Fungus? Pests?
Noticing these brown spots showing up on all my plants…is this a fungus? Is it safe to treat my pothos, spider plant and philodendron with captain jack copper fungicide? #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict
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Hi LaDawn,
This looks like old physical tissue damage rather than a fungus. Those brown spots are irregular and look like scratches, which is normal for tissue damage. This happens for many reasons, like leaves rubbing against things, pets, or damage while the leaf was unfurling. You said your noticing these spots showing up on your plants, do mean you 100% know they were not there before? Or are you only occasionally looking? And I’m only saying that because you could just be getting reoccurring damage in each new leaf, that you might not be noticing.
What I would be concerned about, are the pale specs I see on some of the leaves. You should inspect the plant,(top and bottom) of the leaves. Look for thrips or mites. But the larger brown spots? I wouldn’t say fungal damage from these photos.
I wouldn’t spray captain jacks because it’s for fungal/bacterial diseases. It won’t repair the damage that is already there. And if there is no fungus, you risk leaf spotting or phytotoxicity.
For now I would monitor the existing marks and inspect very carefully for pests.
This looks like old physical tissue damage rather than a fungus. Those brown spots are irregular and look like scratches, which is normal for tissue damage. This happens for many reasons, like leaves rubbing against things, pets, or damage while the leaf was unfurling. You said your noticing these spots showing up on your plants, do mean you 100% know they were not there before? Or are you only occasionally looking? And I’m only saying that because you could just be getting reoccurring damage in each new leaf, that you might not be noticing.
What I would be concerned about, are the pale specs I see on some of the leaves. You should inspect the plant,(top and bottom) of the leaves. Look for thrips or mites. But the larger brown spots? I wouldn’t say fungal damage from these photos.
I wouldn’t spray captain jacks because it’s for fungal/bacterial diseases. It won’t repair the damage that is already there. And if there is no fungus, you risk leaf spotting or phytotoxicity.
For now I would monitor the existing marks and inspect very carefully for pests.
@Mariposa91 It looks like you have mites . You’re going to need to clean them all . Since you named three plants there’s no sense in isolation. Copper fungicide is great for fungus on house plants but you’ll need an insecticide like neem oil or diluted water with dish soap unless you have something else for that . You’ll need to treat them every three too four days to break the cycle . Just be sure to treat under and upper of leaves along with the soil. Sorry this happened but the good news is with the right care you can rid yourself of them .
🤞 @Ponytailmom @princesspitstop @DreamMachine , can you help identify what these spots are, please?
@Mariposa91 Hi LaDawn! Brandon @Bmd had the right idea. The first picture is mechanical/cosmetic damage that happened when the leaf was still all rolled up. You see how the marks are almost identical and they are roughly the same distance from one another in a linear fashion? Something happened when that leaf was rolled up and very delicate, it brushed or bumped up against something, or something did that to it. OR, that part of the leaf got simply got stuck, that can sometimes happen in lower humidity.
Your marks on other leaves do not look fungal nor the result of pests. To me, they all look like either cosmetic damage, or old oedema marks that have scarred over. In fact, I can see current oedema evidence in areas of your leaves. Make sure to water your plants only once the pot is dry. It’s better to err on the side of underwatering, rather than overwatering. When plant cells take up more water than they can use, they burst, which, when scarred over, look like most of these marks.
The only one I can’t tell is that spider plant image. Could you show me a different picture with that spot in focus please? Do you have a cat that nibbles on plants at all?
Thank you for the tag Anna @HolyLacealoe 🫶🌻
Your marks on other leaves do not look fungal nor the result of pests. To me, they all look like either cosmetic damage, or old oedema marks that have scarred over. In fact, I can see current oedema evidence in areas of your leaves. Make sure to water your plants only once the pot is dry. It’s better to err on the side of underwatering, rather than overwatering. When plant cells take up more water than they can use, they burst, which, when scarred over, look like most of these marks.
The only one I can’t tell is that spider plant image. Could you show me a different picture with that spot in focus please? Do you have a cat that nibbles on plants at all?
Thank you for the tag Anna @HolyLacealoe 🫶🌻