Plant Diagnosing
Routinely check your plants for the following issues. If you’re unsure, try using the PictureThis app auto-diagnosing feature.
- Leaves
- Wilting & Discoloration: If the topsoil is overly wet, don’t water for a week. If the soil near the bottom of the roots is dry, it needs more water. If none of the above, give less light.
- Crunchy: If the bottom soil is dry, needs more water. If the soil is normal, needs less light.
- Curling: High temperature or low water
- Pests
- Aphids: Spray or Concentrate
- Bagworms: Spray
- Blight: Spray
- Roots
- Black: Don’t water for a week.
- Root-bound: If you decide to start your seeds in smaller pots, transplant a seedling when you see a 3rd leaf, or a growing plant when it’s root-bound. Gradually introduce the plant to greater levels of light to prevent scorching, known as hardening off.
- Stems
- Black: Don’t water for a week.
- Leggy (Long Stems): Give more light
- Soil
- Quickly Drying: Check if it’s root-bound, add mulch, or get a bigger pot
- Green: Excess humidity grows algae
- Weeds: There are multiple options to get rid of weeds: temporarily uproot the plant and sieve the soil, use a hoe or sickle, or use an organic weed killer.