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title: "First new leaf since I brought this beauty home 💕 Side note; does…"
description: "First new leaf since I brought this beauty home 💕 Side note; does anyone know if those tiny white dots are normal (not the bigger spots) for a ruby rubber…"
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author: "Alysia 🪴"
published: "2023-09-25T19:56:37.967Z"
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# First new leaf since I brought this beauty home 💕 Side note; does…

_Posted by Alysia 🪴 on 2023-09-25_

First new leaf since I brought this beauty home 💕

Side note; does anyone know if those tiny white dots are normal (not the bigger spots) for a ruby rubber plant? She’s had this since I got her. They don’t rub off/can’t remove them, so I feel like they aren’t pests, but I’m unsure

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## 8 comments

### Joelle commented on 2023-09-26

i don’t think they’re pests! do you water with tap water? it could be calcium build up or another mineral on the leaves. i like to water with the jug water twice a month. helps with the spots

#### Alysia 🪴 replied on 2023-09-26

I do water with tap water only bc I’m a little busy 😅 but I suppose I could just let a jug of water sit for 24 hours or so!

#### Joelle replied on 2023-09-26

girl i do too. i get it 😂 i water with the jug or boil the tap water (cool completely) and water with that every 2-3 week or every other watering. really helps

### Krystal commented on 2023-09-26

Mine has those spots also…

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### Leafmealone commented on 2023-09-26

Those spots are normal

### Blacktogreenthumb commented on 2023-09-27

Spots are some kind of mineral storage.. I read about it a year ago so I can’t remember much but it’s totally normal for ficus ! They’re basically storing nutrients in little white freckles. Google it for a better explanation but basically do what others above had said, rotate tap and filtered water, mines been outside all summer getting rain water and I had put it out there to die and it is just thriving 🤷🏻‍♀️

#### Alysia 🪴 replied on 2023-09-27

Awesome, thank you for this explanation!

#### Blacktogreenthumb replied on 2023-09-27

Welcome :) I’m only one year into this new adhd project so I have a lot to learn but I have done a lot of research in the past year !

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