I've noticed spots on the tops and bottoms of the leaves....
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My guess would be pests by the spotting without being able to see super zoomed in. I did zoom in and could see some white flecks, I’d check if that is thrip larvae. Thrip larvae are white little worm-like things and the adults are black specks and fly.
A good trick is to use a flashlight and sit and stare in the same spots and see if you see movement (easier with thrips, harder with spidermites they’re much smaller)
If it’s not pests then I’m not really sure what it is besides something wrong with watering habits, oh actually, I just thought it could be a thing where the plant sweats after watering. I don’t know the technical term for it. It’ll produce sap but it’s completely normal and can make some yellow spots
As for fertiliser I use formulex, I buy a 5L jug and it lasts me a while. For orchids I use baby bio orchid fertiliser and I’ll probably try something else once I’ve used that to get some comparisons. i have used a few different balanced ones like miracle gro, some organic ones in the UK, (liquid gold leaf, erm some I cant remember), Marphyl which I really liked but its smelly and on the pricier side for the amount of plants I have and how often I fertilise.
Unless its a super picky plant and most philodendron aren’t then you can use a basic balanced fertiliser, doesn’t have to be anything fancy. I tend to fertilise more often but make the solution a bit weaker. Just make sure you’re not buying garden fertiliser, usually it’ll say for containers or for flowers or houseplants on it
A good trick is to use a flashlight and sit and stare in the same spots and see if you see movement (easier with thrips, harder with spidermites they’re much smaller)
If it’s not pests then I’m not really sure what it is besides something wrong with watering habits, oh actually, I just thought it could be a thing where the plant sweats after watering. I don’t know the technical term for it. It’ll produce sap but it’s completely normal and can make some yellow spots
As for fertiliser I use formulex, I buy a 5L jug and it lasts me a while. For orchids I use baby bio orchid fertiliser and I’ll probably try something else once I’ve used that to get some comparisons. i have used a few different balanced ones like miracle gro, some organic ones in the UK, (liquid gold leaf, erm some I cant remember), Marphyl which I really liked but its smelly and on the pricier side for the amount of plants I have and how often I fertilise.
Unless its a super picky plant and most philodendron aren’t then you can use a basic balanced fertiliser, doesn’t have to be anything fancy. I tend to fertilise more often but make the solution a bit weaker. Just make sure you’re not buying garden fertiliser, usually it’ll say for containers or for flowers or houseplants on it