Hi friends,
I've been searching around Reddit trying to figure out what's going on with my catnip plant but I can't find a solid answer. I've had this catnip plant for about 2 years and she blooms flowers, but in the last 6 months she's developed some bleachy spots. There's no visible pests and the plantlives in a container indoors. Any idea what this is and how to treat it? Also, if it safe to atill dry these leaves and give them to my cat?
Thanks!
by DeepBeeps
5 Comments
Must’ve been the cat!
If thrips, you’d see them on the underside of the leaf, along with poo dots. This looks more like a cell death issue, caused maybe by a lack of potassium. I don’t know and cannot confirm without care info.
I’ve mostly been letting it do its thing. I water it when it gets droopy. I claimed it from my mum’s garden where it was growing out of control. I put in a bigger pot a few weeks ago with some pro mix, but the spots were an issue before I repotted. I figured it might be nutrient deficient because I wasn’t seeing any critters. It was pretty root bound in it the previous pot, but it was still growing well and producing flowers. It’s been in close proximity to all my other house plants and they are not affected.
This does look like thrips damage. Have you tried shaking the leaves over your hand or a piece of paper? Thrips are very small and sometimes it helps to find them that way.
Weird looking catnip lol I would say probably needs a certain mineral. But catnip thrives anywhere