Plant health guides

Clear, researched guides to plant diseases, pests and treatments, checked against university and extension sources. From the team behind the CureMyPlants diagnosis app.

White powdery mildew coating the leaves of a rose plant

Roses · Disease

White Powder on Rose Leaves: Rose Powdery Mildew

How to spot it, the active ingredients that clear it, and the habits that keep it from coming back.

7 min read

Tomato leaves showing the brown blotches and blight of a diseased tomato plant

Tomato · Disease

Tomato Blight: Early Blight vs Late Blight

The two blights need different cures. How to tell them apart, and the active ingredients that actually work on each.

11 min read

A monstera plant with yellowing, drooping leaves showing signs of root rot

Monstera · Disease

Monstera Root Rot: Identify, Treat and Prevent It

Drooping despite moist soil and soft brown roots are the signs. The step by step rescue, and how to stop it coming back.

10 min read

A rose plant covered in aphids on the buds and new growth

Roses · Pest

Aphids on Roses: Spot, Treat and Prevent Them

The sticky leaves and curling buds, the mild to severe treatment ladder, and how to keep them from coming back.

12 min read

A fiddle leaf fig with brown necrotic leaf spots ringed in yellow, the sign of anthracnose

Fiddle leaf fig · Disease

Brown Spots on a Fiddle Leaf Fig: Anthracnose

The brown spots with yellow halos, the mild to severe treatment ladder from biofungicide to copper, and how to keep them from coming back.

11 min read

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We are writing researched guides for the diseases and pests the app diagnoses, one plant and problem at a time.