this mother-in-laws-tongue plant is soft and becoming discoloured in the leaves. its not happy inside or outside and its not root bound.
any ideas?

Personal opinion – get rid of it ;) I can’t stand them LOL. Maybe its because my MIL tried to fill my garden with the things. Maybe its because growing up in Darwin they were a weed you just couldn’t get rid of. I have them pop up all over my yard here in Brisbane and I just rip them out.

Sorry, no constructive advice.

too wet? Frost bitten?

I reckon it looks too shaded, they like maximum sun, and i’d give it a spray for mites or scale , spring is the time to fert succulents and a little extra water.

Happy Potter said:

I reckon it looks too shaded, they like maximum sun, and i’d give it a spray for mites or scale , spring is the time to fert succulents and a little extra water.

thanks – i’ll pass the info onto ms pepe. sounds like they are tropical – that means the cold weather is prime suspect

pepe said:

this mother-in-laws-tongue plant is soft and becoming discoloured in the leaves. its not happy inside or outside and its not root bound.
any ideas?

Afternoon. Quick in and out.

Tell me your secret pepe! …………. mother-in-law’s tongues are virtually IMPOSSIBLE to kill here. Mongrel things that they are…mutter, mutter, pout, pout.

Crinkle said:

pepe said:

this mother-in-laws-tongue plant is soft and becoming discoloured in the leaves. its not happy inside or outside and its not root bound.
any ideas?

Afternoon. Quick in and out.

Tell me your secret pepe! …………. mother-in-law’s tongues are virtually IMPOSSIBLE to kill here. Mongrel things that they are…mutter, mutter, pout, pout.

Phew, someone else who agrees with me :-) Thought I might be a lone voice of discent (descent?).

Tell me your secret pepe! …………. mother-in-law’s tongues are virtually IMPOSSIBLE to kill here. Mongrel things that they are…mutter, mutter, pout, pout.
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chuckle – bring them down south and put them inside. it did look a beautiful plant for a year.
pity about their obvious pest status further north.

I like them in pots, would never plant in the ground. They can be very useful as accent plants and they are so hard to kill.

Pepe, I would go with the frost-bite, or frozen somehow. Then they’ve thawed and gone soft. You might have to bring them indoors during winter.

They cost the EARTH here in the West. The last time I looked, the local nursery was charging $18 for a potted plant with four leaves.

pepperspray said:

They cost the EARTH here in the West. The last time I looked, the local nursery was charging $18 for a potted plant with four leaves.

No wonder my MIL thought she was doing us a favour by trying to fill our garden with the stuff.

pepperspray said:

They cost the EARTH here in the West. The last time I looked, the local nursery was charging $18 for a potted plant with four leaves.

you’ve confused me now !
i thought froglover came from townsville – have you moved? – sorry for the dumb question.

pepe said:

pepperspray said:

They cost the EARTH here in the West. The last time I looked, the local nursery was charging $18 for a potted plant with four leaves.

you’ve confused me now !
i thought froglover came from townsville – have you moved? – sorry for the dumb question.

Froglover’s from Bowral.

Bubba Louie said:

pepe said:

pepperspray said:

They cost the EARTH here in the West. The last time I looked, the local nursery was charging $18 for a potted plant with four leaves.

you’ve confused me now !
i thought froglover came from townsville – have you moved? – sorry for the dumb question.

Froglover’s from Bowral.

That’s the old froglover.

Bubba Louie said:

pepe said:

pepperspray said:

They cost the EARTH here in the West. The last time I looked, the local nursery was charging $18 for a potted plant with four leaves.

you’ve confused me now !
i thought froglover came from townsville – have you moved? – sorry for the dumb question.

Froglover’s from Bowral.

so WEST is west of sydney?

pepe said:

Bubba Louie said:

pepe said:

pepperspray said:

They cost the EARTH here in the West. The last time I looked, the local nursery was charging $18 for a potted plant with four leaves.

you’ve confused me now !
i thought froglover came from townsville – have you moved? – sorry for the dumb question.

Froglover’s from Bowral.

so WEST is west of sydney?

Pepper spray posted that. Are they froglover?

Bubba Louie said:

pepe said:

Bubba Louie said:

pepe said:

pepperspray said:

They cost the EARTH here in the West. The last time I looked, the local nursery was charging $18 for a potted plant with four leaves.

you’ve confused me now !
i thought froglover came from townsville – have you moved? – sorry for the dumb question.

Froglover’s from Bowral.

so WEST is west of sydney?

Pepper spray posted that. Are they froglover?

when she’s not rosabianca she’s pepperspray – i think? and i believe she might have once been froglover
oh i don’t know – eek -

pepe said:

Bubba Louie said:

pepe said:

Bubba Louie said:

pepe said:

pepperspray said:

They cost the EARTH here in the West. The last time I looked, the local nursery was charging $18 for a potted plant with four leaves.

you’ve confused me now !
i thought froglover came from townsville – have you moved? – sorry for the dumb question.

Froglover’s from Bowral.

so WEST is west of sydney?

Pepper spray posted that. Are they froglover?

when she’s not rosabianca she’s pepperspray – i think? and i believe she might have once been froglover
oh i don’t know – eek -

I thought Froglover is now Iron maiden.

I thought Froglover is now Iron maiden.
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well – trust you to remember things like that !!!
can someone delete my earlier (confusing) posts please.

pepe said:

I thought Froglover is now Iron maiden.
——————
well – trust you to remember things like that !!!
can someone delete my earlier (confusing) posts please.

so now to sort it out.
ironmaiden lives in the north qld. tropics – and pepperspray lives in bowral ?

pepe said:

pepe said:

I thought Froglover is now Iron maiden.
——————
well – trust you to remember things like that !!!
can someone delete my earlier (confusing) posts please.

so now to sort it out.
ironmaiden lives in the north qld. tropics – and pepperspray lives in bowral ?

Froglover from the old forum is/was Iron Maiden and she lives at Bowral. I don’t know who pepperspray is or where they live. LOL

Bubba Louie said:

pepe said:

pepe said:

I thought Froglover is now Iron maiden.
——————
well – trust you to remember things like that !!!
can someone delete my earlier (confusing) posts please.

so now to sort it out.
ironmaiden lives in the north qld. tropics – and pepperspray lives in bowral ?

Froglover from the old forum is/was Iron Maiden and she lives at Bowral. I don’t know who pepperspray is or where they live. LOL

I always thought Froglover/IronMaiden lived south of the border…NSW somewhere…but I don’t know if PepperSpray has ever said where she lives?

nice work in killing MIL tongue. Kudos.

nice work in killing MIL tongue. Kudos.

pain master said:

nice work in killing MIL tongue. Kudos.

very helpful i’m sure LOL.
i have chopped it in two, replanted both halves in new soil and placed them in the hothouse

pepe said:

Tell me your secret pepe! …………. mother-in-law’s tongues are virtually IMPOSSIBLE to kill here. Mongrel things that they are…mutter, mutter, pout, pout.
———
chuckle – bring them down south and put them inside. it did look a beautiful plant for a year.
pity about their obvious pest status further north.

Pepe’s rhubarb of the garden????

Pepe’s rhubarb of the garden????
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tomatoes, carrots and passionfruit as well.