/r/plantclinic
If you're wondering "What's wrong with my plant?", we will help you diagnose and treat it!
"What's wrong with my plant?"
You're in the right place to get the problem diagnosed as well as advice for treatment!
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
1. Always be respectful of others.
Posts and comments that are rude to others are subject to immediate removal and the offending user will be banned without warning. It should go without saying but...don't be a dick!
2. Your post MUST be soliciting a diagnosis for a sick plant or a plant in obviously abnormal condition. Posts not soliciting diagnosis for a sick or abnormal plants will be removed.
If you aren't asking something to the effect of, "what's wrong with my plant?" or "why does my plant look weird?" then your post doesn't belong here. Requests for healthy plant care & prevention advice belong in one of the related subreddits listed on the sidebar, such as /r/gardening. All identification requests belong in other subreddits (/r/whatsthisplant for plants, /r/whatsthisbug for insects, and /r/mycology for mushrooms/fungi). No advertising allowed.
3. Your post MUST have one or more images showing the condition of your sick plant. Posts without images or with images not containing your sick plant will be removed.
It's best to include photos of the entire plant as well as close-up photos of problem areas. X-posts from other subreddits are allowed so long as the linked posts have images.
4. Share as much information about your sick plant as possible.
Posts with more info are more likely to receive a diagnosis and care advice. Examples of helpful information to include in addition to signs & symptoms of illness:
- The species or common name of your plant. If you don't know what your plant is, /r/whatsthisplant can help you identify it.
- How long you have had the plant and how long it has been sick.
- Any insects that appear to be colonizing your plant. If you don't know what the bug is, /r/whatsthisbug can help you identify it.
- If your plant has been recently re-potted, transplanted, fertilized, or moved to a new location.
- What kind of soil the plant is in, especially if it is in a pot.
- How often you are watering your plant and how you are watering it (top/bottom/drench method, with tap water, with fertilizer, etc).
- Light exposure to your plant (full, partial, shade, indoors, artificial lighting, etc).
- If your plant is in a pot: indicate the size and type of pot, if the pot has drainage holes or not, and when your plant was last re-potted.
- If your plant is outside: indicate both your location and plant hardiness zone. Also indicate if there have been any notable weather events (sudden increase or drop in temperature, frost, hail, drought, heavy wind, etc) or application of pesticides on or near the plant.
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/r/plantclinic
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Should I cut this leaf off?
I posted yesterday about this plants new growth as I thought the brown stuff was signifying some sort of death but today the new leaf has opened up more. I wiped down my leaves that had residue on them from previously misting them but this big leaf was damaged when I got it and part of the reason why it was reduced. I don’t mind it, on an aesthetic level, having that damage but if it’s gonna cause issues for the other leaves I will remedy it. One leaf all ready was hanging off and dead when I bought it and eventually fell off.
I’m sorry, I’m such a novice at plants. I only have two and I bought them reduced and in really bad condition.
I water every 1-2 weeks and yes it has drainage. It gets as much sunlight as it can get being in the window.
15:53 UTC
Is my plant dying?
My plant has looked like this for the past month with no change. I can’t tell if it’s on its last breath or if there’s still some hope. Is there anything I can do? I water it everyday- about half a cup and it gets plenty of sunlight each day.
15:40 UTC
Aloe vera overwatered or underwatered?
15:38 UTC
Fern Help
I've been trying for months to figure out what's wrong with this plant (pretty sure it's a Bird's Nest Fern) it was healthy for so long and then started slowly drying out, very crispy leaves that are falling over. It was producing new leaves but new growth is slow coming now, and any new leaves are also very hard and crisp and haven't grown much. I had it under a bright grow light, moved it to a slightly less powerful light, kept it misted, tried watering it more often, less often, repotted it into a better draining soil. And now I have it in my shower to give it lots of humidity, but I don't wanna cause fungus or any rot. I really need some tips I'm running out of ideas. I don't wanna make it worse but I really don't know what else to try. Should I leave it in the shower (it's pretty dim in here tho) or put a bottle over it for more humidity? Repot into a chunkier mix? I'm so lost lol. TIA!
15:07 UTC
Plant is drying out but the soil is still moist?
I bought this fern type plant at Costco. I don’t remember what it is. It suggested medium light, so I put it on top of my China cabinet, across from big south facing windows. I’ve been watering it by feeling the soil and giving it a good soak if the dirt is dry. But it keeps losing leaves and now I think I’ve lost the whole plant. Please help!
13:54 UTC
I just got home and saw this what is it?
i lifted up the one leaf that had these fuckers on it for some reason just out of instinct and now i feel them crawling on me the plant is a jatropha cathartica i did see one moving slowly for just a second any help is appreciated thank you.
I dont water much at all as this is a caudex plant and i have a very chunky soil mix. The plant is in an east facing window
13:06 UTC
How do I make my soil stop doing this
I live in Northwest Massachusetts these are indoor plants they are inside of the house under a grow light 8 hours a day I water them as needed but every time fall comes around this starts happening What do I do to stop it and how do I get rid of it? Only my tropical plants do get this my monstersa is also affected
12:58 UTC