Quick Fixes & Triage
🛠️ Step-by-Step Solutions
Section titled “🛠️ Step-by-Step Solutions”This section contains highly focused articles designed to fix a single, specific issue quickly (e.g., fertilizer burn, fungal growth, scale). Once you’ve diagnosed the broad problem in the Plant ER section, come here for the detailed fix.
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Section titled “All Articles in This Category:”Brown tips on houseplant leaves? Learn the 4 main causes—low humidity, tap water chemicals, fertilizer burn, and inconsistent watering—plus how to fix and prevent them.
Why is your plant dropping leaves? Diagnose 5 common causes—transplant shock, cold drafts, light changes, underwatering, or acclimation stress—and learn how to stop the leaf drop.
Brown spots on your cactus? Learn to tell harmless corking (natural aging) from dangerous rot. Plus how to fix squishy spots, shrinking stems, and scale infestations.
How to identify root rot in houseplants: mushy brown roots, yellowing leaves, and foul smell. Step-by-step guide to saving your plant with proper trimming and repotting.
Saving a rotting snake plant: cut away mushy parts, treating the healthy sections, proper drying time, repotting in dry soil, and preventing future rot.
Yellow leaves on your houseplant? Diagnose the cause—overwatering, underwatering, nutrient deficiency, or natural aging—and learn exactly how to fix each problem.
Why are pothos leaves turning yellow? Common causes: overwatering, too much sun, nutrient deficiency, or root issues—plus how to fix each problem.
Why is your Monstera dying? Diagnose root rot, overwatering, low light, pests, or nutrient deficiency—step-by-step revival guide for struggling plants.
Peace lily drooping and looking dead? Learn to tell if it's thirsty or has root rot, why leaves turn yellow after watering, and how to revive a completely flat plant.
Succulent growing tall and leggy? That's etiolation from lack of light. Learn why it happens, how to behead and fix a stretched succulent, and prevent stem rot.
Alocasia dropped all leaves? Don't throw it out—the bulb might still be alive. How to check for life, winter dormancy explained, and revival steps.
Calathea leaves getting crispy brown edges? Usually it's low humidity, mineral-heavy tap water, or spider mites. Learn how to diagnose the cause and fix it.
Fiddle leaf fig dropping leaves? Diagnose 5 causes: relocation shock, temperature drafts, root rot, edema (red spots), or spider mites—with proven fixes for each.
Why isn't your Hoya growing? Common reasons: wrong light, rootbound status, dormancy period, or needing more humidity—plus how to encourage new growth.
Rubber plant dropping leaves? Common causes: cold drafts, overwatering, sudden light changes, or transplant shock—plus how to stop the leaf drop.
ZZ plant stems turning yellow? Usually overwatering or root rot. How to diagnose the problem, save healthy rhizomes, and proper watering going forward.