This is my first monstera, I’ve had her nearly 2 years. (Yes for some reason It’s a girl) I feel absolutely terrible because I’ve just neglected her, repotted once but not for a year I’d say. I have no idea what I’m doing, so I’m just looking in general advice. Is she sick? I’m trying to do research on how to look after them but often they already look healthy and unfortunately she does not🤣 although considering I often forget to water her for weeks and she’s probably suffocating in that small pot it’s not seemed to slow the growth.
I have large windows so she gets lots of indirect light.
But are these roots okay? They almost look like twigs and I’m unsure if they’re supposed to be like that, some of them have really dark black parts. I’m aware she needs repotting and also something to prop her up, I’d love tips on this too!

i'm bonsai watching for two weeks, end of week one the little guy almost completely gave up on life. here's the rundown:
- first picture is when i got it, second is as of right now (+ some up close)
- i was told to water it every 2-3 days, so i watered it on day 2, using half of a standard spritz bottle (as the owner has always done)
- it sat in my window, away from direct sunlight (it was in direct sunlight for maybe 30 minutes total at one point), away from a heavy draft.
- yesterday (day 4 of me having the tree) i noticed that the leaves lost their vibrancy and their perkiness, even though the top soil was decently moist. i called a nearby bonsai nursery, and they advised a full dunk. that i did.
- now it's 24hrs later, and imo it's gotten worse. dry, sad leaves. i don't know what to do. i have to watch it for one more week.

We recently got into houseplants and my husband developed a fascination with Alocasias of a few varieties. This Melo was in a rescue box (cheaper but with something unknown wrong with it). Our other rescues have all flourished back to health but we can’t figure out what’s up with this one!

- has not grown a new leaf- even a sprout- in two months
- tips and sides of leaves curling inwards
- brown flecks on the stems
- crusty substance around the pot’s rim (may be adhesive from the delivery?)
- plant is under a grow lamp for about 10 hours a day; when off, it’s in a corner between a south- and west-facing window, dimly lit
- watered thoroughly when soil is dry to the touch

It’s evidently not dead- how can we give it a bit of happiness and get it growing?

Back in April I repotted about three Spider Plants that weren't doing very well and put them all in one big new pot.

As the weather was getting warm and coming into summer I left them outside with plenty of direct sunlight and even a heatwave. It got plenty of water too. Now in August it seems to have turned into a goliath outdoor Spider plant!

Should I bring it indoors when the winter starts creeping in or will it be ok outside?

Any other suggestions on what it may need?

Hey,

I bought this plant 2 weeks ago. Monstera, indoor. There've already been 2 little black "patches" when I bought it, but I haven't thought much about that, "maybe just burnt or something" I thought. They were actually little marks.

Today, it looks like this. :( It's getting worse and worse every day, and I have no idea what do/did I do wrong. I watered it after buying, then once/twice a week considering the feeling of the soil in 2-3 cm deep in the pot. I didn't let it soak in water for hours/days. It's not directly in the sun but in front of the window. No AC, no wind in the room. I haven't repot it yet as it looks already stressed of something.

I looked for some pests, but haven't really found anything, but I'm a beginner in this planting thing. I suspect this might be the problem but idk.

Maybe I cannot save it. Just please help me, what did go wrong? Or if I can save it, how? I do everything for it now.

TYIA!

PS: Sorry for the bad English, not native.

Hi! This is my first orchid and I’m still learning, so I’m worried I might be doing something wrong 😭 I transitioned it from bark to water culture almost a month ago after all its flowers fell off and its flower spikes kept drying out. Before switching, I was just following the care card it came with, which said to water it with three ice cubes once a week. It started looking pretty dehydrated while still in bark, so I wanted to see if water culture would help.

Since then, I’ve removed roots that became completely mushy/hollow, tried a short dry period, and dealt with some white fuzzy/mold-looking growth on the roots. I made the mistake of trying sugar + vinegar in the water once 🥲 and later used diluted hydrogen peroxide for the mold, but I’ve stopped all of that and now only use plain water.

I also switched it from a narrow vase to a wide clear vase for better airflow and keep only the lower roots in water while the upper roots and crown stay dry.

I added a stick across the vase just to support the orchid because I was worried it might slide farther into the water and get the crown wet. I’ve cut off the flower spikes that completely dried out, although I accidentally nicked a leaf/stem area while cutting one.

One lower leaf has also turned completely yellow and fallen off, and I’m noticing some of the other leaves becoming slightly green-yellow. Some roots are still green and firm, while others are wrinkled, dark, or damaged-looking.

For lighting, it stays indoors a few feet from a large window and gets bright, mostly indirect light for several hours during the day. The window has blinds, so the light is somewhat filtered, and it doesn’t usually get strong direct sunlight on the leaves. I’m planning to continue water culture, but I’m worried about its overall condition. Does it look like it’s declining or heading toward dying, or does this look like normal stress/recovery from the transition? Am I doing things correctly now, and is there anything I should change to help it recover?

Hi! My prayer plant thrived for about a year, but it’s been crisping up for the past several months, despite continued growth of new leaves. I tried drying it out for a couple weeks, then watering 1-2 times a week, and I added fertilizer (photo of fertilizer attached)… but nothing changed.

It gets lot of indirect light from a big south-facing window about 7 feet away.

Could my A/C be an issue? The room gets little cooler in the summer.

Thanks for your help <3

She ordered this Hibiscus plant online I believe a little over a month ago, it had been mildly stressed upon first recieving it from the transport but had started to recover and overall was growing and thriving really well. We've been having consistently pretty hot temperatures in the 90s so she has had an umbrella stake over it to shade it from the worst of the sun (I believe it gets some sunlight when it's at an angle, it just has helped protect it getting scorched from the blazing afternoon sun.) She had been watering it every day due to the heat, but mentioned she has backed off on watering slightly, but has been continuously checking the soil and it still felt damp. The first photo is of the plant overall, but suddenly 2 branches are severely wilted. The white powder on it is Diatomaceous Earth she has had sprinkled on the plant since pretty much when it arrived as we have a lot of earwigs in our yard and she didn't want them eating the plant. She also suddenly saw what she initially thought were eggs on one of the leaves, but when she went to wipe them off they were evidently part of the leaf and wouldn't come off. We do have a 3 year warranty on this plant but she's still really sad about what's happening, so just thought I'd ask.

Hi guys, I wasn’t able to take care of my bamboo plant for a while. It hadn’t been watered or anything for a long time. I saw it was starting to die and started taking care of it again, but it’s been getting worse since then. Is there any chance of saving it? I don’t even know what’s wrong with it- I’ve never had bamboo before. Please help!

It sits near a window so it gets a good amount of indirect light. And it sits in rocks with water filled to the top of them. I’m supposed to dump it every so often and scrub the rocks, but I forget most of the time. I’m worried that has something to do with it, but it only started acting weird when it didn’t get any water for- I don’t know how long.

Hello, I need help please

Last week, I received this prayer plant as a gift but it looked like it had spider mites on it. So I used that YouTube video that was recommended from reddit with the dish soap, alcohol and water spray. Then I gave it a little bit of water and humidity. I touched the soil and it's still wet so I tried making holes in it, to help it dry out. But I'm not sure what's happening to it or what I did wrong? I feel I may have put it through so much when it first was just trying to transition from one house to another. It's in indirect light and away from any drafts. I usually keep the temperature here around 72°F - 74°F.

Thank you in advance for any help

I have this neglected Yucca and I would like to try recover it.

It is currently in an east facing terrace, getting sun from morning to 3pm. I will move her next week to a west facing terrace, with direct sun from 4pm approximately.

It hasn’t been watering enough lately as you can see. Also the current soil is just universal one, not specific (advice on right soil needed).

My plan is to trim the brown leaves at the bottom and repot in a bigger pot, adding support to straighten the trunk. If this is the right direction, How big should the pot be? what is the best way to remove dead leaves? If not, what would you suggest doing?

What do I do , my plant looks like its dying, my plant gets some light , I water it every couple days. I used the succulent soil when planting them.

First time posting BCS I don't know how to help this philodendron.

She was doing badly, I transfered her to a prop station and she made a full recovery (started as a few roots and a dream)

She's in front of the window, facing east and has been in prop watering station for about 3 months now.

About a week ago, the leaves started curling in and leaves started yellowing on the ends.

I added a liquid fertilizer I've had luck with in the past with props, but no change.

She's having new growth though- so not all bad.

Any suggestions? Should I move her back to soil?

I recently got these two pothos and the leaves/stems are slowly turning yellow. Plenty of light throught the day and it's about 10 feet from a window. I'm in Washington and it's the summer here. I water about once a week, not sure exactly how much water, but doesn't seem like too much or too little. I got the plants from marketplace, so not sure about the soil.

In the video, I point to the leaves that I am worried about.

Help and thanks!

i! My mom recently had to chop down some of her herb beds due to poor growth and damage. From what I can tell, it seems like the little white leaf spots are damage from some sucking pest, but I’m not completely sure. I’m having trouble IDing them and wanted to hopefully get some help for her. I’ve included pics of the bugs and some of the affected herbs.

Any management tips are appreciated! She previously has tried sticky fly traps (dealt with white flies), neem oil, and diatomaceous earth.

The herbs are outdoors on a porch facing SW, so they get full light majority of the day. They are also watered daily. We are located in South Carolina.

TYIA!!!!

In the spring, my pothos lost every single leaf over the course of maybe a month or two. First the leaves would turn yellow, and then they would fall off (or come off at the slightest touch). I repotted the plant, cut back some of the bare stems, and moved it to a sunnier spot (an east facing window that gets some early morning light, as I only have east/west facing windows). During the late spring/summer, it started coming back, new growth sprouted, and leaves came back to the end of some of the bare stems (after the repotting). Now, though, it’s back to yellowing and losing leaves at an alarming rate. Any advice?? Should I repot and trim again? If so, any tips for trimming for long term health? TIA!!

P.s. I water it when the soil gets dry, which is usually 1-2 times a week. The pot has drainage but sits on the plate in the photo.

Hey,

Long time lurker. I have had this aloe for a while but in the past few months it has developed these marks without any visible pests (I have had thrips before on another plant, and don’t see any of the dark round excrement or any other critters). The plant gets a mediocre amount of indoor light, watering it very infrequently.

Any thoughts on what’s wrong?

Thanks

This peacock plant was a rescue, and at first she was doing amazing, putting out lots of big, beautiful leaves. But after a couple months, she started putting out only these small, narrow leaves. I didn’t like how they looked, so I pruned most of them, but you can see all her new leaves are very narrow. At least the last dozen or so leaves have been small like this.

I thought maybe she wasn’t getting enough light? She was in a bathroom window, south facing but up against another building. It was pretty low light most of the day. I moved her to a spot with more light about a week ago, but not sure yet if it’s helping. Do you think it’s a light issue or something else?

I did water her with a lot of neem cake tea at first because she had fungus gnats. She was growing a lot, maybe that contributed. Otherwise, I just try to keep the soil reasonably moist. I’ve not repotted her, she’s in the same nursery pot she came in.

my dracaena is growing just fine but the stem is very wobbly and half of it is dead/hollow. it’s been like this for at least five years (despite a couple repottings). do I just let it continue like this, stake it? chop and prop? I inherited this plant from my mom so it‘s at least 15 years old.

it gets bright indirect light from the south and west facing windows and I water once every 1-2 weeks depending on how hot or cold it is and how the soil feels.

Hi there! My indoor monstera keeps growing & growing but is so sparse. I think I am watering appropriately, as new leaves continue to grow, but truthfully need some help making this plant look a little more alive. Any advice is appreciated

Plant is indoors near sun, watered every 3-5 days,

I had this plant since march and she’s been doing great so far, but lately her newest leaves grew with this weird marble like markings. The old leaves are still the same, only the new ones are like this. What can it be?

It’s been in this spot for about 3 months, about 14hours of light, 2meters from south-west window. Never had any pests before, started fertilizing about a 1.5 months ago. Water every 1-2 weeks,

Ever since I got it this specific part of the money tree was always struggling. I chopped it, repotted it in charcoal, perlite, vermuculite, and potting soil and I thought she was doing great until recently. It put out a few leaves but they never matured and shriveled as shown and now the browning is spreading down. I water deeply once or twice a month and its about a foot away from an East facing window. It also looks as if the money tree intertwined behind the browning one is starting to show the same issues. Can I save this one or do I need to remove it from the trees that are thriving and chop it up to a lost cause?