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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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Rachel

Hi guys!! I have a lipstick plant that was doing really well, but I noticed that the new leaves growing on them have these really weird yellow spots on them. It's not on any of the older leaves - just the new ones! I was scared it might be thrips or other pests but I did multiple, very thorough checks and there are no pests anywhere, including on my other plants. I switched to bottom watering recently because I wondered if maybe it was being underwatered? Otherwise I have no clue what to do about this or if it means the plant is unhappy :( any help or advice would be greatly appreciated!!!

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Abby

I have this beautiful raindrop peperomia that has grown so much since I got it last April. Recently it’s been pretty moody. The leaves are going soft and growth has stopped. I repotted it and moved it to a brighter location, and it went back to normal for a week or so. Now leaves are getting soft again, and I’m not sure what the issue is. Please help this is one of my fav plant babies!!!

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Sahar

I don’t know why i cant keep my oxalis healthy

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Lily

My plant is growing wayyy to long, what do I do? Is there a way of cutting it and putting it back into the soil?

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Klein

PLEASE HELP! My string of dolphins has had leaves and some branches starting to dry and rot. The app hadn’t marked it yet for watering, but since the soil was so dry, I decided to water it, it’s now been three days and not looking much better. I’m afraid if it’s root rot somehow, or if I just need to give it more time to recover from a drought. Any insight or advice on which may be the case would be greatly appreciated!!

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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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