Pseudomonas cichorii: Avoid overhead watering. Centers of the spots fall out under wet conditions. Be sure to keep the leaves out of the water. I'm wondering if eventually they leaves will get weak. What would cause this? The leave look fine. Now it is getting brown dead spots on some leaves and I don’t know why. These can cause brown leaf tips in Pothos. Usually if the problem is over-watering the entire plant will turn yellowish - if the problem No matter how diligent you are, the day will come when those tiny brown circles appear on the leaves of your plant so it’s important to know how to treat leaf spot fungus. Pythium Root Rot: Cuttings have poor root systems and yellow leaves. However, if it's anything like mine, you'll get new growth stems from the node at this location! I noticed brown spots on two of the leaves before I repotted the plant in September and thought it was due to the plant being too close to the window so I didn't really think it was a problem. Pothos like to have their soil dry out completely between waterings. Brown spots on leaves and stems of Pothos "marble Green My marble pothos has brown spots on the leaves and stems. Pothos houseplant leaves turn yellow and brown and dry for a variety of reasons: when grown in too little light, an irregular watering pattern, or the plant is sitting in water and may be the beginning of root rot. We have a quick answer to this question. The spots are usually in the center of the leaf with some of them at the edges. If left continually in damp soil, the roots will rot. Mealybugs, aphids, thrips, and scale are the other common culprits. All these bugs feed by sucking the sap from the leaves and stems of your houseplants, damaging a small area around where they feed, causing brown or yellow spots … Sometimes, people even do underwatering and Overfertilization. Black spots on the leaves and the sudden collapse of the plant indicate the soil has been kept too wet. My pothos was moved from a screened in patio to indoors last November to protect it through winter. For houseplants, isolate the pot immediately to prevent the fungus from spreading. Blight is the all-purpose name for a number of fungi in the soil that affects plants in this way. As your Pothos starts to trail, you’ll notice small brown bumps on the stems. We have white lights above the cabinets to give us more light in the kitchen. My Pothos plants recently at the stems are spitting and turning brown. Those are the emerging roots. Watching plants slowly wilt and die after their stems turn black leads to frustration and anger. The brown on the leaves is where each stem came from. Bella Blue Bell, Apr 3, 2013 #1. Here’s what to do: remove enough bottom leaves off the stems so you can get them in water. As for the brown stem, it looks like a cutting was taken at this location and the stem has stopped growing. I have a couple if Pothos plants above my kitchen cabinets. Discard infected plants. As soon as you see plant leaf spots, treatment begins. Easy to get and hard to eradicate, blight can quickly ruin one plant or a whole garden full. Leaves of established plants yellow and die. So totally healthy!! Other sap-sucking pests can cause brown spots on houseplant leaves. Bacterial Leaf Spot: Water-soaked spots with yellow halos spread rapidly on leaves. It's a really thin cocoon and is expected to get brown and crispy. Let the plant tell you when to water—when it starts to droop, it needs a good drink. What can I do? moderator's note: added a more descriptive title to topic . You can see me pointing at the nodes in the video in case you don’t know what they are. How to Treat Leaf Spot Fungus. Hi Everyone, I have a pothos that started as cuttings in a vase and eventually rooted over about 5 months. It has been growing very consistently and didn’t seem affected by the change at first. 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