tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170863073757416013.post8745033629368981301..comments2023-09-07T11:31:48.031-04:00Comments on All Andrew's Plants: Peperomia obtusifolia problemAndrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16347983770474369842noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170863073757416013.post-37728867544581151272010-03-02T23:27:13.007-05:002010-03-02T23:27:13.007-05:00Sounds good, thanks.Sounds good, thanks.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16347983770474369842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170863073757416013.post-81854622062514062112010-03-02T23:16:11.259-05:002010-03-02T23:16:11.259-05:00Just a regular potting mix is all I use. It maybe ...Just a regular potting mix is all I use. It maybe wouldn't hurt to cut it with a little bit of aquatic "soil" (small but semi-coarse clay granules) or perlite or something, but I don't do anything special. Whatever all-purpose soil you've got that drains fairly quickly. <br /><br />I'd advise against something with high peat moss content for succulent <i>Peperomia</i>s, but I advise against something with high peat moss content for everything.mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170863073757416013.post-68536888466701757942010-03-01T22:05:43.829-05:002010-03-01T22:05:43.829-05:00Edema, which I'd never heard of before, looks ...Edema, which I'd never heard of before, looks and sounds extremely likely. The site you linked to mentioned that succulents can be prone, as well as Violets, where we've also seen this (<a href="http://www.ipm.iastate.edu/ipm/hortnews/2006/4-12/edema.html" rel="nofollow">another site</a> also mentions Jade plants and Violets). <a href="http://trecclinic.blogspot.com/2009/11/disease-of-month-physiological.html" rel="nofollow">A third site</a> mentions that Peperomia may be particularly susceptible to developing this. It's worth noting as well that new growth does not have these markings, they only develop on older leaves. I'll do a lot more reading on this but I suspect (and really, hope) this is it.<br /><br />I'd been worried that the general "looking like crap" issue was caused by whatever this was on the leaves but now I suspect that it's the conditions that have lead to the Edema are also the cause of the plant looking like crap. The soil looks pretty awful and very heavy, probably hasn't been repotted in a while and probably does not drain fast enough or well enough to keep this plant happy.<br /><br />What soil should I use when repotting?Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16347983770474369842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170863073757416013.post-86711581066000034552010-03-01T21:11:54.816-05:002010-03-01T21:11:54.816-05:00Can't really answer either question, though my...Can't really answer either question, though my best guess for the former would be <a href="http://www.ehow.com/how_4392524_diagnose-edema-plants.html" rel="nofollow">edema</a>. <br /><br />Could you be more specific on the looking-like-crap issue? How long have you had it, how long has it looked like crap, in what ways does it look like crap, etc.mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.com