Close-up of a damaged houseplant leaf showing different types of marks and patterns

Leaf Damage Identification: What Your Plant Leaves Are Telling

You notice something off with your plant. A brown patch on a leaf, a crispy edge, a pale splotch that wasn’t there last week. Your first move is probably to search the symptom and find one answer. The problem is that leaf damage identification doesn’t work that way: a brown spot can mean thrips, sunburn, fertilizer salt buildup, overwatering, or damage from handling at the nursery. Treating the wrong cause does nothing, and sometimes makes things worse. ...

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Fiddle leaf fig leaf with brown spots

Fiddle Leaf Fig Brown Spots: Every Cause and How to Fix Them

Fiddle Leaf Fig Brown Spots: Every Cause and How to Fix Them You notice one brown spot, then another, then suddenly you are down a rabbit hole of advice that does not agree with itself. Water less. Water more. Move her. Repot her. Spray something. Leave her alone. That is frustrating, and honestly, it is not because you are missing something simple. Brown spots on a fiddle leaf fig can come from different problems, and the fix for one can push another in the wrong direction. ...

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