I just brought this home and noticed these eggs(?) on a new leaf coming in. i am wondering if its thrips? also this plant came in a self watering pot not sure if that’s relevant. photos of over all plant and leaves just for reference. thank you for your help!

Hi all. I have never had plants but I agreed to care for this one for 5 months for someone in his apartment. He doesn’t know what type of plant it is but said he waters a couple times a week. When we got here 2 months ago it was leaning heavily. It would lose leaves regularly, but the leaning has gotten worse. I moved it slightly to get more sun and now entire branches have fallen (see photo). What do I do?

All of these plants I bought last spring and immediately repot. All had an initial shock phase before recovering. Ever since, everything had been doing fine, besides the pothos which I think was underfertilized so started yellowing and spotting. I fed everything a few weeks ago to get them ready for winter. Everything is watered about every 10 days, when the top 1-2 inches of soil is dry. They are all in an east facing window in Oregon, so they get a few hours of bright indirect sunlight in the morning. All pots have drainage, and each watering I pour water until it goes out of the drainage holes, let them drain, and put them back. The palm started doing this a week ago. I kinda feel like I can’t take care of them anymore, idk why I’m not having success rn

Hello,

It’s my first time posting.

I went to my boyfriend work and saw those 3 plants that were dying so I took them home to try to save them but I’m a beginner in plants.
They had a lot of dead leaves that I removed and while doing this, 2 of the plants went out of their pots. The long one broke and I separated the other one.

At my bf work, the plants are in the entry where the side walls are made of glass. The first photo is not in contact with direct sun and the two others are next to the windows.

The plants were not watered regularly lastly.

There is heating in the winter and ac in the summer.
If it can help it’s in the north of France so we don’t have a lot of heat (except this year with several heat waves).

Can you help me save those plants ?

Thank you very much 🙏🏼

I’m not entirely sure what this plant is, the tag when I bought it 10 years ago said lemon lime something. But my phone and a friend of mine both say it’s a corn plant ( I have a GIANT corn plant and it doesn’t look like this). Either way, I have wonderful healthy growth on the bottom and I’d love to chop the tall leggy part and place it in water if that’s possible? This plant right now is over 3 and 1/2 ft tall. I have 3 LED plant bulbs in this small lamp in the corner because this corner is about 12 feet from a window on the opposite wall. I turn on my plant lamps when I get up at noon and leave it one all night until I go to bed around 3am (we’re a second shift house). I water her only when my moisture reader tells me she’s below 4 on the scale. I do a full watering until the water runs through the bottom. And honestly it’s only below a 4 on the meter maybe once every month and a half so it doesn’t dry out much either. Not sure what I can do about that. Can anyone who knows WAY more than me, identify this poor gal and point me in the right direction so I can try to get her thriving!!? I’d love to save the top if that’s possible, and if I can chop it, how far down do it chop it?? I want the growth on the bottom to thrive.
Any information or advice is great appreciated, thanks!😊

I've only had the plant a week, and I've only watered it once since then since the soil was damp when I got it. I did let it get pretty dry before I watered it though, and after doing some of my own research I've found that Alocasia don't really like that. When I did water it for the first time I did so until it started to come out of the drainage holes.

It's currently sitting in front of a window that gets very little direct sunlight, so I have a grow light set up in front of it as well.

The little hole near the tip of the leaf was there, but the edges definitely did not look like this when I first got it. Could the browning edges be because I let it get too dry before watering? Or did I give it too much water? Or is it something else entirely?

Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks in advance!

Was gifted this plant about 3 weeks ago, it’s been like this for about half that time and seems chronically dry. It’s a couple feet back from a NW window with the blinds partially opened (was told it needs bright, filtered light). I was watering it until it was dripped through once a week, but that’s when it shriveled up, so I have now been watering it whenever the top is no longer damp. I am horrible with plants so am not sure how to save it!

I recently moved most of my plants to a new state in July. I had to water prop many of them (besides the alocasias and large pothos), so I initially excused their decline as adjusting to soil. Then, to my horror I found what I believed to be spider mites on my alocasia Polly in early September😢. Due to the proximity to my other plants, I isolated the Polly, rinsed, and treated all of my leafy plants with neem max. I skipped the succulents/fern/african violets to avoid leaf damage. After one round of the neem max I haven’t seen spider mites on my plants. However, the leaves on many of my plants have gotten notable worsening damage in the past few weeks. I do not see really any visible bugs. Is this thrips??? If so, what is the best treatment option? I don’t think I can do beneficials since when I potted all my water props I did it in soil with systemic granules 😩 pls send help!!

I’ve had this plant for a couple years, although I’ve moved houses with her. See before and after to see her steady decline over the last year, she’s been browning and losing leaves. She also has some yellow mushrooms that have popped up in the dirt, although that also happened when she was happy and healthy. My house doesn’t get enough direct sun, so I’ve tried to put her in the sunniest room and water her often. Is there any way to save her, or propagate babies? I’m scared to repot or do anything dire that may hurt her more. What can I do to save my poor baby, what am I doing wrong?

Leaves for sure need a dusting but Ive had this plant about 2 months and it's never been doing too hot. Just wanted to know if it's far too late and if I'm just torturing the dang thing? Any chance I can propagate anything from it and start new? Would love any advice.

I know it's not enough light or humid all the time enough in my place, I water about once every two weeks or so and keep it in the bathroom where it can have a lil more humidity. It's only getting a few hours of indirect light each day though. Thank you for any help!!

I have other plants that haven't been as finicky but I named this one after Judy Garland and fear I may have cursed her with the namesake.

I’m not sure but this may be a Shield Aralia?

I’ve had this plant for almost two years now. I’ve been doing the same routine (water when top inches of soil feels dry), I usually only do bottom up watering but will occasionally flush everything out with a full watering here and there. This plant gets sufficient indoor light from a north window (I only have north facing windows) and it’s been doing okay in its same spot.

I may have left it in water for too long during the last watering but I’m not sure what happened. I see a bit of mold growing on the roots so I sprinkled cinnamon on it.
I tried to soak up excess water by putting some paper towels around the soil. There are drainage holes in the pot.

How can I save this plant? :(( it’s been growing so well but all the leaves are now starting to droop and turn yellow.

Central Texas. Plant is about three years old and has always been healthy. It was a tough summer but I watered every 1-2 weeks and it seemed fine. Plant gets dappled sunlight as it’s under a live oak.

I’ve had this peace lily since February 2026. She sits right there near a NE facing window, with some assisted plant light above her. I water her once her soil is dry and she is kinda droopy. So there’s about a week and a half between waterings. Not sure why she could be yellowing at this rate

I have had this plant for close to 5 years. It was so small when I got it. It sees some indirect sunlight and I water it twice a week in the summer and once in the winter.

At first I wasn't able to braid it but it was thriving anyway. Last year I left it with a friend who repotted it but I felt the soil was too dense so I redid it to get a better drainage. Then last March I went on a trip for 2 weeks and it hasn't been the same ever since even with fertilization.

At this point I feel it's dying and I don't know what to do to save it!

Help!

First picture the leaf did get wet so it may throw off the color. We're trying to figure out whether it's bugs or fungal and what kind. Second picture this either root or fungal rhizome looking structure is at the base that I'm wondering has anything to do with it. Plant gets morning to noon light and watered frequently and when the planter gets light in weight.

I've got some fuzzy white stuff on my succulent that's shown up in the last couple months. I'm wondering what the best treatment would be, what the heck this actually is, and if I need to worry about it spreading to other indoor plants.

Thanks for any help y'all!

Plant gets 8-10 hours of indirect sunlight and is watered whenever the soil is bone dry.

Hi everyone, I'm new to Reddit, so I hope I followed everything right! I really could use some help. I just recently repotted some plants I've been growing for over a decade anddddddd well, I was dumb and got commercial potting soil, and now I have the worst gnat infestation I have ever seen (sticky traps completely covered overnight). These plants have been with me since the start of my plant journey, and it's so bad I almost just want to throw them out (I would never, but the gnats are breaking me).

I have been using neem oil, dunks, and fungus gnat insecticide (BTI) for watering with billions of sticky traps on top. Plus, I'm barely watering them to the point my plants just can't handle it, but the gnats keep getting stronger. At this point, my last resort is repotting them, but now I am so paranoid about soil mixes (my fault). I am currently a graduate student (money's tight), so I was wondering if you guys had any preferences in chunky soil mix brands that do not kill me financially... I also have been seeing a lot of suggestions for horticultural sand and was wondering if people had advice.

Thanks for listening; this really just sucks - every time they fly by, my eye begins to twitch! (Note: those sticky traps were put in yesterday, and that hoya has not been watered for 3 weeks now)

EDIT: just to clarify, this infestation has been isolated to only 5 out of my 50-some after three months of war, and put in a different room. The infected are a large monstera deliciosa var, medium pink aglaonema, GIANT OLD LOVE OF MY LIFE begonia maculata (15 years old, my first ever prop so personal targeted gnat attack ofc), medium hoya carnosa krimson queen, and a giant split-leaf philodendron. So not terrible repots just expensive which is why any alt options or affordable soil suggestions are super helpful thanks guys!

I noticed these spots a couple days ago and it seems to get worse. I can't rub those "scales" off and I also didn't notice any pests for now. Plant is 1 1/2 years old and didn't have any problems prior to this. I got her in indirect sunlight in cactus soil and I'm watering every 2 weeks, pot got drainage.

I’m really unsure of what’s wrong with my Kentia palm as it looks half dead and half alive. It’s currently next to my living room window in the UK so it doesn’t get that much light, I only water it when the top soil feels dry and it is still in the soil it arrived in when it was delivered about a month ago. Should I prune off the dead stems or pull them directly from the soil? I have had it for a month and it looked perfectly healthy for the first 3 weeks. I also took a picture as unsure whether these teeny white spots are pests? Thank you!!

my jungle velvet calathea recently started yellowing and turning brown on certain l leaves, and it has only been spreading. the leaves that were growing relatively quickly also have slowed down a lot, they’ve been rolled up for a week or 2.
i thought it might be root rot because it started the day after i watered, but the roots look okay from the outside (and i don’t want to break up the root ball).
i give her filtered water (from the fridge) and bottom water. it might be shock because the water was cold, but she’s still deteriorating so i’m not sure. pretty sure there’s spider mites but i haven’t really seen that many. i also haven’t seen any thrips, even when i wipe it with a paper towel. i got neem oil and tested it on a lower leaf, so hopefully that will turn out okay and i can drench it. i also just got a humidifier yesterday.
she sits a few feet from an east facing window and she is still in her original potting soil from a big box store (i’ve been nervous to repot, i know calatheas can be temperamental). i’ve had her since july and she has been very happy until this…. this started about a week and a half ago.
HELP

Has this first appear a week ago and I sort of quarantined the plant and then binned it.
It’s now spread and honestly I have no clue
It goes poof when touched so it’s obviously spreading from that but what is it and how do I stop it infecting the rest of my collection

Plant collection gets 16 hours of semi direct LED light, most plants are Leca substrate or sphagnum, only watered when visibly dry
Thank you

It looks very rough I know. Does it have any chance of survival? I have no idea what it's previous light or watering conditions were like, it was literally in a trashcan.

I will be quarantining it for obvious reasons, but I don't see any sign of pests or pest damage.

It was completely dried out so I gave it a good soaking when I got home. The pot has drainage, but it looks like it is in desperate need of new soil. My instinct is to wait on a repot for the time being as it is already going to be in shock from all the changes, but if I'm wrong please let me know.

I'm going to find the brightest spot on my house to put it, and possibly get a grow light if it needs it, but I would love suggestions for how to care for it to give it the best chance of survival. Thank you in advance!

So I noticed thrips on two of my plants on October 2nd. Some larvae on one plant and adult thrip on a different plant. Four plants were sitting together so I quarantined and treated them all. Removed the top layer of soil and replaced it. I used systematic granules in all the plants and have been spraying them with insecticidal soap and neem oil regularly.

I’ve been checking on them daily and haven’t noticed any larvae or adult thrips since. The first 3 pics are the infected leaf which looked pretty bad. The fourth picture is the newest leaf that came out. There’s been no sign of thrips since that I’ve seen. I’m not sure when I can put them back together or if I should keep them separated to be save. Any ideas??

(Last pic is of the 4 plants quarantine locations)