What is on the underside of my leaves?! How do I treat it...
4ft to light, indirect
6” pot with drainage
Last watered 1 year ago
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Definitely quarantine away from other plants and treat for pests. Sometimes this can be a sign that pests are starting to affect your leaves (not always). I recommend insecticidal soap and neem oil. Make sure to get the tops and bottoms of all the leaves. Better to be safe rather than sorry and catching pests early can save a lot of misery. Good luck!
@ChaseMikeJungle I’m wondering if it’s rust fungus. When you wipe it, does any orange or red dust come off with it?
@elisenavidad no nothing comes off, I also wiped it with a neem oil solution when I originally found it so I might’ve taken the coloring off then?
@elisenavidad It’s been in the moss for about 2 weeks or so, I’ve only watered the moss when it’s top 3 inches are dry, usually is damp but I didn’t want to keep the moss moist just incase fungus gnats were trying to lay eggs
@elisenavidad you’re a life saver btw! This plant means so much to me (for personal reasons) so I’m trying to keep it alive
Happened to my monstera recently. Trimmed off leaves most heavily affected. Treated with Bonide Captain Jacks Copper Fungicide. Resolved in two weeks!