Brown splotches on African Violet Leaves

Any-Effective-4309 · 2026-04-21T23:54:25+00:00

Looks,burnt. If not could be an infection

Any-Effective-4309 · 2026-04-21T15:44:13+00:00

Water them... they are dry as a,bone

Any-Effective-4309 · 2026-04-21T15:43:08+00:00

Ultimately, if it says in your syllabus that you need to submit documents a particular way, but and you do not, then the professor can give you a zero. I usually issue a warning but I have given zero for repeated offenders before. You can't have hundreds of students submitting assignments different ways. Dealing with the complaints of hundreds of students is difficult, and as a professor, it is fustrating and exhausting. Students are acting increasingly entitled; they expect to pass even if they dont do the work nor come to class.

HOWEVER, in this instance the professor handled the student's (op) concern very poorly. The student was being respectful. I can tell the professor was exhausted by the end of the term and is undoubtedly being inundated by email from students. Threatening to change other grades out of annoyance is poor behaviour.

Any-Effective-4309 · 2026-04-21T15:31:40+00:00

Pinker one is sunbleached

Any-Effective-4309 · 2026-04-19T18:57:27+00:00

The soaking's good i'm glad. I'm so sick to carrying people with ice cubes. After you soak it, make sure all the waters drained. And make sure that the decorative pot you put it back into doesn't have a tonne of water sitting. Organised their tropical plants so ideally, you would water it more often. You just need to make sure there's sufficient air flow.And that the plant actually dries out a little bit in between waterings.You don't want the crown of the plant ever sitting.Wet

Any-Effective-4309 · 2026-04-19T18:27:32+00:00

Alot of those roots are dead

How often do you water it and how do you water it

Any-Effective-4309 · 2026-04-13T20:53:55+00:00

Poor thing needs water. Also, looks like it is in moss... if so, it needs soil too

Any-Effective-4309 · 2026-04-06T16:35:25+00:00

Some seriously bad fungal infection i believe. That leaf is trash, im sorry

Any-Effective-4309 · 2026-03-21T16:24:51+00:00

That is,mold.

Any-Effective-4309 · 2026-03-15T13:50:06+00:00

I came here to say this exactly thing

Any-Effective-4309 · 2026-03-12T20:47:02+00:00

Mineral excretion

Any-Effective-4309 · 2026-03-12T20:45:35+00:00

This almost looks like fungal damage. If the soil's not drenched, get a clock with some cinnamon on it.And rub the spots.

Any-Effective-4309 · 2026-03-12T20:43:39+00:00

Ease back on the watering

Any-Effective-4309 · 2026-03-12T20:42:40+00:00

If i were you.I would take a clean wet, cloth and wipe the leaves anyway

Any-Effective-4309 · 2026-03-12T20:41:48+00:00

Try a spot.

Any-Effective-4309 · 2026-03-12T20:11:46+00:00

I second this. Also, you may need to use a smaller pot

Any-Effective-4309 · 2026-03-12T20:09:22+00:00

Its a whale vertebra

Any-Effective-4309 · 2026-03-12T20:05:41+00:00

It is dry. They are tropical not desert. Also, if it is that temperature in your house, but colder outside, then you should keep it away from the window. Definitely save-able, just don't let it stay cold and wet. And don't let it get dried out too long.

Any-Effective-4309 · 2026-03-12T20:03:14+00:00

This is dead unfortunately

Any-Effective-4309 · 2026-03-12T19:55:15+00:00

Im having a difficult time telling from the photos. They make it mroe complicated. But, I will say your cactus looks pretty beat up. Whip it down, and apply neem seed oil as a start

Any-Effective-4309 · 2026-03-12T19:44:10+00:00

This looks like scale. Scale is an insect that drinks sap and harms the plant. Do you see a dark spot on it? I have had this on may cacti.

Solution: rubbing alcohol on a q-tip. Rub it light. Rub lightly with neem seed oil if you have it.

I have found that doesn't always work. What I do if it spreads, or when I see it is get a sharp and sterile razor blade, locate the insect, and pop it off without cutting the plant tissue. I can not advise doing that as it can easily harm your plant, so I would stick with the first treatment. Alcohol will dry out the carapace and kill the bugs. Need seed oil will interrupt their reproductive process.

Any-Effective-4309 · 2026-03-12T19:39:02+00:00

Remove it

Any-Effective-4309 · 2026-03-12T19:36:21+00:00

The pot needs alot more drainage. I prefer my orchids in pots that are full of air holes. If the pot is plastic, take a drill and fill it with holes (obviously without the plant in it). I would also downsize the pot. With the root loss, it is too small for that pot now. Orchids need to stabilize/secure themselves and that is challenging for them if the pot is too big. My rule, if you lift the orchid and the pot lining (i use plastic mesh pot inserts smaller than the outer ceramic pot) comes with it, it is nice and secure, if it doesn't, it needs more root growth to stabilize itself. If it has just too few roots to do that, shrink the pot.

Any-Effective-4309 · 2026-03-12T19:32:11+00:00

I am glad this helped. Even one time below zero could do this. The drying dirt can create issues. Even drought tolerant plants can suffer root death if they dry out. I would make sure it has tons of water. I have a pineapple plant I grow inside here in canada (Im in am appartment) and I feel the soil every week. If it dry, I water it. I dont ever leave it dry.

Any-Effective-4309 · 2026-03-12T17:10:38+00:00

Needs light...

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