Questions tagged [plant-health]
For questions about how to maintain or assess a plant's health.
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what are these brown spots on my potato plant?
I have noticed brown spots on my potato plant but cannot figure out what it could be. Do you might have an idea?
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Saving a blueberry bush that lost all leaves
Earlier this year I bought a small blueberry bush at a local garden store. Since it was written on the attached note that it can grow in a pot on the balcony without a problem, I bought bigger pot, ...
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Kentia Palm browning leaves and yellowing tips
I purchased this Kentia Palm about 3 weeks ago now. I was instructed by the owner of the store to water thoroughly (wait until water comes from the drainage holes and then empty the water to prevent ...
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Should I trim back sun-damaged parts of my bamboo?
I recently moved house and brought a bamboo plant with me in a pot. The plant spent a couple of hours in a car on the hottest day of the year and the top 1ft got burnt by the sun.
It's doing great in ...
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Why are my aloe’s leaves flattening?
In the past few weeks some of my aloe’s leaves are becoming flat. What is wrong with it? Is there anything I can do? .
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Yellowing bottom leaves on a Fuschia
The leaves at the bottom on our Fuschia plant have started to yellow. I have heard contradictory advice that either...this is part of the usual process as the plant grows whilst others have said that ...
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What's wrong with my Peony?
Bought this Peony about 2 weeks ago, was happy and green with two buds at the time.
Repotted in its own soil when we got it home, it gets quite a lot of sun and we have had several wet days recently. ...
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This asian squash leaves got black edges
This is a type of Asian squash (very common in Vietnam):
I am trying to grow in Pacific Northwest in the summer but I got unlucky
People have done this before so this plant definitely can survive ...
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Pot bound Acers with dropping leaves
I have two Acers which are around 13 years old, they are in despair as they need re-potted but we are finding it hard to get a pot bigger than the one they are already in. They are already looking ...
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Good-enough practice for transplanting raspberry at not-ideal season
I'm planning to transplant some raspberry canes during summer heat. I know normally raspberries should be transplanted in early spring or late fall when the plants are dormant, but I'm moving so it ...
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Leaves turning brown?
This is one of two indoor planta I bought a Walmart. It used to be nice, but then I noticed that the leaves are turning brown.
It’s not overwatering because I bought two of them and the other doesn’t ...
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Diagnosing white nodules on plant stem
I'm writing to ask what these are. Help appreciated. (It turns out to be very difficult to search for this particular affliction online!)
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Indoor mint leaves rapidly turning brown!
My poor mint plant is losing leaves at an alarming pace. I’m not the best gardener, but how do I save this little guy? No idea what’s causing the fast browning!
I’ve been trying to water it every ...
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Small aloe watering help
So I have a semi-small aloe and it was neglected for a while but I was able to bring it back. I'm going away for two weeks and want o know if my aloe stands a chance. ( if it helps at all its growing ...
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Raspberries drying
I've received a couple of raspberry straws last year, planted them and they grew well.
March this year I've transplanted them to another location.
All the 6 plants started growing, however around ...
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Holes in my Hibiscus
I’m seeing holes like this on 4 separate Hibiscus plants. None on the other plants around them. Holes also on the buds. Any idea what’s causing it and how to stop it?
Thanks
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Colocasia esculenta leaves drying
I have a few colocasia tubers planted since 2 months in a cocopeat perlite vermiculite compost 2:1:1:2 potting mix. Its leaves dry up when they reach a medium size after having a crispy bit of edge ...
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I really need some help to save my aloe
(Link to album showing the state it's in in more detail : imgur link)
Hello there,
My aloe isn't feeling so well. It stayed in a really small pot for too long and was slowly dying out, so I ...
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can I save my cactus?
my Cactus is all mushy and shrunken in at the bottom and I don’t know what’s wrong, or if I can fix it.
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Apple tree leaf problem
Does any one know what this leaf problem is called, so that I can take action to get rid of it
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Cooked rice and peanut shells?
Some background: I’m a beginner gardener (and that’s being generous) with a rooftop and a balcony, so everything I grow, if it survives, is in planters and pots. But I know almost nothing about ...
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Identifying possible causes of struggling peppers
I'm a little worried about a few of my pepper plants, but I'm not certain what's wrong (or what to do about it).
I got these pretty late in the season this year and they were almost this size when I ...
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How should I wrap an intentional knife wound in the side of a birch tree after packing the wound with chaga?
I was doing some experimenting in the birch trees (25+ years) at the house last year, and did one tree with an empty knife wound to see if it would work, and it didn't. How should I wrap the wound on ...
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Brown spots on pineapple plant leaves appearing/growing
Over the past few days my pineapple plant has developed what started as small brown spots and is rapidly growing into long brown lines of discoloration. I've had leaves turn yellow-y due to lack of ...
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Excessive browning of Peace Lily
This is an 8-month old Peace Lily. The plant had started browning about a month ago. I water it once in 3days and fertilize it with sea-weed solution once in 15 days. It sits nearby a window that gets ...
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Mushy Aglaonema stem with browning leaf tips. Answer asap please
Recently I've been watering my Aglaonema Silver Bay a little too much (due to the scorching heat of summer in India). I've noticed that the stem has gotten pretty mushy and dark brownish. The plant ...
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White stuff in lemon tree branches?
The stuff literally looks like white paint drops that fell on the plant. it’s all over the plant and it’s not paint.
What is it and what can I do to get rid of it?
Is it contagious?
Thanks.
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My Meyer lime tree lost 2/3 of the branches
Can I save my Lime tree? 2/3 of the branches are dead. Only 1 branch has beautiful, green leaves. It had flowers but the fruits fell off. The main tree is dead. Only 1 branch is still green. Is it ...
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what should I do about my pineapple plant?
The leaves are very light brown it’s not a healthy green color. One other plant has black spots in the center.
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Identify this caladium?
This is a picture of a small caladium I bought yesterday. Can someone identify what type of caladium it is?
Will it survive full sun for at least 8 hours/day?
I'm in the Caribbean where the temp's ...
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How can I help out this cactus?
Unfortunately I don't know the name of this cactus, How do I get rid of these little white things that is like a spider web?
she is dying :(
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Not sure if this is a Croton tree?
This plant is probably 17 years old. Very tall and leggy. What needs to be done? And is it a croton?
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Rosemary turning yellow
I've moved the rosemary to this pot a month ago, and where I live, the temperature is around 28-30 degrees celsius these days and usually i water them on a daily basis.
Everything looks just fine and ...
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Can I save my aloe?
My entire aloe plant ripped off of the root system. Is there any way I can save it?
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my Peace Lily is getting droopy but I’m not sure why
i got this peace lily on May 17th from a garden centre (in england) i’ve inserted a pic from the day i got it, nice and perky and upright. i’ve been watering as instructed when the soil begins to dry ...
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Is my cactus being under watered?
I’ve had my cactus for over a year now. I bought it late winter/early spring (February/March?) and from the time I bought it to around a month ago it had very stunted growth and didn’t grow any new ...
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Potential cause for wilting plum tomatoes in hydroponics system? (see picture)
You'll find two photos below.
The first photo is of a plant that isn't doing too well, and is clearly wilting (though still hanging in there) despite being in a similar state for almost two weeks now....
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Are my roses killing my Lavender bushes?
We have 3 lavender bushes in our front yard, they get plenty of sun and we prune the regularly. We also have a rose bush which is doing alright, although I did have to cut some stems from it last year ...
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What are these marks on my apples?
I recognized that this year the apples on one of my trees nearly all begin to show marks like the one on the photo.
The marks started as little spots and seem to grow all around the young apples. ...
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How do I save my chilli plant
I was away for a couple of days and I guess the weather was hot here, so when I came back my chilli plant had dried up, picture below. I have watered it now, but the plant hasn't perked up. The ...
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Lavender is white
Why is my normally purple lavender flower, white this year? Does the soil need to be more acid like hydrangeas? I have grown lavender for many years and this is the first time the flowers have ...
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Transplant aloe to several pots?
This is my aloe vera plant. It’s healthy but it long outgrew the 10” pot. Instead of moving it into a bigger pot, I would like to transplant it into 2 or 3 pots.
How should I do this without hurting ...
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What are these red-brown markings outlining the cells on the underside of this fiddle leaf fig?
While shopping at a large chain retail store, I found a fiddle leaf fig tree with a major price discount. I got excited. I’ve always wanted one. But I was nervous about the reddish-brown color around ...
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What is this white web-like, mold-like thing on the plant
what is this web-like, mold-like thing on the base of the watch chain succulent plant?
I searched in google for plant "molds" --> I saw powdery mildew. I think this is not that. It's more similar to ...
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What is eating the leaves on my hibiscus plant?
Something is eating the leaves on my hibiscus plant at the underneath black spots maybe right at the beginning of the leaf on the back side but it's eating it. I got it this way from Walmart I picked ...
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What causes curled leaves in ctetanthe pilosa?
I have recently purchased a small ctetanthe pilosa, about 6 inches tall. I have it inside with morning sun through glass window. Temp outside is cold winter between 3 degrees and 10 degrees at the ...
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How to support heavy old alo vera?
So I have managed to grow alo vera. Its fine but we cut its ‘leaf’ at times for various purposes. Now the plant has grown but its base is no longer supportive. This has caused the plant to lean ...
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Saving broken branch of begonia?
What can I do with this broken branch in my potted begonia?
Can I plant it in a small pot?
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Does anyone know what is growing in my sweet pea soil?
I am trying to grow my first deck garden (all in pots on my balcony). I am trying to grow sweet peas that I started from seeds that I left in a damp paper towel in a plastic bag for about a week ...
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Identify this in soil?
These look exactly like white grapes and they’re in the soil.
Does anyone know what this is?
