I have these plants that have been refusing to grow over several months. Randomly a new leaf pops up and then nothing. Any advice? I try to water them regularly, they recieve good light (no direct) and I've changed the soil every 6 months (I'm about to change it again, but I want to hear any recommendation of what else can I do to help them grow).
I added some close up pictures of "weird" little spots that I see in my plants, maybe those are signs of something I don't understand.
by PuzzledSearch2277
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How fast do you think they should grow being indoors? Your soil might not be bad in 6 months and you are probably just stressing your plant. Try fertilizing them regularly according to each plant specific requirements. Unless you’re providing them optimal conditions for outdoor growth inside your house, not all plants grow fast. Give your plant a chance to root, they may be growing underneath the soil to create roots and you just don’t know it.
If you live somewhere where it’s currently winter, that could be the reason why you are not seeing much growth – houseplants often go dormant in winter, and are much more active in the summer months when it is warmer.
Changing the soil every 6 months is not necessary and may be causing additional stress on your plants. This is only necessary for plants that haven’t been repotted for 2+ years, where the compost is degraded or compacted.
The little brown spots on your 4th photo look like Scale bugs to me – they are a type of sap-sucking pest that look like little brown scabs, you can use pesticides to deal with them.
If you have fungus gnats, they slow/stop growth buy eating roots
I don’t know how much light your plants get or the temperature of their space, but perhaps add a plant light and use a fertilizer. Also, my plants grow well when the temperature is 70F/21C or above. Don’t repot unless necessary.
The little spots in that fourth picture could maybe be scale. I had them on a spider plant and by the time I saw them and figured out what they were, it was too late to save the plant. Lots of nooks to hide on a spider plant