Identifying Different Causes of Leaf Spots | Indoor Houseplant Care Tips | Ep 126
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- Опубликовано: 1 авг 2024
- In this episode, I do a "leaf spots" tour, showing some of the leaf spots on my plants and their probable causes. Leaf spots can be caused by low humidity, heat, harsh light, bacteria, fungi, pests, and of course root rot (though we don't talk about root rot here). We talk about treatment and prevention in a future episode.
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I pluck off bad leaves with my right hand avoiding healthy leaves and treat soil with peroxide and water. Than use a baking soda,neem, tea tree oil or vegetable oil mixed with water and spray each leaf top bottom,and stems. You have to stay on top of it. Fertilize your plant organicly with fish emulsion and I use fox farm big bloom. Also Like every 7 days repeat spraying the leaves. I bought a mandevilla vine purposely bc I saw it was covered in leaf spot. I literally took almost every leaf off by the time I got it to stop. It's growing beautiful new leaves and doing much better. I'm in zone 6 so I'm prone to leaf spot, black spot, and stuff that humid weather brings on. I watched a video that says treat your soils every spring before growing starts bc if you had fungus one year it will return the next. Sorry so long but ppl leave out important things. Hope this helps. Btw watch organic leaf spot treatment for ratio on your organic sprays.
This gives me comfort that I’m not the only one with plants with brownings 🪴
I appriciate ur content. But this video raised more queations than anwers 🙄
I have the same thoughts
Really.
Hey guys! Landscaping horticulturist here!
Plant pests & disease life cycles & functions the same way as outside- ONLY ITS WAY WORSE BECAUSE OF THE LIMITED ECOLOGY AND WATERING FACTORS CONTAINED IN SAID POT/SOIL!
essentially, the video is over complicating a few key points with care:
1) IF a leave has browning on the edges its a humidity issue
2) crunchy & yellowing edges could indicate root rot or another form of infection. Check your soils BEFORE watering or use a drainage cache pot to collect excess water.
*To treat roots/soil look into using hort oil, & hydrogen peroxide. A good way to prevent root rot for indoors is to completely remove nursery plugs before planting. Bark sand & pumice improve drainage & oxygen the ROOTS need to process carbon dioxide.
2) spots in the middle of a leaf or away from edges indicate infection. Investigate!
3) raised bumps that appear "abnormal" are most likely pests developing INSIDE the leaves.
If mild- Break open and inspect the leaves on the eldest or ugliest leaves (if needed)
Remove leaf entirely for severe infection or pest damage.
^^^ REPOT IMMEDIATELY AND INSPECT SURROUNDING PLANTS. A regular application of granulated pesticides for indoors is your best bet after cleaning up the plant & soils.( This product can also be used as a preventative to contain the spread of pests that like to feast on your plants. It will kill off bugs for two months when applying properly- most indoor pests have a 2-6 week life cycle so two applications over time will garuntee stopping the bugs entirely no matter which stage they're at in development)
3) "pin prick holes"
These may be caused by pest damage or part of the plant species itself. Look for webbing or creepy crawlies near the tender bits of plants (the newest growth is the JUICIEST and most easily accessed food source for mites). If due to spider mite damage spray the foliage with cold water to kill & knock most mites off, spray 10% rubbing alcohol & dish soap solution. increase humidity overall in the area as they prefer dry air.
...I'm surprised he didn't mention scale🕵️♀️😬
It helped me because now I know which spots are pets and which are bacterial/fungal or just normal/humidity issues. I know now that I have parts of some kind so I’ll spray.
Agreed 😮
I have learn on this years that air circulation was the root of all of my problems!! Even for the spread of pest this is so important!! We're never going to have perfect plants not even in the wild they are perfect!!
I wish I could quadruple like your comment. So many people worry about humidity and light and not air flow. Stagnant stale air will absolutely cause fungal/bacterial issues. Get fans y’all. You’ll see a major difference in your plants.
I just leave my front and kitchen doors open 80% of the year, whenever possible and they're literally across the house from each other basically so it just flows through all day and sometimes ib even sleep with it open when its cool enough and not too cold. I really do think it helps.
All I know is that when my mother was watering her devils ivy plant it was flourishing and nearly completely green. As soon as I took over, this started happening ☹️☹️ I don’t even get the leaves wet; I always water the soil to get the roots. I thought I was watering it too much, then I thought I was watering it too little. Smh. I hope I get the hang of it. We’ve had this particular plant for a very long while. Can’t ask for advice due to her passing. Thanks for all the info.
Seriously, am I the first to comment? Wake up you guys.... My suggestion here would be to avoid touching these spots then healthy leaves to avoid spreading the issue. I get these spots as well in anthuriums, like the first one you showed. I think it is indeed from moisture - mine have same lesions as if someone sliced the leaf - you have a small one next to the large one. It could initially be from thrips then pathogens entered thru the lesion. Do you treat these spots with anything or isolate plants?
I made the mistake of spreading my issue to most of my collection this way. Great Advice!
@Lèmon Lēe ikrrrr
@Lèmon Lēe exactly it may spread
My philodendrons get little orange spots from sitting water on them. I noticed that I'd bring phils home from nurseries where there's a lot of overhead watering and the leaves grown in my care are normal. Or if I shower a philodendron to remove dust, I need to individually dry each leaf or I'll get the orange spots a week later
wow, im really worried. there are small brown dried dots on my philo. few have made tiny holes. i read somewhere thats its a fungal infection and the plant cant be saved and it will spread. Are yours spreading or how are you sure its just water drops burned by the sun?
thank you so much!! I've noticed this on my philos over the years and never knew what it was.. I remember when I first saw it I thought it was fungal and cut back leaves or sometimes even got rid of plants if they were easily replaceable out of fear of them "contaminating" my rare guys
Those brown/black spots surrounded by yellow indicates the "Black Spot" fungus. Cut away the infected stems so it won't spread. Then spray the remaining leaves with Neem oil. Allow the soil to go completely dry. You may want to treat with a Fungicide spray for plants if it appears to be a severe case. Black Spot is usually caused by bacteria or humidity issues. Hope this helps.
This comment might save my plant! But what do you mean with humidity issues? Is it when it’s too dry? :)
@@alissanyberg350 yes I think they mean the lack of humidity. But my adansonii has all the humidity it needs, so after this video and comment, I think I might be able to save it, cause it gets yellow and dark dry edges and it grows ridiculously slow! I've done everything. Repotting, changing the soil, less water, more water, less light, more ligh, putting a humidifier right next to it,name it! It's roots are so full and healthy, yet the plant itself is doing terrible. It seems like it's suicidal!! Right now I've both sprayed and watered it with a strong fungicide formula and now I just have to wait. I hope it works. Cause I've been taking care of it since the start of the pandemic and it has done nothing but disappointing me, but I love. I don't want to lose my dream plant 😭😭😭😭
Mona Artsy hey how has your plant been since?
@@monaartsy2410 hey ! How are you doing with your plant ? Did you succeed to save it ?
@@nohanne6649 Hello! Sadly I lost it. I think the problem was with the plant itself. Couldn't figure out what kind of sickness it had in the end. No matter what I did, it refused to grow. It only liked to grow roots instead of leaves. But I bought a new adansonii a few months ago and this one is doing amazing! But I must admit this time, instead of soil, I planted it in a mixture of coco bark, leca balls and sphagnum moss. But I keep seeing some in plant shops that are in soil and are growing so nicely. Maybe after my new plant becomes bigger, I'll transfer it to soil and see what happens.
It's good to note that sometimes these discolouration around the outsides of leaves can be due to fertilisation and mineral issues in the plant.
True... that first plant could be phosphorus deficient . And the one with the pinholes might be lacking potassium.
So happy that you read my request!! Thank you
Nice video! It's always hard to know what has caused the browning of leaves, most of us hobbyists can only learn by experience and inferences, as well as listening to insights from other hobbyists.
There are many possible causes to leaf spots:
light burn,
heat burn,
low humidity,
edema,
fungal,
pest.
I think Legends of Monstera did a pretty good job of observing the environment of the plant and attributing the most relevant cause to the issue of leaf spots.
I'm not expecting a textbook answer from this video, but just listening to his experience and integrate it with mine to have a better understanding of what my plant are doing. :)
This is exactly the video I’ve been searching for . Super helpful, thank you!
Thanks for this video! It was super helpful! I have orange ring dots n black dots on my leafs edges and sometimes random sections are yellow. And ur vidoe makes me think i should of been keepin up with maintenance like wiping leafs
Great video! Thanks!!
Jimmy you are looking healthy and happy these days. How do we tell the difference between the pinpoint spots that are fungal related or pest related. Thanks for your content.
I was told that those pinpoints were extra flora nectaries.
Really helpful! Thank you
I wish you had solutions to these problems
Not sure about that first one - I tend to find if a 'bottom' part of the leaf goes thin and like wet tissue paper, and still has the green like yours does, it's from edema (overwatering/inconsistent watering). It's still green initially, as though that part of the leaf his died suddenly, then it crisps up. Edema can also lead to fungal issues since it causes tissue damage. When I see that I reduce how much water I'm using per watering and make sure I'm watering consistently i.e. not letting it get more dry or stay more moist than usual between waterings.
Also the shape of that leaf and the fact it's only giving you two at a time, have you tried CalMag?
Both my raph and adensonii have brown leaves. I'm trying my best but I have not been able to figure out why :/
Thank you for this video! I'm going to keep researching
My adansonii has the same issue. So weird.
Great video!
The phil. hetero looks to have spots from nectar droplets. Sometimes they advance to little dry patches. I've always heard anthriums only keeping a few leafs is due to lack of nutrients.
Thank you for explaining what that was. I have a struggling phil and half the plant have these patches. Now i can do more research.
That intro...suns out, guns out 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾
Interesting video, thank you!!
I get quite a few spots with yellow rings on my Philodendron plants, but I still don't know what they are caused by...
Happy holidays!!! 😊
Same!!
First up the first leave you’ve got a fungal infection keep going I’m listening. i’m no expert I love listening to you. The fungus on thinking of comes from South America it’s a real good fungus for leaf litter that lives under the canopies but here in Australia you can’t grow anything without it raising its head. I’ve even got a video of a Bee collecting the yellow fungal growth and putting it on its legs as if it was pollen..Check your water possibly even redo the soil but you have a fungal infection it’s going through all of your plants and it is not because the water is sitting on the leaf in my opinion but I’m no expert I’m just a 59-year-old woman that’s a bit of a green thumb that reads a lot. Keep up the good work I really do love it
Good point. I have the same problem and it’s fungal infection. How do you solve this ?
I thought I'd learn why my Monstera Peru had a few large brown spots. But he doesn't give any true reasons of spots. Only 'ideas' of his own. I'm still searching for answers. :-(
Same :(
What is the plant on the counter behind you on the right? It almost looks like a philodendron but I can’t place it.
Ciao from Rome! This is so useful!
I’m visiting Italy for 2 weeks in Sept. I’ll be in Rome for a few days! Super excited!
I just noticed orangish spots on some of my golden pothos leaves. Do you think I should remove them?
My Philo Micans gets those tiny see through pin points. I was told they were sun spots
Dont use Tap water, dont overwater your plants, dont overfertilize, and use salt free soil. Plants from the rainforest are living a salt free live. So you have to do at home the same to avoid leaf spots and suffering plants.
hi I was looking at buying a plant from Legends of Monstera on Etsy, is that you? Confused because it says ships from FL, are you not in LA? Would like to make sure I am buying from you :) Thanks!
Can you go over your anthurium veitchii care? 😊
Hi i do have new melanochrysum leaf not opening. They are stuck in the curling and are crunchy.. I do keep my soil moist. Iam in a tropical country humidity at 80%. I dont see any bugs... any insights? thanks.
Maybe it is due to over-fertilizing?
Thank you for sharing your spots 😁😆😅 nothing is perfect, not plants and we not too. We have also scars and things like that, just since from life 😉
Do you quarantine your plants when you think the spot is fungal or bacterial? Or just make sure the leaf doesn't touch?
Can I cut the section where there’s brown spots?
My one plant had browning and it was thrips
I learned quite a bit from this video thank you for posting
I have a black velvet elephant ear that came back from the dead 🙃 but now it never grows more than 2 leaves! Once the second leaf starts growing I get the translucent looking spots and eventually the brown crispy edge with the yellow ring. I just leave it 🤷🏽♀️😂
my monstera is just barely starting to get the yellow rings and crispy brown edge and I got a copper fungicide, it definitely didn't work well with my last monstera so I'm hesitant to try it on that but I've been spraying it on the elephant ear to see what it does!
I watch the entire video but you do not tell us how to treat those spots and bacterial infections... why would you make a video about these problems and not provide a solution or tip on how to treat and prevent such issues?
Oh I’m early! Yay!
Why is the very tips of my pothos leaves turning brown like each of the leaves have have a tiny bit of brown right at the tip but it is every leaf
Right ?? So how do I treat those and what?
Your aurea and a few others you showed kind of look like they have rust fungus. A copper fungicide might help. I have some philodendron that are susceptible to rust also. BTW, your collection is beautiful!!
You mean the orange/dark coloured freckles? They're only philo white princess too :O
@@Mmmyea645 it usually looks like orange colored dots or splotches. Sometimes the spots can either be raised or indented. I usually have to keep a closer eye on my darker philodendrons, like my pink princess and black cardinal. It seems to be fairly common for aroids and it’s easy to treat. I just increased air circulation and treated with a copper fungicide.
Little mini dotting in philos can also be a microscopic pest they are prone to getting.
@@Kris-ej4ik is neem oil and soap spray enough? Do i have to cut off the leaves?
What's the name of the plant at 5.10 mins? If you don't mind me asking :)
Merry Christmas, Jimmy! Hope there are no babies in NICU so you can have a relaxing holiday, but somehow I bet that's not happening!
But how do you treat the spots?
I think you have some blight and fungal issues that I’d def be separating at that point
These are all infections and they will all spread if you don’t isolate and take care of it.
Each plant has a brown spot. One has fungus , one has bacteria, one is blight, one is thrips, one is over watered, one is underwatered, one has bad soil, one needs fertilizer, one is just older leaves, one got sunburned, one has root rot, one is physical damage..... did I cover everything??
Hm I don’t know how frequent lack of fertilizer actually leads to spots in practice. I think it’s much more likely to be one of the other causes you listed.
He didn't explain the spots very well. So we just assume pests?
If it is bacterial growth shouldn’t you be washing your hands because you are spreading it?
I hope he is off camera
That’s a longest talk without any point I have ever seen on RUclips.
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Not your best video what was the point you were trying to get to.
It looks like you have mealy bugs 🐛
How do you treat it? My golden pothos has similar issues and I can’t find anything on how to fix the issue.
You are just showing spots and guessing that it’s stagnant drops of water and other times obviously bugs. But you are not giving any tips whatsoever?
This guy shows off his plants and talk about all spits and potential reason for the spots all video long...many of us come here because we would to know what to do about it and nothing is said about how to rescue a plant and/or give us a tip that can help us assess if plant is beyond rescue...nothing of this sort is said throughout the video...very frustrating