Questions tagged [indoors]
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Why does my rosemary stop giving out a fragrant?
I bought a rosemary plant in a 15cm pot from a nursery last Sunday. It was enclosed inside a big plastic bag when I cycled it home.
I could smell the fragrance when opened the plastic bag once in a ...
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Are my trees stressed?
I have 2 baby tamarind trees for almost 3 months. I am watering them only if the soil seems dry none the less. I have noticed that on the leaves they have some stains which is worrying. I don't know ...
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Am I propagating correctly? Urgent!
I got some peperomia antoniana cuttings that I really really do not want to die and I am trying to propagate them. I placed the ends of them in soil and they were standing up fairly well earlier but ...
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Ficus elastica (robusta): what larva are these, and what is this white buildup?
my ficus has been doing well and growing well over the past 3 years. But recently two things have started happening:
New leaves all become yellow and mushy, and sticky strings are sticking out of ...
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Dracena Happy Plant mould on Trunk
We bought home a Dracena plant about two months ago, it has been watered once since we have had it. We live in Melbourne Australia, so we are now in Winter. It is in a sunlit room in a corner out of ...
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Why Did My Maidenhair Fern Die Overnight?
I'd a maidenhair fern for 3 months that was thriving, very lush, seemed healthy. One morning nearly all its leaves shriveled. Most were still green, but several shriveled leaves near the root had ...
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Dark spots on plant with heart-shaped leaves
I have an indoor plant with thick, dark green heart-shaped leaves that has developed some small black and brown spots. Does anyone know what this is?
I asked a question earlier this week about a ...
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New herbs turning brown. Need rescue
I'm super new to having plants/gardening. 4 days ago (as of writing), I purchased a set of herbs online from a seller just a city over. Here they are when they arrived:
Now though, they're starting ...
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Peace Lily Flowers and Leave Tips Turning Brown
my peace Lily’s flowers have not bloomed and turned completely brown very fast. Before this happened, I’ve discovered some spider mites and used alcohol/water mix to clean the leaves and spray the ...
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Mold on soil on indoor mint plant?
pls kindly advise if these white spots are mold on soil? I am new to planting mint indoors. Thank you.
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What is the name of this variegated plant?
I've had it for a month, but lost the tag with info on it. if anyone has the name and/or helpful info, i'd really appreciate it. i don't want to kill it! all i know is it's two toned, it's been ...
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What house plant this is?
My wife picked up this plant and it didnt had a tag , though it looks beautiful.
I have noticed it doesn't take much water and going fine in less light unlike the basil plant lying nearby dries ...
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Help me save my Variegated Rubber Plant 'Variegata' (Ficus elastica)
I bought this plant about 4 months ago. I repotted it form its original nursery pot to a larger nursery pot around 2 weeks later. Sometime after that, the bottom leaves started to get brown on the ...
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White and black spots on indoor plants: cayenne pepper and salad seedling
many of the plants I'm growing indoor are having these white and black tiny spots on leaves. Some of my seedlings are affected by it as well. The underside has mostly small black spots.
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What houseplant is this and what conditions does it like?
Hello, I've had this houseplant for a few months but it doesn't seem to be very happy. Can anyone please identify it so I can make sure it's in the right conditions? Thanks
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What's the difference between fluorescent and LED “grow lamps”?
I've been studying a bit on how to take care of my Ming Aralia inside my office, and some sources mainly mention fluorescent lamps and how they should be placed very near to the leaves, almost ...
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What's happening to my Ipomoeas?
I'm new in gardening and these stuff. So I planted some ipomoea seeds some time ago and at first they were growing nice and fast but suddenly they started to get wilted yellow and these brown spots ...
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identify plant and problem. maybe a Sansevieria?
A friend gave me this plant but didn't know what it was. I thought it could be some kind of Sansevieria, but I'm not sure.
But the problem is the leaves are getting yellow, and I don't know why. The ...
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Plz help! Why my Hypoestes phyllostachya Baker is drying?
I've noticed that after a month or so since buying, leaves of my Hypoestes phyllostachya is becoming brown and then dry out and colors are somewhat fading. I keep it in front of a south side window, ...
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Unhappy Brighamia Insignis, how do I help it?
I recently bought a Brighamia insignis, also known as a Hawaiian palm or cabbage on a stick and I’m worried it’s going to die given it’s rapidly deteriorating condition. If anyone is able to help I ...
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My strawberry shoots keep wilting and dying back.. am I over watering?
I recently bought ten Strawberry 'Honeoye' Bare Root, soaked the roots in luke-warm water as instructed and left them for 24 hours before potting in a mix of compostable and clay pots.. I used broken ...
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why newly brought acera plam is turning yellow and corner of leaf is becoming wilt?
I brought acera plam three days back and placed it indoor near window, by which the plant gets sunlight after 1 pm. When i brought the plant the soil was just watered so I thought watering after a ...
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What are these brown dot on my palm stems
Hi my palm has developed these small brown spots on the stem any ideas what it is?
The edges of the fronds are also browning /turning yellow
Thanks
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Help Needed- what's wrong with my plant
Any ideas whats going on and how to fix it?
The plant has been fine for over years and recently developed brown spots on the stems and edges of the fronds are brown some have dark spots /yellow in the ...
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Help what type of plant is this?
Hi I have had this plant for a while and I am trying to figure out what type of plant this is. If you suspect or know the name please let me know thank you.
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Why should I cut my indoor banana plant down to soil level?
I have a little banana tree plant growing on my kitchen windowsill.
This advice says:
Banana palms will often reemerge from the rhizomes, so when the weather begins to cool, cut your indoor banana ...
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Why does my in-door pomegranate tree seem stressed?
I have a sweet pomegranate tree (I bought a 2-3 year old plant from here) that I bought about 9 months ago. I have it planted in a 12" diameter, 14" deep pot with drainage holes at the bottom that ...
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How can I get my mushroom kit to finally fruit?
I've never grown mushrooms before, but I bought a Herbal Since Ling mushroom kit 6 weeks ago. It consist of a plastic miniature greenhouse and a substrate block. The substrate block was covered all ...
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What are these tiny bugs that kill my Monstera Leaves?
My Monstera has pale specks on the leaves. I noticed it on one leaf first, and it's slowly spread to others. I have also noticed tiny black specks, about the size of a grain of sand, that I think may ...
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Short shiny silver threads in potted plant soil?
I have an indoor potted plant, and I'm seeing this very freaky thing in the soil. It's hard to see in the video, and basically impossible to see without a flashlight or bright light shining on the ...
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Aloe Vera - How can I straighten/repot?
I've had my aloe vera for over 10 years, and since I repotted it into a much bigger pot last summer it has grown uncontrollably. It's now way too tall and top-heavy and bends in several directions, ...
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What species of aloe is this? This one had white spots on the leaves but those has disappeared when it has reached to maturity. Now is 8 years old
What species of aloe is this? This one had white spots on the leaves but those has disappeared when it has reached to maturity. Now the plant is 8 years old. Can I use it in medicinal purposes?(...
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Help with lemon tree and encouraging new branch growth
I bought a lemon tree at the start of the year, at the time it was healthy and had fruit on it. Unfortunately it then suffered severe leaf drop and branch death. I think it was due to high stress from ...
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What should I do if my pepper plants got too strong of fertilizer and they are wilting?
Basically, I added too much fertilizer to my pepper plants unknowingly. I thought it would help them, but the ends of the pepper plants are starting to turn brown and their stems are weak. Also, one ...
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What's wrong with my philodendron bipennifolium's stems?
Can someone tell me what's wrong with my bipennifolium's stems? It is light brown but the leaves are nice and green, so are the top part of the stem. Is that a disease?
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mealybugs, spider mites, on ALL of my plants!
So I am currently dealing with essentially a houseplant massacre:
boston fern is infested with (I believe) mealybugs
bonsai cape mallow is infested with (confirmed) mealybugs
bonsai south african ...
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Indoor lemon tree has yellowing and falling leaves
My indoor lemon tree was doing just fine and had a beautiful bout of growth, some branches developing huge leaves and up to 10in in new growth. I've had it for about a year.
However, several leaves (~...
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What happened to my green chili leaf?
I recently planted a few Asian hot chilies. It is completely indoor and beside the window. They got morning sunlight. I watering them every other day.
In the last couple of days, I noticed a few ...
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Need help in saving Areca Palm
This is my 4th areca palm and if it doesn't survive then I guess we don't have good relationship however I would still give my level best to keep it alive like I do for so many other plants.
This ...
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Am I growing too many tomato plants in my pot?
I am growing three tomato plants on my windowsill in a pot with a diameter of approximately 25cm. Am I growing too many tomato plants in my pot?
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Bonsai tree keeps losing leaves
Sorry for asking probably a question that has been asked before, but I really don't know what could I do to improve by bonsai's health. I bought it 1 year ago, and all this time it kept losing leaves.
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How to save unwatered croton? Nothing seems working:(
It happened that I couldnt water my croton for quite long, about 20 days. We had it for about 15 years, so it was almost like a small tree. After such lomg period without water it looks really bad, ...
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How can I save this string of pearl?
I bought a string of pearls plant online. when the plant arrived, the soil was quite moist. But still, I didn't want to repot the plant, because I thought I should give some time to the plant to be ...
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Is lemon plant dead?
I bought this lemon plant about 1 year ago, and placed it in my rooftop, where it received very harsh sun. The plant's never been super healthy, but Lately it's been looking worse. I replanted it to a ...
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Lemon seedlings
i just started to grow lemon from seeds. But i just want to ask you something about my seedling's leaves as they seem healthy but there are these dots on one of the leaf, i wonder if this is normal or ...
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Meyer lemon tree coming back to life
I over watered my July purchased Meyer lemon tree when I brought it in from outdoors in the fall. It bloomed and began to make lemons when all of a sudden every leaf fell off. I think it had root rot....
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Is “legginess” due to distance from a grow lamp a real thing?
I'm starting Common Milkweed seeds indoors under an LED panel grow lamp, and I've found this tutorial to be a useful reference, and my seeds have just started to sprout. One thing it says is:
If ...
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What indoor plant will be able to absorb 0.5-1L of human urine daily?
I´ve recently moved into a place with a shared bathroom. I enjoy my birthday suit when I´m at home, but suspect that others might not. Hence my question. I have no balcony, my window gets 2-3 hours ...
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What is the cause of the blackening of leaves?
My plant leaf seems to have diseased. It's leaf seems blacken on edge and cut on middle.
Even new leaf is getting this problem.
Could anyone please help me?
Thanks in advance.
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Growing vegetables indoors under grow lights - How much space for 1 person to survive or at least have significant yield?
I am curious, I have enough space to grow my own vegetables under grow lights. How much space would I need for one person to survive or at least have decent yield? Let's leave fruit and meat, bread ...
