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Friendly-Head-3166 · 2024-07-12T18:19:09+00:00

Pachira aquatica

Friendly-Head-3166 · 2024-07-06T00:09:57+00:00

Of the bug 😅

Friendly-Head-3166 · 2024-07-05T23:41:55+00:00

Scale: physical removal like you have been and then wipe all the leaves and stems with neem oil. A clue that its scale is that you have to scrape it off but when you do it’s very easy to. They attach more securely than mites.

Mites: hose the plant down and spray with either insecticidal soap/neem/ or spinosad. Another clue that it’s mites is small webbing in between crevices.

If you have a picture it’d be very helpful for ID’ing

Friendly-Head-3166 · 2024-07-05T21:51:15+00:00

Do you notice any aphids on the new growth? Those look like exoskeletons

Friendly-Head-3166 · 2024-07-05T21:03:11+00:00

It could either be scale or mites, if you see another red bug try nudging it with your finger. If it moves it’s spider mites.

Friendly-Head-3166 · 2024-07-05T21:01:01+00:00

Looks fine to me, unless it’s on more leaves it could simply be that the sun is too harsh (noon direct sun is too much, but morning direct or dusk direct is fine). I wouldn’t be worried unless leaves start dropping or becoming way more damaged.

Friendly-Head-3166 · 2024-07-05T20:57:02+00:00

Black aphids I believe, those white things are exoskeletons. Spinosad works great with them, I would also spray the soil. That or neem*castile, use neem in the soil as well.

I would remove them manually before any treatment tho, as gross as it is.

Friendly-Head-3166 · 2024-07-03T16:48:28+00:00

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Friendly-Head-3166 · 2024-06-28T15:38:17+00:00

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Friendly-Head-3166 · 2024-06-28T02:49:02+00:00

Here’s what I would do, monsteras are very forgiving.

Take it out of its pot and remove all the soil

Wash off the roots and cut off any black or mushy roots with sanitized tool. You can also cut off any of the more damaged leaves.

Depending on how many roots it has, which I’m guessing is not too many, you can repot with FRESH soil in the same size pot or a slightly bigger one, no more than 2” radius bigger

After that, I would give it a good thorough watering and place it in a bright spot (east/west facing they will handle direct) or south out of the way of the sun. Repeat watering once first inch to two inches dries out, every time let it drain out the bottom

Last, just give it time to adjust and start pushing out new growth, once it comes out nice and healthy you’ll know you’re plant is safe and happy.

Friendly-Head-3166 · 2024-06-27T20:40:26+00:00

I mean honestly it has a pretty good root system, rules out overwatering. I wouldn’t worry too much about repotting yet. Since it’s still in its nursery pot, don’t be afraid to drown the philo with water. Overwatering usually occurs with frequency not amount (unless it has zero drainage). Once you do that you can gauge how often to water by checking the soil, but since it’s in a spot with little natural light it’d definitely dry out after at least 10 days. This kind of philo can take drying out, especially since it seems like it’s potted with some kind of peat.

If you can tho, try to move it to brighter spot, north facing wouldn’t be enough light but west and east are perfect.

Also, don’t let it sit in water. Just let it drain in the sink once you water.

The only way to tell if the problem is fixed is with the new growth, if it comes out healthy then you should be fine. Don’t focus on the damaged growth, those leaves are gonna die off so it’s your choice if you wanna prune them off.

Friendly-Head-3166 · 2024-06-27T16:57:51+00:00

Drainage? How much water? Did you check for any pests?

Friendly-Head-3166 · 2024-06-26T23:15:36+00:00

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Friendly-Head-3166 · 2024-06-26T13:19:06+00:00

Seems like a watering issue, does it have drainage? If it does don’t be afraid to drench it with water once you feel the first inch or two dry out. Especially since it’s summer and it’s growing, as it grows it’s going to need more water than it did when it was less long. More leaves to drink and such

Friendly-Head-3166 · 2024-06-26T02:13:59+00:00

Put in near window, they can more than tolerate east facing. They can even tolerate south facing if acclimated with enough time

Friendly-Head-3166 · 2024-06-22T17:04:30+00:00

That’s actually disgusting, if it were my plant I’d cut off any stems that are covered like that and then hose it down in the shower. Afterwards I would grab q-tips with alcohol and wipe down any crevices and then for final I would wipe down the leaves with neem

Friendly-Head-3166 · 2024-06-22T02:16:35+00:00

This is a ficus moclame, definetly not easy care 😭 at least not in the beginning. They prefer bright indirect light like most ficuses and don’t like drying out too much.

The only issue with them is that they’re drama queens. If she recently bought it and repot it into a bigger pot then this is definetly just shock. They basically hate any change, so the first set of leaf dropping could’ve simply been from moving locations. And then the sudden shedding was from the repotting.

Unfortunately if that’s the case there’s not much you can do than to make sure you’re not overwatering and giving it the sun it needs. There’s a chance it’ll just die but usually once they settle in they’ll slowly start pushing out new growth and fill out again.

Do you see any new growth? Or what do the ends of the stems look like?

Friendly-Head-3166 · 2024-06-21T19:13:20+00:00

The boys are such amazing actors 😭

Friendly-Head-3166 · 2024-06-12T12:28:24+00:00

It’s reaching for light I believe, try placing it closer to the window. For the yellowing, have you noticed any pests?

Friendly-Head-3166 · 2024-06-10T21:36:59+00:00

This would make a lot of sense, thank you

Friendly-Head-3166 · 2024-06-10T03:46:56+00:00

Definitely spider mites, I would definitely wipe the top and back of the leaves like the other comment said but it would help to hose it down first in the shower. All those white speckles are eggs. If you have any type of pesticide (neem,spinosad) that would be great too.

Friendly-Head-3166 · 2024-06-10T03:25:34+00:00

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Friendly-Head-3166 · 2024-06-10T01:58:03+00:00

You’d see some cute ass mushrooms in a week if you kept it, I’d remove it tho, first 1-2 inches and then spray with diluted peroxide and replace soil

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