u/thedenoice

Hi all, I've had this Pilea for around a year and it's been doing amazing up until now. Constantly putting out new growth, lots of new pups every few weeks

Over the last week or so, a lot of the leaves have come out with these dark areas and I'm not sure if it's a light, watering, or pest issue. The affected areas are soft to the touch

The plant is in a fairly chunky mix with bark, perlite etc and has slow release fertiliser (soilninja). I water based on the leaves drooping

I'm in the UK and all my plants sit in the conservatory, with Pianta 30 bulbs above them (they're only on for a few hours a day at the moment as it is sunny in the UK so do not want to overload them

The windows in the conservatory are open and it gets a cross wind, so the temperature doesn't get too high

I treat all the plants with systemic every few months

Any advice or ideas would be gladly welcome, thanks!

I've had this spider plant cutting in water for a few months now, the roots have grown well but the leaves seem to be struggling now so my intuition is telling me to pot it up in soil. It's in a big south facing window and gets plenty of light for a good chunk of the day

Any tips on whether this is a good or bad move, or how to ensure it goes smoothly?

I currently top up the water every few weeks once it has evaporated maybe a quarter of the way