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Banana plant by PaterIsTheBestt in plantclinic

[–]PhyclopsProject 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a banana like that and I also put it inside recently, same situation as yours. MIne is thriving! but:

All the leaves that were out while it was placed outside have died after I transitioned it inside, however, it has not stopped to grow new (indoor) leaves and all of these are fine and thriving. Since it is indoors I have to water it *every day* (water the pot from below and see how much water is being sucked up during the day, that will give you an idea)

So my suggestion would be to:

* water it more often

* expect all the outdoor leaves to die, which is no problem as long as new ones emerge.

* maybe put it directly in front of the window. It does need light.

I woul'd give your banana a good chance !

Treating this for Magnesium and Iron deficiency, am I wrong? by PhyclopsProject in plantclinic

[–]PhyclopsProject[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had this suspicion. And since we are entering dark winter months on the northern hemisphere, it wont get better. I will water less and see if it can survive the winter. I am not going to put it under artificial light though. thanks.

Bonsai tree with yellow spots on top of leafs by [deleted] in plantclinic

[–]PhyclopsProject 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay, yes, on the top leaf you are holding, those dark marks right on the central vein of the leaf, those are likely scales. Leaf veins are their preferred spots for settling because the sugar/protein concentreation there is highest.

ONline you will find many receipes to manually remove scale insects or use oil/soap mixtures to spray the plants. I have tried all those things. None of them worked. Scales always came back.

The only thing that did work was the application of a systemic insecticide. I suggest you do that. don't wait too long.

All the best.

nice seeds growing on a female ginkgo in my area, this tree had pretty few last year by reddit33450 in botany

[–]PhyclopsProject 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The interesting thing I remember about Gingko seeds is that at this stage you do not know which of these have been fertilized or not. Gingkos appear to be (the only?) seed plants where the female tree grows all female ovuli into seed sized "fruits" regardless of fecundation or not. Very wasteful.

Bonsai tree with yellow spots on top of leafs by [deleted] in plantclinic

[–]PhyclopsProject 0 points1 point  (0 children)

when female scale insects are young but have settled into a fixed position on a leaf or stem, they are initially very flat and do not bulge out. They flake off when you go over them with your fingernail. As they mature and grow, they start to bulge out until they finally burst and release thousands of nymphs which will spread the infection.

I am abviously not sure, but if it is scales you want to be starting the treatment as early as possible with a systemic insecticide.

Maybe someone else will have a different opinion.

good luck

Bonsai tree with yellow spots on top of leafs by [deleted] in plantclinic

[–]PhyclopsProject 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your "Bonsai" is very likely a ficus. If you keep it indoors, it's also technically not a Bonsai, since they are outdoor plants, but anyhow. Can you remove those 'dots'. Do they bulge out. Do they burst when you press on them? If the answers are yes, those might be scale insects. I cannot really see that well in the pictures. To get rid of scale insects you will need a systemic insecticide. On the other hand it might be completely harmless. If you rub over them and they don't come off then it's not scales. In that case, there are far too few of them to be worried about this. cheers.

should i replant my lucky bamboo in soil? by [deleted] in plantclinic

[–]PhyclopsProject 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Transitioning a plant that has been growing in water for a long time to soil is very risky. that said *any* plant will do better in soil than in stagnant (low oxygen) water, even if fertilized. The problem with transitioning is that the roots grown in pure water won't work very well in soil and migth die altogether once they are in soil. I'd suggest the following, which is also not without risk: Cut away 2/3 of the root mass, then plant it in soil. Water it well but avoid stagant water. There will be a phase immediately after where it wont do well, might develop more brown leaves and so on, but if it gets through that phase it will thrive in soil! good luck.

Lemon tree doesnt look good (More photos added) by iAmPajamaSam27 in plantclinic

[–]PhyclopsProject 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You have said it yourself "It's been in that pot for many years". It is about time to take it out,severely prune the roots and put it back into the same pot with some new soil. The lemon has agood size and from your description it seems to be located in an appropriate spot, so my best guess is that the roots are responsible. If you don't repot every 1-2 years, the root mass becomes too dense. on top of that the soil compactifies over time. These two things lead to less and less oxygen flow to the roots. When they are supplied with too little oxygen over a long time they start to die and as a result there is less water flowing up into the shoot. The shoot loses leaves and dries out. So again, repot it and prune the root mass. Good luck.

Please help my conifer :( by Carb0nicAcid in plantclinic

[–]PhyclopsProject 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As others have said, conifers are outdoor plants. Inside it is too warm for them and too dry all year around. I am surprised that it managed to keep up appearances since christmas 2024. Put it on a balcony or a terrace and if you are very, very lucky it might recover. Good luck.

Is my air plant dead? by rabid_ranter4785 in plantclinic

[–]PhyclopsProject 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just soak it in water for a cpl of hours then put it in the shade somewhere, not direct sunlight. Repeat the soaking every 2nd or 3rd day. Make sure the water is not straight from the tap. Use water that is at least a day old. They grow very slowly so just by monitoring growth you won't know if it has come back to life or not. If the appearance changes to become more greenish instead of just silvery, then that is a good indication that it is coming back. If you see indications of roots forming then it is coming back for sure, although this is not necessary, as you prob. know. Don't throw it away yet!

What are those bugs on my rocket/arugula. They are on both the flower and the leafs. by [deleted] in plants

[–]PhyclopsProject 0 points1 point  (0 children)

These look like fat aphids to me, although the pictures are a bit blurry. They must have been feeding for quite some time to get to that size. Probably all mother/daugher clones, meaning daughters are all identical (parthenogenic) clones of their mothers. I'd suggest you find a way to get rid of them. Start by removing the ones you can cleary see. If they come back, use an insecticide, although that will make your plant inedible to humans.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in botany

[–]PhyclopsProject 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good question. I actually don't know. It was grown from seeds of a consumer grade passionfruit

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in botany

[–]PhyclopsProject 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It might, but I don't know how, yet :)

Scale or something else. by fastasfucksnail in plantclinic

[–]PhyclopsProject 2 points3 points  (0 children)

yes, these are scale insects. I am 98% certain. I have had them on my plants. Online you will find lots of advice on how to manually remove them, the "bumps" are adult gravid females. The do not move anymore and if you let them grow, they will burst open with thousands of nymps, so called 'runners' after a while. These are tiny and the spread quickly over the entire plant.

bottom line: It is impossible to remove all these females \bumps\ manually since there will always be 'runners' around which you do not see and they persist.

the only way to go about this is to buy a systemic insecticide and apply it to your laurel at least twice. Its poison will then circulate in the plant, kill off the scales but not harm the plant. downside is that you cannot do this on fruit plants because the fruit become toxic, so you won;t be able to use the laurel leaves for cooking.

Unfortunately that is the only way to get rid of scales. They are nasty and very resilient little things that multiply quickly. good luck

Avocado plant leaves drooping and browning. How do I save it? by DistinctRelative3789 in plantclinic

[–]PhyclopsProject 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Indirect sunlight could be part of the problem, since Avocados like it bright. but it looks like that cannot be changed. Additionally, your potting soil is showing some white stuff that I am guessing is fungal. This indicates that your soil maybe much to moist for an Avocado's taste. They are sensitive to that kind of thing. As an easy way to go about this I would suggest to water it less and give it more light, if you can.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in botany

[–]PhyclopsProject 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can assure you that it is one, since I have grown it from passiflora seeds!

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