips or could it be something else? I would be gutted to lose this plant too so any help is appreciated!
Help! My Norfolk Island pine has spider mites. I sprayed with an alcohol dilution and they went away. Now they’re back and my plant is brittle, dropping, and discolored. What do I do?
Hello! My plant is lacking colour and it’s very droopy, does anyone know what’s going on?? Please help!! (The first picture was from when I first got it, the other one is now)
Hey everyone, I need some help with my Chinese money plant. About a month ago I realized I was overwatering it because some of the leaves were rotting at the ends. I cleaned the roots, gave it some fresh soil and adjusted its watering schedule. All was well for a while but recently I’ve noticed some of the leaves aren’t expanding and the new ones are growing brown. Is this still overwatering? I’m starting to think that the pot itself might not be draining properly.
Hello everyone! 🙂 This is Willy, Willy has not grown in quite a while and the leafs are kind of brown. When I re-potted him, the roots seemed pretty dry, and they sort of looked dead. I don’t know what to do? Or maybe this is the end for Willy?
Checked on my alocasia ninja yesterday and it’s roots had completely rotted, is there any saving this guy or should I call it a day? Thanks so much ☺️
Hello! Im really sad because I think I overwatered my baby rubber plant and I don’t know if it will make it. I put it in well draining soil and changed her spot to a sunnier room. Do you think she’ll make it? She has lost almost all her leaves :(
My Pilea needs some help. Some of the leaves are convex and some are concave. It sits mostly in a west window and has a small sansai grow light 12 hours per day. I water when the leaves start getting soft and bendable. Thoughts?
Hi! Can anybody please tell me why my golden pothos has brown spots like this? And any advice on how to fix it?
My Mother-In-Law is starting to lean instead of stand straight like it use to. What going on?
Any recommendations for mealy bugs? Thank you in advance?
Just curious if anyone can tell based on these pictures if my aloe is beginning to be infested by spider mites. I just saw a tiny spider crawling around in the soil. It didn’t look like a spider mite but I’m really not sure.
I’ve reached the end of my tether with fungus gnats. What are my options? Advice or thoughts are very gratefully received… I’ve tried everything (I think!) and I’m exhausted. It’s been five months of this war and while there are way less gnats, I need them gone, exterminated, for good. The current regime is: yellow sticky traps everywhere (almost literally), watering less (but I have some plants that won’t tolerate that much) and mosquito bits in every watering. Plus hydrogen peroxide solution if it’s looking bad on particular plants. I see two options: 1) Spend a lot of money and mix enough soil to repot everything in one day (or I guess bake all the existing soil…?), sealing each of the plants in a bathroom after repotting and then smoke bombing the heck out of the rest of the house. This sounds insane I know. But I’m hyper focused enough to do it. 2) Try carnivorous plants. This is a less nuclear option but I need to tip the balance in my favour. I’m thinking 3 - 4 Cape Sundews might do it and I hear they’re good gnat eaters. Has anyone tried this?
I got a new mini monstera about a week ago. I got it with wet soil and havent watered since, but i noticed these dark brown spots with yellow rings beginning to form? I think its spreading to other leaves, im not too sure. Is this a form of root rot or fungal infection? And if so, how do i fix it so it doesnt continue to spread to the other leaves?
