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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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Jojo

Is this pests or sunburn? I just got myself this plant from a nursery over the weekend and picked it because it has new growth on it! In the nursery I didn’t notice how bad it looks cosmetically. Now that’s its home I have been meticulously inspecting it trying to see if it’s pests? If it is I haven’t found any myself, the leaves are also a bit dirty because my kid recently knocked this plant over. If you see any indicators of pests please let me know maybe it will help me to know what to look for next time

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Leafydreams

Hello everyone! I recently purchased a Tradescantia from a nursery, and just a few hours after bringing it home, I noticed that the leaves started to curl under and looked a bit dry. The soil feels quite damp, so I'm waiting for the right time to water again. My apartment doesn’t get much natural light, so I’ve also purchased a grow light to help with that. How can I make my plant happy again? Thanks in advance for any suggestions! :)

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Kk gardens

What do I do they look like they’re dying

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monster_maniac

my peace lily is blackening. ophelia(thats her name) is potted with an arrowhead and i dont know what to do. its not root rot and there are no pests. if its a fertilizer issue what should i use?

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monster_maniac

HELP MEEEEE i got these moth orchids awhile ago and never really knew what they were. their in some sphagnum moss rn but their dying. idk if i should water or if im watering too much. PLEASE HELP ME

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Bananarama

Help! I accidentally knocked over my—very young—spider plant and now most of the leaves are broken! What should I do to help it?

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Kaylene

What could be wrong with my African (Aztec) marigold?

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Varenna

I don’t know what is happening to my fig plant but it’s not snails. I have checked the leaves a million times for any insect but I cont find a single one. The only thing this plant has is fungus gnats. I don’t even know how to help it.

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Maddie

Hey - so my boyfriend’s spider plant keeps having so many babies that our houses are overflowing with them! I find them so low maintenance and they survive so easily…but I brought one to work thinking it would be the same & the leaves are going grey and closing up?! Any ideas why/advice?!

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Lauren

Can someone tell me what’s wrong with my Corn plant? It just keeps progressing. It was one or two yellow spots and now the leave tips are turning brown. I’m very careful not to overwater it, but have been watering it with filtered water instead of distilled water. I also use a light meter app to tell me if it’s getting enough light. Is there anything I can do to help it?

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AsyaNichole🌸🌱

Hey everyone, i posted a few days about my pothos and it seems things are getting worse for Patrick :( leaves are turning yellow and more holes are turning up. Should i leave him be or should i propagate the healthy leaves? Please help im a new plant parent that’s trying her best lol

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Peace Lily

I need help, my peace lily leaves starts to drop, what should i do.

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Lo

I posted a couple of days ago and I’m back with a picture-what are these in my soil? Larva? Earth worms? I only see them sparingly. Should I be concerned?

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Angel

Hi, this is one of my plants. It was thriving and then I went on holiday and I think she got over watered/waterlogged while I was away, I do what I could to dry her out when I got back and ended up trimming away all the yellow leaves because I could see if they were quite droopy and things not long after I took this photo now there’s one there remaining and I’m not too sure if she’s okay. Does anyone have any tips? Has anyone had this happen before? She’s quite a strong plant? She was really sick when I first got her. I actually took her as a cutting off my mum‘s plant that was really infected with a pest I think there was a scale beetle so I treated her loads and finally got her back to a really good place. I just don’t wanna see her die. I was thinking I could put her back into a smaller pot and maybe cut back her roots a little so that she’s got more of a relative space to her size or alternatively I was thinking the node where the leaf is growing from looks quite healthy so I could trim her let her callus and try water propagating .

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Mauplants🪴🌱

Help! This morning I was going to mist when I noticed this little guy. I don’t know what it is, could it possibly be thrips? If so what should I do && how can I get rid of them! Anything helps!!

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Natalie

Found these bugs under my umbrella tree pot. Please help 🙏 I am so new to plants i have no idea! I thought they were fleas and freaked out so the plant is having a timeout in the garden 😂

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Figgeypudding

Best insecticidal soap for dealing w mealy bugs?? This is a constant issue with my jade plants. I’ve tried diatomaceous earth and neem oil and just can’t seem to stay on top of them. They’re destroying this jade in particular and I’m trying my best to bring it back from the brink of death. I am an experienced plant mom with 50+ plants.

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🎲Sunmoth🍡

So a terrible thing has happened. The growlight fell from it's spot and nearly killed the newly rescued african violet, half of the leaves and flowers have been broken, it hurts to even remember. The plant survived and even kept some of the leaves and flowers, but only on one side. Poor girl looks like half of her has been chewed clean off. Just reaching out for some support from anyone who had that happen to em before:( also trying to propagate the broken leaves in water, hopefully it'll work.

Sydney Burgard

Hello, I’ve had this money tree for a few years now. As of recently, the leaves of the tree have been yellowing and falling off. I’ve lost leaves here and there before, but never like this. The tree has about half the leaves it once had. I have already cut the band off the stem in the past. I just want to save my beloved plant, any advice is appreciated!! Thank you

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KingMinjahj

Hi someone please help so my little aloe was not looking great really droopy and the app told me I needed to switch the soil out due to overwatering and of course my ADHD brain didn’t remind me to do that until like a week later so when I pulled it out of the soil the roots were bone dry and all fell off. All that’s left are these two little stragglers I don’t even know if they’re alive or not should I chop off the end, Let it callous and try to water propagate it to grow new roots or? would appreciate any advice!🖤

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