r/plantdoctor

Sick plant how do i fix it.

Plant is healthy and flowering regularly but something is eating the leaves. Any idea what it can be?

Plant is in a 12 inch pot in balcony with ample shaded sunlight and daily watering.

Hiya

I have been seeing loads of posts like mine but here I still am, humbly requesting your help, fellow orchid lovers.

Because tbf I cannot grasp what’s to do or not do to rescue my orchid. I read everything and its opposite so it is really hard to take the right path.

Therefore if you have any advice, I welcome it - thanks in advance :)

For context:

I bought it two years ago when it was in bloom. Everything was fine.
Last summer I organised myself badly, leading to the plant getting severely dehydrated. It was beginning to bloom but it totally dried out.

From then, I cut the dry parts and did my best to keep it alive, watering but not too much, etc.

However now it’s been 9 months since the plant’s been like on the pics.
A big dried leaf, two green but meh looking ones; the only roots it has are the ones visible on the pics, there are 0 soil roots, and only 4-5 quite dry aerial ones. Obviously no flowers.
It is actually in bark only, draining pot laying on little rocks for nothing to stay wet (although since there are no roots nothing can really rot…)

I see a lot of stuff about putting it in water; or in soil to promote growth; or hundreds of other techniques.
Truth is I see it’s not dead, orchids are the best for that, but idk what to do cause whatever I’ve been doing doesn’t work.

If someone could help I’d really appreciate it :)

I’ve had this good boy for over 2 years now. I know people say Croton can be fussy, but mine has never given me issues. Yesterday it looked a little thirsty, so I watered it like usual. Today, while sitting on the couch, I suddenly heard leaves rustling and it dropped 5!! perfectly healthy leaves out of nowhere. No wind, no open window. The leaves just fell like paper. This has never happened, not even during peak Canadian winters. I’m genuinely confused 😭

I’ve inherited a sick plant and hoping it’s not a fungal/pathogen infection!!! Previous owner had a gnat issue and wants to completely start over and purging her plants. I got it about a week ago, It’s obviously still really not doing well. Should I cut it down and start over? Thanks for the advice in advance!*first picture is when I got it, second is today*

For context here’s what I’ve tried so far
- brought it home to acclimate
- repotted with new soil and soaked roots in a water hydrogen peroxide mix
- cut off dead leaves & watered it
- at night I’ve sprayed it with a water/Castile soap/neem oil solution

My guess is that it doesnt like the bright light, but I wanted another opinion before I change anything just in case im wrong.

Can anyone help me with this weird black/yellow spot I got on my Jungle Mint? I went plant shopping with my sister and her plants got something similar and her whole leaf dropped and if its airborne I think my plant got it, I don’t think its a sun spot because i’ve had this plant acclimating to my home for a few weeks now so shes only been getting little indirect sunlight. I also let her soil dry out in between waterings and only water when her soil is dry through and through. If it helps I also don’t have her near a humidifier currently. Can I cut that part off or will the whole leaf be affected by this no matter what I cut off? Or should I just take the loss and cut the whole leaf off? Any help would be great thank you.

My umbrella tree is currently outdoors but we keep it indoors sometimes. It’s been outside for prob 6 weeks without any issues. Normal watering, well drained soil, it gets morning light but sits in the shade for the rest of the day with bright indirect sunlight. I started noticing these dots across some of the leaves. I checked for pests but didn’t see anything. No surrounding plants either indoor or outdoor have the same marking. Any ideas?

My Jade plant has these white spots growing all over. Mainly at the seams. Stuff is fuzzy and comes apart easily to the touch (with a q-tip, haven’t touched it after first time and identifying it as a mistake, originally thought it was dust. Any tips on how to treat would be appreciated. At the moment don’t see it on any of my nearby plants. Should I isolate more (moved it to not be next to any other plants but still in same room)?

I noticed these little bubble things on a couple of my pothos leaves when I was watering it today. I shook the leaf to make sure it wasn’t weird water droplets. My plant has been otherwise healthy. I noticed a cricket looking big in the pot several days ago and safely removed it. Wondering if it’s the bug’s eggs? What do I do to protect my plant and what can I do to prevent in the future? Any help would be appreciated!

It’s been doing fine for 9 months, I saw this yellow tip leaf, is it because it’s sprouting a pup and it’s using energy from the leaf?

Hello guys!!! This is my first calathea plant, I’ve had her for about two months now. But I’m noticing some of the leaves are not “praying” in the evening with the rest of them, and they have brown spots with yellowing around them. I’ve pruned some of the leaves that fully yellowed (last pic). In general, the rest of the plant seems to be doing well, it’s even growing three new leaves! And all new leaves look very nice and healthy.

Here’s my routine:

1. I water her with distilled water about every 5 days (when I notice the soil is drying up) and it’s kept moist (but never muddy / soggy)
2. I keep her near a humidifier in a well-aerated room (but not under any vents). The humidifier is small and only runs for about 3-5 hours everyday.
3. I don’t think theres any spider mites or thrips. I inspected the leaves very carefully and see no webbing anywhere or suspicious specks underneath.
4. I potted it in a 70% potting mix + 30% pearlite mix two months ago when I first got it. I haven’t had any issues until now, though I don’t know if a delayed shock could have happened from repotting.
5. She’s about 4 feet away from a south facing window with opened blinds. My dad mistakenly put it near the windowsill for a day because he thought the calathea could use more light, but I quickly moved her back. I don’t really remember whether it had this same issue before that though. I feel like exposure to bright afternoon light for a few hours is the most likely suspect, but I just want to make sure I rule out everything else.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Can’t figure out what’s up with my monstera.

I repotted it the last weekend of February; chunky soil, new moss pole, and gave it more light.

I have 3 plants in one pot and it’s never been an issue, but since repotting each plant grew a new leaf and they came out destroyed. I thought maybe because I repotted it and they were barley peaking at the time, that’s what affected it
Fast forward to today, 2 of the 3 plants are unfurling their second leaf since repotting. Yesterday they looked healthy and vibrant, today I see they now have burn like marks.

They only thing I can think of is, since repotting it went from 10ft from a window, to about 4 ft.

Could the light be the reason? Has anyone experienced this?

(Second picture: first set of leaves since repotting
Third/Fourth picture: new leaves)

I bought this Coleus last week, and it looked really good at the time. Now it's started drooping and curling up. The leaves aren't dry, and there's no excess water in the pot.

It stands on a shelf by a South facing window, with fairly much sunlight every day.

The weird looking leaf comes from my friends Coleus bought at the same time and place as mine.

How do I make my plant healthy?

I just got the plant from my friend 2 weeks ago and it was not doing this. This started a couple days after I got it. I water it once a day in the morning before work. It’s next to an east facing window but about 3 feet away from it. Please help!!

this leaf was perfectly normal just a day or two ago. but this morning i came to find this sudden thinning - any ideas why?

theyre cuttings that im currently propagating in water. this is the only leaf that’s changed.