My Jade plant has some strange brown spots on a few of th...
My Jade plant has some strange brown spots on a few of the leaves, but only on the undersides. Any ideas on what it could be? #SucculentLove #PetsAndPlants #PestControl #PlantLove
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@SprightlyFicus at first glance is appears to be scale. But I won’t say for sure! It may also be some leaf damage. To see if it is scale treat with a qtip and isopropyl alcohol, rubbing back and forth and dabbing to see if it’ll slough off. That’s how you know it’s scale! Best of luck :) I hope it’s just some leaf damage, but scale is slow moving and easy to treat. There are some fungicide / plant sprays that treat scale as well! I just am not a big fan of spray succulents/ cacti since they tend to rot. So spot treating could be the safest option :) let us know if you have any questions!
To me it looks like edema scarring. It happens when they drink too much since they store water in their leaves. They end up blistering from the cells within getting too much water. The cells get so full they burst causing damage.
Then the plant try's to heal itself by forming corking, just like scabs for us. They get lighter brown in time.
The reason it's happening has to do with the pot you're using and the soil choice combined with a window without direct sun.
The conditions it's in has the soil drying out too slowly. So it keeps absorbing the water. You will need to fix it soon so you don't end up with a rotted plant.
You need very chunky soil, mine is literally all rock in a south facing window.
Invest in a terracotta pot, I have the same pots your using for my tropicals. They are thick glazed porcelain and hold water a long time. Fine for tropicals. But really bad for succulents and cacti.
Terracotta will help prevent more damage by wicking moisture away from the roots. You need that in a NW window. Add plenty of aeration if you want to stick with that soil, you can add a bunch of perlite, bark or pumice. You want it to drain well and not hold onto water. In my south facing windows I water my succulent every 2-3 weeks in shallow terra cotta pots with rocky soil. Yours won't need watered very often I would guesstimate every 4-6 weeks if you keep it at the current location.
Then the plant try's to heal itself by forming corking, just like scabs for us. They get lighter brown in time.
The reason it's happening has to do with the pot you're using and the soil choice combined with a window without direct sun.
The conditions it's in has the soil drying out too slowly. So it keeps absorbing the water. You will need to fix it soon so you don't end up with a rotted plant.
You need very chunky soil, mine is literally all rock in a south facing window.
Invest in a terracotta pot, I have the same pots your using for my tropicals. They are thick glazed porcelain and hold water a long time. Fine for tropicals. But really bad for succulents and cacti.
Terracotta will help prevent more damage by wicking moisture away from the roots. You need that in a NW window. Add plenty of aeration if you want to stick with that soil, you can add a bunch of perlite, bark or pumice. You want it to drain well and not hold onto water. In my south facing windows I water my succulent every 2-3 weeks in shallow terra cotta pots with rocky soil. Yours won't need watered very often I would guesstimate every 4-6 weeks if you keep it at the current location.