How to Plant
This list is to aid in troubleshooting common problems that are associated with houseplants.
Possible Problems | Possible Causes |
Drooping or Wilting | Incorrect watering, disease, temperature, or bad soil |
Leggy/Pale Leaves | Not enough light, needs fertilizer, or high temperature |
Leaves Yellow/Dropping | Low light, high temperature, changing locations, incorrect watering |
Brown Leaf Edges/Buds | Under watering, salt build-up, over fertilizing |
Brown/Black Spots | Disease problems |
Brown or Dry Roots | Over fertilizing, under watering |
Mushy Stems/Roots | Over watering, disease |
Distorted/Curling Leaves | Poor light, insect damage, disease |
Die Back | Under watering, insect damage, disease |
No New Growth | Not enough light, low temperatures |
Dries Out Rapidly | Root bound, pot too small |
Yellow/Green | Veins Iron deficiency |
White Cottony Spots | Mealy bugs, fungus, insects, or disease |
Fine Webbing | Spider Mites |
Tiny Flying Insects | Soil Gnats |