| SYMPTOM | DIAGNOSIS | TREATMENT | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown edges on leaves | Too hot and dry | Water, put in sheltered area | |||
| Too much salt | Water to wash excess salts from soil | ||||
| Brown spots on stems & leaves | Don't put strong fertilizers on leaves | Wash leaves, avoid getting fertilizer on leaves | |||
| Infected with something | Cut off effected areas, diagnose pathogen | ||||
| Fuzzy globs on leaves or stems | Aphids or mealybugs are eating me | Remove insects, swab with rubbing alcohol & wash with soapy water | |||
| Dying seedlings | Too much fertilizer | Reduce fertilizer, or keep away from tender roots | |||
| Too much fertilizer | Water to wash excess fertilizer out of soil | ||||
| Too wet | Don't plant seeds in wet soil, give more drainage | ||||
| Fruit/veggies rot | Infected with something | Pull infected plants to prevent spread | |||
| Infected with something | Stake plants to prevent contact of fruit with soil | ||||
| Half chewed leaves | Slugs are eating me | Place dish of beer by base of plant to trap slugs | |||
| Healthy leaves, no flowers | Needs more light | Move to area with more light | |||
| Too cold | Put in sheltered area | ||||
| Too much nitrogen | Reduce fertilizer | ||||
| Wrong season | Be patient | ||||
| Holes in leaves | Insects are eating me | Remove insects, wash with soapy water | |||
| No fruit/veggie production | Insects are eating me | Remove insects, wash with soapy water | |||
| Need pollination | Pollinate by hand if no insects are around | ||||
| Too cold | Put in sheltered area | ||||
| Too hot | Wait until weather cools | ||||
| Pale tunnels or patches on leaves | Leaf miners are eating me | Cut off affected areas | |||
| Pale, stunted plants | Insects are eating me | Remove insects, wash with soapy water | |||
| Need more drainage | Give better drainage | ||||
| Need more fertilizer | Add fertilizer | ||||
| Powdery growth on leaves | Infected with powdery mildew | Cut off affected areas, move away from other plants | |||
| Purplish, stunted plants | Need more phosphorus | Add P fertilizer | |||
| Reddish spores on leaves | Infected with rust | Cut off affected areas, move away from other plants | |||
| Warped leaves | Infected with something | Cut off affected areas, diagnose pathogen | |||
| Weak, leggy plants | Need more light | Move to area with more light | |||
| Too crowded | Separate from other plants | ||||
| Too much nitrogen | Reduce fertilizer | ||||
| Too wet | Give better drainage, reduce watering | ||||
| White spots on leaves or stems | Spider mites are eating me | Remove insects, wash with soapy water | |||
| Wilting plant | Infected with something | Cut off affected area, diagnose pathogens | |||
| Too cold | Put in sheltered area | ||||
| Too dry | Water | ||||
| Too wet | Check roots for rot, give more drainage | ||||
| Yellow & green speckled pattern on leaves | Infected with virus | Pull infected plants to prevent spread |