String of Pearls - Shriveled Pearls
Shriveled String of Pearls can reflect dry mix or roots that cannot supply the leaves, including roots damaged while the pot stayed…
Plant Diagnosis
Plant Problems
Start with the symptom you can see. Compare likely causes before changing water, fertilizer, light, or treatment.
Triage First
Observe before you treat
A useful diagnosis starts with location, timing, and the pattern of damage.
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Locate the damage
Check whether symptoms begin on old leaves, new growth, roots, or one side of the plant.
2
Check recent changes
Note weather, watering, repotting, feeding, pruning, and any new treatment.
3
Compare evidence
Look for insects, residue, soft tissue, dry edges, odor, and soil moisture.
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String of Pearls Mushy Stems
Mushy String of Pearls stems are damaged tissue, but their appearance alone does not identify the cause.
Tall Fescue Brown Patch
A tan circle in Tall Fescue is not enough to prove brown patch. Inspect upright blades at the changing edge for irregular tan lesions…
Wandering Jew - Faded Leaves
Faded Tradescantia zebrina leaves can reflect changing light, root stress, pests or the plant’s own variation.
Wandering Jew Leggy Growth
A leggy Tradescantia zebrina may have long new internodes, old bare vines or a thinning crown.
Watermelon Blossom End Rot
A dry, dark, sunken patch centered on the end opposite the stem fits blossom-end rot on a developing watermelon.
After Diagnosis
Help the plant recover
Water
Correct moisture without swinging too far
Use the plant and soil condition to set the next watering.
PestsChoose the least disruptive control
Match treatment to a confirmed pest and its life stage.
NutritionFeed only when growth can use it
Rule out root and moisture problems before adding fertilizer.