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Posted 3Y ago by @Ghost

What are these spots?

I am not entirely sure what is happening these spots randomly showed up on my ghost succulent zero she is in a open terrarium and I take her outside for hours to get some sun. Maybe it’s the bugs? Or sunbleached? I’m not sure🤷🏼‍♀️ #SucculentSquad #NewPlantMom
Zero
Zero
Prolific Echeveria
4ft to light, indirect
2” pot without drainage
Last watered 3 years ago
@SirLiquorice
Cacti in your faces
21278 XP
3Y ago
@SirLiquorice
Hard to say looking at the pic. It doesn’t look really bad and it’s only on the lower leaves it appears. Not sure exactly what is causing that but overall it still looks pretty healthy
@dreamlettuce
dreamy lettuce
40258 XP
3Y ago
@dreamlettuce
I’ve had this with a succulent that died (I caught it too late) and I suspect scale. I tried treating with fungicide and quarantining the plant (it can spread!).

If you treat them with these, keep them away from direct light or it’ll scorch your leaves!

These are the products I use :
@AnthuriumQueen
Caroline
134014 XP
3Y ago
@AnthuriumQueen
It could be water spots. How do you water it? These should be watered around the root zone with no water touching or sitting on the leaves.
@Ghost
Jordan
314 XP
3Y ago
@Ghost
@FitSedum i just recently got my ghost plant so I used a spray bottle the couple times I’ve watered it.
@AnthuriumQueen
Caroline
134014 XP
3Y ago
@AnthuriumQueen
@Ghost it could be moisture droplets from your terrarium and the condensation when you take it outside. Succulents need stable environments so taking them in and out is not recommended unless it’s to an equally stable environment. This is where humidity plays it’s part on condensation that may cause water droplets then combined with the sun, they burn the protective layer on the leaves. I have several ghost plants and I can move them indoors then back outdoors however it needs to be done slowly to prevent burn and spike in humidity. Yours is in a terrarium. It may not need to go outside if it thrives indoors in that terrarium.
@AnthuriumQueen
Caroline
134014 XP
3Y ago
@AnthuriumQueen
@Ghost don’t list. Water along the base making sure the water doesn’t touch the plant if you can. If not, it’s not a major thing. Misting Spray bottles aren’t very reliable for an even spray pattern. Droplets fly out of them and most are large enough to cause this damage. Same for atomizers. A long nose watering can is preferable to prevent foliar damage. A tiny sip is better than spraying. I only use sprays for propagation. Once the plants lose their original leaf where it originated from, the soil is misted with the nozzle pointing down and very close to the soil. Other than that, no mist unless it’s dormant and the leaves show signs of lacking water.