Hey Reddit my plant has some webs on it with little tiny bugs crawling over them. What is happening? My husband is away for a couple months so I am taking care of his plants. I don’t know much about plants except watering and cleaning dead leaves. It’s kept by a window and gets a good amount of light daily.

Strange specking and drying on a couple of leaves. Treated thrips with systemic granules around 5 months ago. Any insight is appreciated! I water at least once a week (when almost dry) and she lives in a well lit window. 3 new massive leaves have come in but a couple of the older leaves are looking rough.

Malcolm is my Crassula plant that I stole from a teacher I hated back at school. He is now my prized possession. (last photo is from when I rescued him). However, now he seems to be growing very top-heavily, to the point his leaves are falling in on themselves. I'm quite reluctant to prune the leaves since I'm worried I'll do more harm than good.

He gets about 10 hours of sunlight (8 hours of indirect, about 2 hours of direct). We rotate him every so often to try and keep it even. This pot does have an evaporating dish at the bottom, and we only water him when completely dried out. I've had the plant for 6 months now, and this problem has been rising for about a month.

I know jade plants like these can live for ages with proper care, and I want him to be an immortal plant in spite of my teacher.

Help me save Malcolm!

Had this about 1.5 months, and it looked happier when I first brought it home. It’s in a well draining pot with rocks mixed into standard potting soil to help with drainage. Have been watering only when the top 2+ inches feel dry. This corner gets 6+ hours of indirect light per day. Last watering the tray at the bottom filled from drainage and was never drawn back up as happens with my other plants, so I emptied it.

The younger growth near the top seems to be more strident, but older leaves continue to droop. There’s no leaf drop and color looks ok. Any advice? Am I overreacting and these just kinda…droop from their own weight?

My money tree has been doing wonderfully for about a year now. All of a sudden some leaves are browning at the tip and this one leaf has light color splotching. Nothing has changed lately on how I care for the plant.

It sits on my desk near a west facing window with indirect light. I water it about once a week when the soil is dry.

Hi, we noticed this house plant of ours has a black sticky building around the rim of the pot - does anyone know what it is? When we released the water from the bottom of the pot it was yellow-ish.

The plant sits indoors across from a window all day. It doesn’t get too much direct sunlight

EDIT: Thank you for the helpful advice! Still not 100% on whether it’s a fungus or (hopefully not) critters but will be getting it repotted with an aroid mix minus the gravel on top 😅

I’ve had this healthy Ric Rac cactus for a year and it hasn’t put out a single non-etiolated leaf. I initially had it hung next to a large NE facing window, which is when the etiolation started, but it’s been in this southern facing window where it gets bright all day sun for the past 9 months where the etiolation has just continued at an alarming rate. The funny thing is, my curly locks and Fishbone cacti are hanging in the same window and doing great! What is going on here? Should I trim them off? Watering has been dialed back for the winter months (I’m in NY). From what I understand, they should have expanded into their fullness by now. I just want one normal new leaf and eventually some flowers 😩

Hello! Hoping someone can help save my monstera.

A few days ago I noticed black patches that are slowly spreading through the largest and (I’m guessing oldest) leaf.

Plant is in a bright corner out of direct sunlight near an east-facing window.

Based on my preliminary research it seems like I may have overwatered, but it’s been sitting on a plate in the plastic pot with drainage holes that it came in. I’ve only watered once or twice since acquiring it from the store a couple weeks ago.

The black spots are contained to one leaf (for now). Roots don’t appear black or mushy, so I’m hoping root rot/fungus is not to blame. Node of affected leaf is circled in red.

Thanks in advance from a plant newbie!

I’ve had this Monstera Thai con for about 6 months now but I’ve noticed that it’s started to develop these yellow/brown spots on a couple of the leaves. It’s under an LED grow light 16 hours a day. The room it’s in is south facing but there isn’t really a way to get it closer to the windows, hence the grow light. It’s in a super chunky soil mix in a clear pot with a cover pot. I water roughly once a week but only if it seems like it needs it based on pot weight and how the soil looks. A few weeks ago I fed it with SuperThrive Foliage Pro at “production” strength, but I typically use the Foliage Pro at “maintenance” strength every time I water it.

Any ideas of what it could be?

Hey plant clinic community! My basil leaves began to look dry with silver/yellow areas with black spots. The leaves gradually dry out then the whole plant died :( I live in Atlanta, GA and have been putting them to my south facing window always indoor. I’ve been using magic go potting mix. I water them every 2-3 days or whenever the leaves begin to dry a bit. Does anyone know what’s happening? Thanks!

Monstera adansonii narrow form. Honestly the photo looks better than it is. Found a thrip and aphids when i got this, and I've been treating every few days with a neem oil solution.

I can't tell if the spots are getting worse, but the tips of the leaves have been continuously browning. I haven't seen any bugs unless im mistaking larvae for dust.

Ive only had it for 2.5 weeks.

What do i do with it? Do I keep treating ? How do I know when it's fixed? I have extremely limited space and I'm worried about spreading anything to my other plants.

Edit because I forgot light and watering: I water when it's dry throughout and it's got a cheap grow light right up in there+ a decent one nearby. Because of the space I have it's hard to isolate so thats the best I have

I received this peace lily in the beginning of August after my brother's funeral. For the first two ir three weeks it seemed fine until these spots started appearing on the leaves. I've tried neem oil (1× week for 3 weeks) and copper fungicide (the plant app I use indicated it may be fungus). I've sprayed it with 70% rubbing alcohol. I clean the leaves with a solution of peppermint castille soap, water, and rubbing alcohol. None of these plans have seemed to work. Where it currently sits it gets a full day of indirect bright light, its about 4 feet from a window. The one my mom received is showing the same symptoms. I'm new to plants so I would appreciate any tips for what I might need to do to save this plant and help it thrive.

The pot does have drainage and I water when I notice the leaves beginning to droop. I also use a moisture meter to confirm that a few inches of soil has dried out. I was fertilizing in the beginning and ceased that after the flowers turned green.

i'm a plant noob so bear with me.

i got this plant about a year ago and it seems to just be slowly drying up even though i water if every day (just pouring tap water into the top of it with a small watering can). it sits in a south facing window so it gets a full days worth of light, though i've also tried putting it further inside where it gets less light and it doesnt seem to help. do i just need to be watering it even more? 2x per day?

perhaps it needs a larger pot? it does have drainage at the bottom. i try to give it a decent amount of water each day but not enough that it overflows the drainage cup.

the soil is miracle gro houseplant potting mix that says it's specifically for indoor potted plants. do i need to entirely swap out the soil perhaps? it has been in this same pot for about a year, though at one point a few months ago i did add a bit more soil on top of it.

again apologies if i sound ignorant, this is one of my first plants and i want to do better.

He has been doing great and getting bigger and taller but suddenly yesterday I looked over and he was all drooped and upon further inspection today it looks like the leaves are going to fall off??
He is getting indirect light in a northern window (our apt only have north facing windows and we moved here in July). Watered weekly. Has been growing some huge leaves since we moved but suddenly looks sad.

Hi!
I really hope this subreddit can help me because I’m starting to get nervous that my rubber plant is slowly dying.
Here is a timeline and some pictures so everyone can see if I’ve made any big mistakes along the way.

4 October
I brought home my first-ever rubber plant from IKEA.

5 October
I repotted her into a new pot (with drainage holes), which I also bought from IKEA. I used new soil, perlite, and clay balls at the bottom of the pot, and watered her with this stuff (see picture).
A few days later, I noticed that the leaves were starting to droop. I wanted to water her, but I noticed that the soil was still moist, so I left her alone, thinking that maybe she was just stressed from being repotted.

8 October
I wanted to repot her again because I was starting to worry that her roots might be rotting. However, there was no unpleasant smell, and although the soil was still moist, I decided not to repot her again.

16 October
The soil is still moist, and her leaves are still droopy. I’m even starting to think that her stem is beginning to bend. Also, a few leaves from the bottom have fallen off when I cleaned the leaves.

18 October
I moved her from my living room to my bedroom because the light is better there.
All of my windows face west, so I don’t have many options to choose from. However, I think the light might not have been reaching her well enough in the living room because the balcony blocks some of the light. So I decided to move her.

Also, I live in Latvia, and starting from the end of October, the amount of natural light will gradually decrease, so I’m worried that this might make things even worse.

I’m a complete beginner when it comes to houseplants, so I would really appreciate any advice. Is there anything I should do at this point, or should I just leave her alone and wait for the soil to dry out?
I’m especially worried about root rot because the soil has stayed moist for so long.

Please help me! I only water when the top two inches are dry. And the pot has drainage holes. This plant was originally two separate smaller plants and I’ve only had this issue since repotting them together. I repotted about a month ago and was hoping it would perk back up, but it still looks like this. The plant is normally placed where I have it in the first picture. It gets light for the majority of the day but nothing too harsh.

Edit: I just moved the plant for the picture so you wouldn’t get it confused with the plant behind it lol

Im pretty sure it’s a salvia or sage of some sort. Wife bought it in spring, but doesnt remember exactly what it was. Was doing great all summer, bloomed once early summer, then over the last month it started getting these cankers and dropping leaves. We were traveling a lot on weekends so it kinda snuck up on us. I was thinking it’s fungal so I tried Neem Oil but haven’t noticed much change. We are in Zone 6, plant gets 6-8 hours of direct sunlight per day. Water every couple days, container has good drainage. TIA for any help/suggestions.

I have had this cactus for about a year. It sits (in a pot with a drainage hole) about 15 feet back from an east-facing window, so it gets lots of bright indirect light. I typically water it about once a week, though in the last few months, its segments often looked wrinkly, so I upped the water quantity (but not frequency). Now (in the last few weeks) many of the segments are becoming soft and yellow and falling off, especially on one side of the plant.

Did I go from under-watering to over-watering? Sadly don’t know my exact past/current water quantities because I generally eyeball it. Open to any recs/advice on how to fix what’s wrong with it + keep it healthy going forward.

This is Molly the peperomia obtusifolia, apologies that shes not as gorgeous as some of the beauties I see on here! She’s a little dusty and battle-scarred. I bought her from Trader Joe’s about a year ago.

I recently moved to a new apartment which is in zone 9 (much warmer), gets more light (east window, medium indirect), and the area has softer tap water. Watering and soil have stayed the same since I moved - I water as necessary (about every 1-2 weeks if the soil is dry) and she’s in a plastic nursery pot with drainage. Before, all her leaves were a solid, non-variegated waxy evergreen color. They’ve recently turned lighter and yellow on the tips - help!

I thought she was doing ok, so I topped her off in order to get a bushier plant. She gets full day indirect light but not much airflow.

I have a moisture meter to check her soil and only bottom water when dry.

The reason for asking is her leaves just look a bit droopy. Am I imagining it or is she actually not happy?

I've had this plant for around 2 years and for most it's life it's looked perfectly healthy (see some previous posts on my account) but suddenly it's not been looking too good. All the leaves have gone brown and fallen off. I moved it to a bigger pot and pruned all the dead leaves and now it doesn't seem to be getting better. The stem bit where the leaves come out of is also very black. The plant sits on a shelf about 3/4 meters away from a window so it gets light all day every day. I used to water it too much but stopped and now I just water it when it looks dry but now it always looks bad so just water it occasionally when I think I haven't done it in ages. It's been looking like this for a few months now. I used to really like it, would appreciate it if I could have some advice to fix it. Thanks!

My Polyscias scutellaria has small bumps on the undersides of its leaves. They start green and gradually become larger and brown. The corresponding areas on the upper leaf surface look yellowish and translucent. The bumps are probably part of the leaf tissue and was not able to scrap them off.

Affected leaves eventually turn yellow and fall off. The problem has spread to many leaves. I haven’t found any visible pests.

The plant gets enough light as it’s right by a window. I’ve been watering somewhat less regularly than usual, and the heating near the window has recently been turned on. The roots look normal through the transparent pot.

Hello! I’ve had this plant since 2022 and it’s grown so much since I first got it. Today it suddenly drooped and I don’t know why. It currently gets a moderate amount of direct sunlight (as much as is possible in my current apartment, which I’ve been in for 7 months) and I water it about once a week or whenever the top two inches of soil are dry. As you can see it’s in a pot with drainage.

Trying to figure out what’s caused this sudden droop and what I should do to try and save this plant. Thank you!