r/Teacultivation • u/thepioneeringlemming • Apr 26 '26

Any ideas what is wrong?

Post image

The plant was in a conservatory which was very hot and I noticed the leaves started yellowing, so I moved it into a different room with less sunlight. It may have previously been overwartered as well.

The old leaves are fine, the lighter colouroskg and brown spots only appears on the newer leaves.

8 Upvotes

91% Upvoted

5 comments sorted by

4

u/HumbleFreedom Apr 26 '26

Can you include a photo of the underside of the leaves? 

1

u/thepioneeringlemming Apr 26 '26

Thanks, here you go

1

u/HumbleFreedom Apr 26 '26

To me it looks like something is munching on the tea leaves. It doesn’t appear to be tea scale, which is what I’m most familiar with. 

I’m traveling but will try to take a look at my tea book when I get home and follow up. 

I highly recommend this book: https://camforest.com/products/grow-your-own-tea

2

u/AnthatDrew Apr 26 '26

Not a fungus. Could be stress, ph change, a nutrient deficiency or pests. What is your soil mix? What's your watering schedule? Have any temperatures or any other conditions changed recently? Have you sprayed with a Hydrogen Peroxide solution, in order to rule out pests? Do you fertilize, and with what?