Common Indoor Garden Problems and their Solutions

This is your complete guide to knowing about common problems that can affect indoor garden plants and the solutions to overcome them. There might be different environmental conditions to poor care practices, and pests for these kinds of problems to occur.  Here is a discussion about them and their solutions. 

1. Yellowing Leaves

Commonly prevalent due to excess watering, under watering, poor drainage system, or can even result due to lack of nutrients.

Solutions

• Avoid over watering your plants
• Ensuring the drainage holes in your pots to remove excess water
• Using water soluble fertilizers to avoid nutrient deficiency
• Pests like spider mites and aphids should be treated if found.
  
  

2. Wilting Plants

Due to over watering, under watering, root rot, or excessive heat.

Solutions

• Moisture content should be checked from time to time to avoid over and under-watering.
• Improving drainage and if there is root rot, plants should be re-potted into a well-draining container.
• Keeping the plants in suitable locations to avoid high temperatures or low humidity

3. Brown or Crispy Leaf Edges 

They mostly occur due to less watering or when exposed to dry air.

Solutions

• Increasing humidity by placing a group of plants together.
• Regularly watering the plants to avoid drying 
• Spraying the leaves with drops of water to increase humidity

4. Leaf Fall

Premature falling of leaves can be caused due to improper care, poor lighting, sudden changes in the environment, or pests.

Solutions

• Maintaining a consistent environment around the plant. No sudden change in temperature or humidity.
• Watering plants appropriately
• Checking if there are presence of pests, such as webs or small insects, and treating if needed.

5. Leggy Growth

They grow with really long stems and just a few leaves on the top due to inadequate light, overcrowding, or lack of pruning.

Solutions 

• Provide the plants with adequate lights for them to grow normally.
• Pruning the plants regularly for bushier growth.
• Avoid overcrowding of plants and maintain space between them.

6. Pests 

Indoor plants can be affected due to various pests that minimize their growth as well as destroy them.

Some common pests are Aphids, Spider mites, Caterpillars, etc. 

Solutions: 

• Plants should be checked regularly for any signs of pests and treated quickly.
• Isolating the affected plants prevents pests from spreading
• Applying Insecticidal or Neem oil can be effective for controlling common pests.

7. Issues of Fertilization 

Sometimes the excessive use of fertilization can harm as much as the lack of fertilization to plants.

Solutions:

• Only use the recommended fertilizer in the proper amount.
• Flushing the soil if any symptoms of nutrient buildup.
• Changing of pots in case of over-fertilization in potted plants can also be done.

In conclusion, regular monitoring of indoor plants should be done to avoid the problems as well as to address the issue quickly. Moreover, different plants have their own specific care so, they should be researched properly to mitigate any kind of problems in the future.