Powder mildew is a common houseplant disease. If your plants are covered with a powdery substance that can be removed with a cloth, it's likely they have come victim to powder mildew. You can help to prevent this disease by making sure your plants get enough water and enough light.
You can treat this condition simply by removing the mildew with a cloth and applying a substance known as mildew-cide. Place your sick plant in a place where it can get more light and make sure you prevent the soil from becoming too dry.
If the leaves on your plants develop brown spots, it may be a sign of under or even over watering. Leaves can develop a fungus that is caused by incorrect watering. Be sure to educate yourself on the watering needs of your plants and provide them with enough sunlight. This illness will typically correct itself without chemical treatment if you being a proper regime immediately.
If leaf spots are concentric circles, your plant may have a fungal infection. You should remove dead leaves and allow for adequate circulation. Don't allow water to remain on leaves for very long, as this is breeding ground for fungus. And for additional treatment, use a fungicide. You can purchase this at any garden store.
Leaf spots may also be caused by a form of bacteria.
Yellow halos on your plant's leaves may be signs of a bacterial infection. These spots will swell to a "blob" if the plant is kept wet. Dry versions create brown spots and the leaves will look "speckled". Keep your plants in the right climate and give them room to spread and grow. You may also treat this ailment with bactericide.
Stem rot is another problem induced by watering error. In addition to rotten stems most overwatered plants like the show falling leaves and yellowish stem edges. Fungicide will give you quick relief but to prevent this problem from recurring, you should educate yourself on proper watering technique for that specific plant.
Excessive moisture in soil can cause root rot. Soil houses bacteria all the time, but if the soil they inhabit is chronically too damp, the levels of bacteria can grow to dangerous levels and attack the roots of the plant. The Zamioculcas Zamiifolia plant for instance will exhibit telltale signs like browning leaves that don't feel dry and wilting stems. The best treatment for this illness is preventions as very few plants like the recover from root rot. Most of them do eventually die of the problem.
Make sure your plants are healthy from the get go by educating yourself on the proper care for specific plant types. Use sterile soil and keep an eye out for budding (no pun intended) problems. If you do suspect an issue, treat it early and thoroughly.
The pot you are using as a transfer pot, needs to be filled about one third of the way up with potting soil. If there are any roots sticking to crockery pieces, you need to remove them and loosen the soil clinging to the root ball. You will then put the ball into the middle of the new pot and sift soil around the root system. The potting stick is useful in making sure that there are no pockets in the soil and that it is firmly packed. Take care to allow ample space at the top of the pot for watering purposes. Once the plant is firmly in place, give it a good watering. It is also a good idea to give the plant some food as well. Follow the same rules for each plant you are transferring. Transferring plants to larger pots, is imperative and necessary for the overall health of the plant. It is something that should not be overdone however. If the pot is to large for the plant, this can be just as bad as leaving it in a pot that is to small. An oversize pot will store water for to long and cause root rot, because a smaller plant cannot use all that water properly. With extra large house plants and extremely sensitive ones which will not take you can employ a substitute remedy known as top dressing. Here you scratch off the surface soil down as far as you can go with-out exposing the roots. Then refill with an enriched potting soil. The enriched soil will pass food down to the roots and if the plant has been suffering from lack of nutriment it will revive. With larger plants and very sensitive ones, you may not be able to repot them as well. You may need to employ something known as top dressing. This entails scratching off the top of the surface dirt as far as possible, but avoiding root exposure. Then you add new nutrient rich soil, this will pass the food down to the plant roots and if the plant has been suffering from malnutrition, this will solve the problem.
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