r/plantcare

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.

Hello all! I have 3 different African Violet plants and they all look healthy to me and have been growing, but aside from when I first got them they haven't bloomed. I have an African Violet specific fertilizer that says it help promote blooms and I've been using it as per the directions for (in the largest ones case) about a year.

Any advice for how to get them to bloom? They're under grow lights and aside from not blooming they're my best growing plants.

My Thai Constellation keeps developing rot and had an additional growth point. That node also has a small aerial root. I cut the growth point away from the main plant, which still has the remaining roots sitting in water. I only removed the small section to minimize stress and avoid shocking the main plant too much.

After cutting it, I applied diluted H₂O₂ to the cut surface using a cotton swab and let it dry completely.

I then placed the cutting in a medicine cap with four LECA balls and a very small amount of water, mainly to maintain moisture around the aerial root.

There doesn’t appear to be any active rot, but the node itself looks somewhat shrivelled.

Is this still salvageable?

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?

I've had my yucca plant 6 years, never had any issues with it. It's in good draining soil with drainage holes, get's watered once a month in winter and every 2-3 weeks in spring/summer. The other day noticed the stems started flopping, at closer inspection it's a little soft (not mushy) and wrinkly and part of the upper stem has turned brown. Thought it was root rot but after inspecting, all the roots are fine and healthy as well as the trunk. No pests either. Really not sure what is wrong with it.

Why the sad leaf (yellow)? Grew this from cutting three months ago. Soil is regular stuff mixed with orchid thing. Moisture should be ok. Moved this next to growing light three weeks ago. Had thrips in other plant earlier but this one doesn't (did systematic treatment for this as well just in case).

Pot propably too large but I'm afraid I hurt the growing roots if I change it now. Keeping track of moisture with this meter so I let it dry sufficiently before watering again.

Room in south, not next to window. I live in Polar region.

My variegated string of hearts is in a southeast facing window, and the bottom of the strings have small, shriveled leaves. Does anyone know why? Too much light, too little light? Google says southeast is the best window light but maybe it’s too much..

I consistently water it and let it get pretty dry between watering. I’ve been fertilizing with a mix of superthrive foliage pro and calmag.

I just repotted it into circle soil cactus & succulent mix, so I’m hoping that helps. The roots looked fine and there was no root rot. I’ve had it at least 4-5 months and it’s hardly grown /: I’ve only been fertilizing it for a couple months tho

Hello, sorry for the question but I bought this little thing at Home Depot a few days ago it was in a glass bulb of water waited 24 hours because it started yellowing and then I repotted it into this pot with soil and coco husk. What can I do? Haven’t watered her since acquiring because she was literally soaking in water. Too much soil? Please help lolol. When I repotted it I put it outside on my covered east facing patio it gets a lot of morning light for 2-3 hours and then it’s shaded rest of day(I’m in South Florida)

Hiya!

I’ve had this Hoya for about five years now, and she has been crawling across the ceiling very slowly for about almost 2 years. She’s in a west facing window, has never flowered. I know Hoyas our slow to grow, but there has not been one leaf to come from these tents that are creeping, should I trim them back? Also, I remember reading that Hoya plants like a snug fit and I haven’t changed her pot in about four years. I’m worried if I go a bit bigger if it will shock it or not. Advice??

I propagated these jade plants from a cutting a family member gave me a few years ago. They've always seemed perfectly healthy but recently I've been having to leave town frequently to deal with something. The last 2 photos are what they looked like last week when I came back after being away for a few days. I grew very concerned, watered them, and moved them into less direct light as I thought it was sunburn from leaving my blinds open while I was away.

Now I'm back again today and they seem even worse. I'm now thinking maybe it might be root rot? The soil of one seems to have mold in it (see photos).

Can anyone help me diagnose and fix this issue? I'm honestly not very knowledgeable about jade plants or plants in general, part of why I've liked these so much is because they're low effort. But they're also sentimental, so I'm determined to save them. Any help is very welcome 🙏

This is Blumhilda my firstborn. I brought her home back in April. It is my very first attempt at raising a plant (the other ones belong to my grandparents).

I managed to figure out the first couple of health issues (too-damp soil and soil that wasn't acidic enough) and managed to resolve them on my own.

Then the leaves started crinkling and turning all grey and spotty; reminds me of TV static in appearance. The grey stuff I'm pretty sure came after the first leaves started wilting, but I'm not positive. I thought I had accidentally let it dry out; I decided to hold off after the last watering since the soil was damp and then just sorta forgot for a week or two. But even after watering and covering the mulch in saran wrap, the problem persisted and now the leaves look worse than ever because the ones that aren't already wilted are going grey one by one.

I suspect poor drainage might have something to do with it; I did think it was odd how the pot at the store didnt have holes like my mom's did growing up but didn't opt to find anything else because I figured I didn't have anything to drain the pot into anyway. But googling it doesn't help me explain the leaves so now I am here.

If anyone knows anything, please help me help this poor baby!

This is my year old plant (picture 1) that last month decided to sprout three new plants - within a week I was gone

1. a month and half old plants decided to flower - like c’mon! you’re still a child! (picture 2)
2. has decided to have one albino and one VERY little chlorophyll leaf - actually help? do you think there is a chance to keep it alive? (3)
3. at least one normal one…

I am perhaps thinking of repotting? anyone?

I’ve had this potted Meyer lemon for about 6 months. It immediately grew 2 feet straight up with bug beautiful leaves and then suddenly they all started dropping. I repotted it into a 5 gallon with my own citrus mix and got it an additional grow light on top of the window it’s next to. I’ve tried watering more, I’ve tried watering less. Fertilizer no fertilizer. I treated it with Neem oil in case it had pests. It gets a shoot of new leaves and then they all fall off and it repeats…. Please help me I am a fool

Does anyone know why my milk tree would suddenly bend like this over night? It's not over watered or mushy. Should I just stake it up or transplant it to a bigger pot? Any help is appreciated 🙂

I don’t know what I’m doing wrong ☹️ the top and leafs are still green, so that makes me think it might be alive. The pics are roughly 2 weeks apart.
-The first time I potted it, I used indoor potting soil for all plants (miracle- gro). I was told that I wasn’t supposed to do that and was told to use indoor potting soil for succulents and cactus (miracle- gro); so I did. When i repotted the plant in succulent soil, I gave it a succulent plant food spike (jobe’s organics).
-we got some grow lights Sunday and have had them on for about 4 hrs a day. My apartment does get a decent amount of sun. It’s enough to keep my polka dot plant happy and growing. Recently moved the plant shelf to a spot that gets more sun light in the evening.
-we’ve watered it a couple of times, but we don’t really have a routine. Just watered it when the soil looked dry.
-im using paint sticks to hold the top/ green part up.

This is like my 3 plant ☹️ I’m very much a noob. What did I do wrong? Can it be saved? Help 😭

Chennai, India
I have a few plants in my balcony but am not sure on how to maintain a couple of them. When my mom gave me these, they had several jasmine flowers on them. The initial pictured are adakku malli (I think)..I noticed 2-3 flowers on top of one another. And the other one is mottu malli (single bud). But the plants look so dry now after the flowers have fallen off. Even the leaves are crisping up. I water the plants once a day. And they aren’t in direct sunlight but it is quite hot in chennai. Is there anything else I can do..I don’t want the plants to die

I put these all in late October. I watered them everyday for the first month.

They now seem To be dying one by one. It was just two of them turning brown at first but obviously more are.

Seems weird that a fully healthy looking one can be right next to a completely dead one but (spoiler) I’m no green thumb.

Anyway, should i put in a constant drip line to try and save/reenforce the ones that are still green or is it possible thats just a bad spot for them and they are all going to dir eventually?

I planted these in May and I water them nightly. They are outside and exposed to sun most of the day in a fairly humid climate with about 8-10 hours of sun each day.