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Potential problem!! Help please!!

11 years ago

Hello all,

I live in Toronto On. And I'm growing cactus and succulents. My succulents have all developed these weird bumps... I've seen it before and they went away. I did let them dry out a little more then usual so they are thirsty, could that be why?


The above picture I know one of the leaves has sun damage.


And maybe identification of my plants if anyone knows!


Thanks again for the help!

Comments (11)

  • 11 years ago
    last modified: 11 years ago

    More photos to help

  • 11 years ago

    If it is scale, it should be taken care off. Use q-tip or cotton ball (or even tissue) moistened in rubbing alcohol and see if they come off. If scale, it would rub off quite easily, you shouldn't rub too hard.
    If they don't, it is something else.


    Czarina thanked rina_Ontario,Canada 5a
  • 11 years ago

    I have tried rubbing them off but not with rubbing alcohol. I will try that today. Thanks Rina


    Hoovb thanks for the help and with the identification. When you said the green one, were you talking the bright green one ( pic three in my first comment) or the more dull green one...

    Thanks again

    -Czarina

  • 11 years ago

    Scale would be very conspicuous brown-colored bumps. If these are bumps in the leaves but there's no discoloration then you might be overthinking it. Plants aren't perfect and even under the best conditions they'll have imperfections.

    Czarina thanked andy_e
  • 11 years ago

    Andy_e I honestly think that's what's happening, because these are my first batch of succulents ever. So it is possible I could be over thinking it. I'll give it a few days if it gets worse then there's a problem...

    Thanks!


  • 11 years ago

    Czarina
    Andy is referring to pic #3 in first post, the dark green plant. It should have very tiny hair along edges of leaves.
    I can't see much of the soil they are in, make sure it doesn't stay too wet for too long. Succulents don't like sitting in wet soil.
    Are they indoors or out? To get best color, they need good sunlight. G. Fred Ives is very easy to grow plant, just about all leaves will root and grow new plantlets, and even trunk would sprout babies especially if it is beheaded. But if in not enough light, it will get very leggy.

    Rina

    Czarina thanked rina_Ontario,Canada 5a
  • 11 years ago


    Rina, All of my plants are in ProMix cactus mix, I have also added perlite to make it more airy. All of my plants are currently out doors getting amazing sun, my backyard is a north facing backyard, but there is one part that always gets sun. Once summer is done I will be bringing th indoors under a grow lights.

    The G. Fred Ives doesn't look leggy, but the dark green one with the little hairs at the tips of the leaves is pretty leggy. Not sure what to do about that one...

    Sorry, my phone wouldn't post it ride side up.

    Will this guy grow new rosettes if I behead it?

    Thanks,

    Czarina

  • 11 years ago

    Is that same plant as #3 in first post?

    Itlooks different to me...we need Rosemarie to look at it!

    Rina


    Czarina thanked rina_Ontario,Canada 5a
  • 11 years ago

    Haha yah that's the exact same plant as picture three.

    Hopefully Rosemarie will know what it is. I've been unable to find an identification for this plant.

  • 11 years ago

    Could it possibly be red spider mites? I found one on the leggy green plant... (Picture 3 from original post)