leaves are wilting and have black spots, water whenever it’s dry about an inch, outdoor gets about full sun, it’s in miracle grow soil but it’s been in this soil for 4 months by Tough_You_5959 Plant ClinicWhat's wrong with my plant? 9 Comments Nettie_Ag-47 3 months ago Too much sun? My mint paled, shriveled, died, and came back with a week. Give it more water. It will come back. You can’t kill mint. deidraitken 3 months ago More sunlight and looks pretty dry too. Fermifighter 3 months ago That looks like pretty clear thrips damage to me. Silvery leaves with black dots is classic thrips. cowboy_bookseller 3 months ago Looks to me like pest damage or sooty mold. Kyrie_Blue 3 months ago Thrips. Those black speckles on the lower leaves are their frass. They notoriously love members of the mint family, namely basil. dmontease 3 months ago I found miracle grow soil to be v hydrophobic. Mint should survive an apocalypse. A cactus soil mixed in would help. BabyRuth55 3 months ago I was gonna say check the underside of leaves for spider mites, but those folks saying thrips seem to speak with more authority. TMB8616 3 months ago My mint always always ends up looking like this near the end of the season. shawshank1969 3 months ago It’s also been over 100 degrees for weeks so that is not helping.
Nettie_Ag-47 3 months ago Too much sun? My mint paled, shriveled, died, and came back with a week. Give it more water. It will come back. You can’t kill mint.
Fermifighter 3 months ago That looks like pretty clear thrips damage to me. Silvery leaves with black dots is classic thrips.
Kyrie_Blue 3 months ago Thrips. Those black speckles on the lower leaves are their frass. They notoriously love members of the mint family, namely basil.
dmontease 3 months ago I found miracle grow soil to be v hydrophobic. Mint should survive an apocalypse. A cactus soil mixed in would help.
BabyRuth55 3 months ago I was gonna say check the underside of leaves for spider mites, but those folks saying thrips seem to speak with more authority.
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Too much sun? My mint paled, shriveled, died, and came back with a week. Give it more water. It will come back. You can’t kill mint.
More sunlight and looks pretty dry too.
That looks like pretty clear thrips damage to me. Silvery leaves with black dots is classic thrips.
Looks to me like pest damage or sooty mold.
Thrips. Those black speckles on the lower leaves are their frass. They notoriously love members of the mint family, namely basil.
I found miracle grow soil to be v hydrophobic. Mint should survive an apocalypse. A cactus soil mixed in would help.
I was gonna say check the underside of leaves for spider mites, but those folks saying thrips seem to speak with more authority.
My mint always always ends up looking like this near the end of the season.
It’s also been over 100 degrees for weeks so that is not helping.