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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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Irwin Home

My ferns are “ok” but I know they could be better. They get watered fairly regularly because they are by the sprinklers but I am wondering if it’s too hot or there’s too much sun?

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Irwin Home

Is it normal for a kalancho for its flowers to dry up and fall off but the leaves to keep growing? I’m not sure if I just stressed it out and now it’s recovering or if this is par for the course.

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Irwin Home

I recently (a few weeks ago) moved my Chinese evergreen to try and get the stems to straighten. It doesn’t seem to like it. There are a couple leaves turning yellow. Thoughts? Suggestions?

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HappyLittleLeaves

Heeeeeellp! My finicky fiddle leaf fig had been doing so well. But I noticed the soil was staying wet for WEEKS. Which I know is way too long. I left it alone, watered very scarcely, hoping it would be ok until repotting time. I checked the roots and they looked fine. The leaves started to droop and I even lost one. So I decided to go ahead and repot with a better, more well draining soil. Now the leaves started turning brown and the plant looks so droopy. I can’t tell if this is transplant shock, or something else. Otherwise nothing else has changed. I haven’t watered since the repot about a week ago. The soil is moist but drying much better now. Photos included of how it looked when it was healthy vs now 😭

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Evan

Help!!! Do these roots look rotten? If I slide my finger on them they just slide off

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Kenny’s plants

HELPPP I have amphibs on my jade plate. What should I do?!?

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Holly

Hello i have an alocasia amazonica thats has discoloration on a leaf 3 leaves of this plant has died its in a 4 inch plastic pot i water when the soil is dry its in the same soil as when I bought itcan someone please tell me what's going on with her

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Marc M

Hey guys! Got this ghost plant succulent about two weeks ago. It was rained on for a bit, but nothing concerning. I watered it two days ago and I notice that one leaf is looking withered. I see another leaf is slowly withering too. Anyone know a thing or two about this?

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Sarah

Hi all Posting from London, UK. My Ficus Audrey needs some help. As you can see from the pics it went from lovely and healthy in March 2025 to top heavy today. How do I get it bushy again? It’s in my bedroom which is North West facing, first on my chest of drawers away from the window so shady/indirect light. I decided to move it to the window after it lost loads of leaves so it gets more light. I tried cutting deep notches in the trunk and covering with root hormone powder but that didn’t work. I do fertilise it based on Planta’s recommendations but it’s been stuck at its current state for months. Any ideas?

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Stayin_alive

Help! Is this normal for a peace lily?! I’ve been trying to keep this one alive! She’s so pretty and I don’t want to lose her!

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Dalin

What could be causing pothos leaves to turn yellow and the brown spots? Thanks

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PlantMom829

What do we think chat? Is she dead? I noticed her decline after watering her so I changed out the soil in the hopes of preventing her demise, but I fear that she was too far gone. Thoughts?

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Tayla

My birds of paradise sadly has another bug infestation. Sadly this time, mealybugs. I’ve thought my leaves were just a bit dusty for weeks but when I’ve had a proper look today, there the little suckers were. How do I even begin to treat this? I’ve consulted ChatGPT but I’m still new to owning plants and want to get it right as I’ve got two new shoots/leaves emerging and don’t want to damage them.

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Evan

Hey guys! My neon adansonii got repotted a yesterday. (I had so much trouble repotting this thing it isn’t even funny). And it now is going through a good amount of transplant shock. Does anyone know what I can do to help her bounce back? These are now and then. I watered it this morning, because I didn’t yesterday, and the soil was pretty dry. Any thoughts?

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Shayla

I have been trying to save this plant for forever. I repotted it to a nursery pot and now this happened. Rough. Will probably just throw it away. The top photo is today.

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LC

Does anyone know why this is growing so strangely at the top?

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Nicolee

My Jade was fuller than this; what can I do to help her grow?

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Debra M

I think my Blackie is headed to the graveyard today. I have one good leaf left though.

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SuccySuccy

My poor, usually drama-free Titi has taken a turn and it’s not good 😩 bottom leaves have been yellowing over the last 3 wks, either dropping themselves or I’ve been proactively removing ones on their way out. At first thought, ok it’s just bottom leaves dying off to make room for new growth (also new growth looks good!). Came down this morning and, voila, another man down. Also found these weird wood chippy things (don’t appear to be bugs) in the stem. Is this a pest? Damage from a pest? Normal? Fungal? First 3 pics are now, last are about a month ago when she was still thriving. Pls help!

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Daphne Ingram

What’s wrong with my fiddle leaf?

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