Tag Archives: root rot

Gardenia leaves/stems dying

We have a gardenia that was very healthy and blooming. It’s a cluster of some 4-5 stems, in a well draining soil (about a 12″ pot with lots of holes). It would have the occasional yellow leaf, but otherwise in…

Yellowing and sunburned Pothos leaves

I have had this pothos in this same pot for 6 years. I noticed this winter that many leaves were appearing to turn yellow on a daily basis. It was possibly due to my over watering and it basically sitting…

Hinoki falsecypress spiralis- rot or not enough water?

Hello, I planted a hinoki false cypress this Spring and it looks about dead. Brown all over. Can you tell if it’s due to not enough water or rot? I planted with triple mix and watered (maybe more frequently versus…

Fiddle leaf fig – black spots on leaves

I think I may have overwatered my fiddle leaf. The top leaf has dark black spots. Wondering what I should do about it. I sprayed fungal spray on the leafs in case it is a fungal infection…

Dying Begonias

I have the large variety of begonias and planted dozens of plants. In different pots, outdoor terrace. One-by-one something is destroying the stem close to the earth and an otherwise beautiful, healthy-looking plant just falls over with the stem totally…