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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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Are these pests or am I being paranoid? I bought this beautiful Primulina ‘Loki’ this week and have been keeping it isolated for now but am curious if the sandy/ grainy speckles on the leaf stems are pests or not? There aren’t any on the other areas of the leaves and kind of seem like sand. They don’t exactly seem like they are pests but I want to be extra sure before I introduce it to the rest of my household plant family. Any ideas? Thanks!
Hello! I got this plant a couple month ago and repotted it. It seemed to be doing fine. It was growing new leaves and getting taller. But I noticed that it was very fragile. The stems are thin and can’t support the weight of the new leaves and it would flop down. Any leaves in contact with the soil your dry up and die. Not sure what’s happening….
What is happening?! I had to repot my Marble Queen 2 weeks ago bc of root rot that was present at purchase. I split it between two pots because I was worried one might die and I’d be left with nothing haha. Now I am battling spider mites! I have spotted two. One on each of my Queens. I couldn’t tell you how long they’ve been there. There’s no webbing but I’ve had two leaves die since repotting and I have mutated new growth? Is this a result of the spider mites or something else? Any ideas what the thing is in the third picture? You can see it zoomed out in the 4th. Can the variegation of Marble Queens handle neem oil and Castile soap? How have you treated your Queens successfully? This is my first house plant in years so thank you! Update to add: I just checked my Snake Plant that was nearby (purchased at same time). Didn’t see any spider mites but I did see fungus gnats. Have I been cursed with a crash course in plant pests? The Queens and the Snake are being isolated in their own separate rooms. I’m so disappointed :’(
I have little gray bugs all over two of my plants. I’m not sure what they are, but they can fly. They look a bit different to me than fruit flies, but maybe that’s what they are?
This was a recent purchase of a monstera deliciosa, it came with 3. Was I right to pull them apart and repot? I’m afraid how much I irritated the roots may have been worse for them 😅
I’ve had my Fiddle Leaf Fig for about 3 months off Facebook marketplace. It’s always been droopy but continues to grow new leaves. It’s watered whenever the soil starts to get dryish and it’s facing west. Any recommendations?
SOS. My alocasias leaves are folding in and dropping. I’m not sure what is wrong or how to fix it. Any suggestions are welcomed. This is my favorite plant 😢
Errrrr might it be time to repot? Maybe overdue even? Im terrified of overwatering w this one. If i do repot, do i need to loosen the roots or just pop it into a slightly bigger pot? I havent had it for too long so i cannot tell you how long its been in here lol
What do you all do with gnats? I do t know what I can do to get rid of them from my plants.
I rescued this alocasia- she is not happy. I have put her in aroid soil, on top of a pebble/ water tray, mist with distilled water, and she has bright but not direct light- I have had her 2 weeks. I just gave her new soil today. She is in a nursery pot with drainage. I bottom water her when the top inch or two of soil are dry. I have not done any fertilizer yet- I don’t want to make too many changes too fast. Any advice? Tips? Thank you.
Why does my golden pothos get new growth and as the leaf is unfolding another leaf is trying to unfold inside of that leaf? What should I do?
Is this normal for a boobie cactus
Got my Ficus Benjamina 2 years ago and it has gone through a few cycles of huge leaf drop, small growth, more drop, becoming quite leggy in the process. Any tips on managing the ‘legginess’ and the balance — do I prune or leave alone?
Does anyone know what this is on my money tree? I'm a bit concerned.
What is on my alocasia? These marks aren’t raised. And it produced another leaf just as big without any problems or marks. I’ve been in the slow process of moving it from hydroponic growing to soil (that’s when the new leaf appeared). Seems otherwise healthy.
Hello, After my last watering, 2 of my plants have mold on the soil. I removed most of the mold with a plastic spoon. But, how do I prevent this from happening again and how can I treat the remaining mold? Thanks
One leaf of my chinese evergreen has turned yellow! What am i doing wrong? Will i need to cut this leaf out? Ps: i follow what Planta says and i have this on sunlight today (just for a few minutes) while I dont have anyone to see in my office
I know millipedes are not pests but it’s getting ridiculous how many there are in my monstera. Probably 100. And then I’ll dry my plant out, they all shrivel up, I water my plant again, 100 more appear overnight. None of my other houseplants plants have this going on! I think I left my monstera outside for a couple nights a few weeks ago and that’s how they got in it, and must’ve laid eggs (there’s no trail of them getting into the pot and the pot isn’t near an entrance). And the life cycle keeps continuing. My monstera is basically thriving but I don’t want her to dry out just so I can kill the millipedes :( idk what to dooooo
Is there any saving her?? got super busy beginning of the month and didn’t water for 2 weeks and she’s super unhappy. I usually have trouble with this plant in particular but it’s never looked this bad. I watered today, just wondering if there’s anything I can do to get it to perk up again
I got this syngonium a few days ago, and i just noticed its losing some of the pink??? The first pic is the day i got it, the other two i took just now. I’ve never had a syngonium before, is this normal??
