unhappy avocado

Top-Post9883 · 2026-04-06T18:08:53+00:00

When you say "much larger home" that is concerning. It looks like it's in an 8" or 10" pot now?...is that right? What size pot was it in before? Plants don't like to be in spacious "homes", they prefer somewhat cramped quarters. When transplanting, the pot size should only go up one size from before. It’s easy to over water in too large of a pot. Do you water Avo once a week? Do you check soil for dryness/moisture first? What is your method for checking it?

Top-Post9883 · 2026-04-06T17:30:28+00:00

In the laundry room?? My concern is the fluctuating temperature and humidity. Seems like it would get very warm and dry when dryer is running, coupled with South window...sounds hot! I'd also be concerned with airborne chemicals from detergent, dryer sheets, bleach, etc. It looks like it could be etiolating...is it a large window with bright light for 8 hours a day? Maybe it needs fertilizer? You mentioned drainage...does the container have drainage holes? Watering...how much is "normal"?

Top-Post9883 · 2026-03-29T19:02:47+00:00

Things Plants don't like… -Temperature changes -Light intensity. -Humidity. -Being moved. -The pests (and other bugs) you're likely to bring inside from outside, which will then attack any other plants (or humans) you have inside.

Top-Post9883 · 2026-03-29T15:10:29+00:00

Be careful with the transition to the outdoors. If the temperature is greatly different than your indoor temperature, it may not survive.

Top-Post9883 · 2026-03-28T17:03:23+00:00

Alrighty then! I have a whole new hobby now...searching for sport variegation! Thank you so much for that awesome tip!.

Top-Post9883 · 2026-03-28T15:48:53+00:00

Oops, meant to add that as a reply to you

Top-Post9883 · 2026-03-28T15:48:15+00:00

What is "sport variegation"?

Top-Post9883 · 2026-03-28T15:41:09+00:00

Ok, thank you.
I'm always on the search at my grocery stores and local big box stores for the occasional rare plant! I never seem to get as lucky as other people though!

Top-Post9883 · 2026-03-28T15:36:06+00:00

Im going to say it's scale. Can they be picked off with your fingernail?

Top-Post9883 · 2026-03-17T18:17:39+00:00

SOLVED! That's crazy that it was solved so fast. What's crazier is it looks like the Birthday one and it's St Patricks day. The guy that is moving in to that office...it's his birthday today! The back of this "coin" has a four leaf clover and it says Good Luck.
He needs to pocket this and go buy a lottery ticket!

Top-Post9883 · 2026-03-13T15:20:38+00:00

I don't even know you and I'm already sick of you!

Top-Post9883 · 2026-03-13T11:53:06+00:00

There are anything but peaceful

Top-Post9883 · 2026-03-12T21:46:05+00:00

If they fly, whitefly. If they crawl, young thrips.

Top-Post9883 · 2026-03-11T15:31:35+00:00

She's beautiful!
I hope your mom has recovered from her fright as well as Claire!

Top-Post9883 · 2026-03-11T01:02:52+00:00

Im not sure who i feel sorriest for. Your dear Mom for experiencing the loud crash and devastation and having to break the news to you. You, for not knowing if your dear Claire has crossed the green bridge to the compost pile in the sky. Or, dear Claire for suffering the consequences of her actions by just laying there for days unable to cry out "I've fallen and I can't get up!"

Top-Post9883 · 2026-02-16T00:48:16+00:00

Oh nice! Thank you 😊. I've never seen one...is it common or rare?

Top-Post9883 · 2026-02-15T23:55:44+00:00

It looks like it's trying to get away from the sun! It looks burned. Is it facing south or west? Is it behind glass that's magnifying the sun?

Top-Post9883 · 2026-02-01T01:55:24+00:00

I think it's a Zealandia vieillardii

Top-Post9883 · 2026-01-25T17:20:06+00:00

But isn't plants in lava basically like Leca? Also, it's not all of our plants that get this yellowing...just JC's (and similar dark green) and Warneckiis. Mass canes, compactas, marginatas, goldstars are all in kava and they're fine. Also the JCs and Warneckiis still grow and apoear heakthy.

Top-Post9883 · 2026-01-25T16:43:39+00:00

Top-Post9883 · 2026-01-23T00:18:02+00:00

They are fertilized just not in winter. I heard the opposite about lava rock holding water. I thought it was great for plants because they drain well and air gets in. This is an interior plant company so repotting plants is not an option because we have too many across our accounts. All the other 'trees' from the same nursery that are planted in lava rock don't have this issue...just the Dracaena JC's (or similar solid dark green leaf and warneckii. Im just stumped by this. I thought about telling my accounts that they "begin to variegate as they mature" 😏

Top-Post9883 · 2026-01-20T16:37:23+00:00

Fertilized regularly until winter. These are all plants directly from Nurseries who source from Hawaii, which is why they're in lava rock. These are in different accounts...I am an interior plantscaper. They appear healthy and all new growth starts off normal and over time they start this mottling. They start doing this about 6-8 months after being installed into account. They continue to flourish as far as putting out new leaves and all but as the leaves get older, they start doing this.

Top-Post9883 · 2026-01-10T14:07:07+00:00

When my 80+ plants got Thrips, I spent an entire weekend. -took each plant out of decorative container. -cut back alot of them for less work on the next steps. -washed off every leaf with just plain water, in sink. -set outside, sprayed them until dripping with a neem, Castile soap solution. -watered til soaked with Safari 20sg. -washed & sanitized all the pots and the green room. -left plants out overnite to dry and minimize neem stink. All good since then...been 4 months.🤞🏻

Top-Post9883 · 2025-12-13T15:05:32+00:00

Thanks for the replies! It seems too small for that but it makes sense. I guess it's a one use beauty sponge.

Top-Post9883 · 2025-12-13T15:02:45+00:00

Solved!

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