What is your plant telling you?

Pick a symptom below to find the likely cause and the fix. No guesswork, just clear practical steps.

Dry brown edges and tips creeping inward. Indoor air is the usual suspect.

Wilting, soft leaves that have lost their spring. Usually thirsty, occasionally the opposite.

Tiny black flies around the soil. Annoying, mostly harmless, and entirely fixable.

Long bare stems with leaves only at the tips. Your plant is walking toward the window.

Soft dark stems and a sour smell from the soil. This one is urgent: act the same day.

Leaves turning yellow, oldest first or all over at once. Work through water, then light, then food.