oneirogenia

Would appreciate some suggestions/advice on this: My 4+ yr old iboga had to be moved to a new location, its still in its home - the ibogrow, a box we made with lights, reservoir/pump, heat, etc...it got stressed, was cold for a few nights cause a lamp burned out and it took me 2 weeks to get it rep;laced and started dropping leaves and getting yellow/pale, heat/light problem is now fixed, but then i noticed it was rootbound and transplanted it into a new pot, added new soil (but perhaps not enough course granite sand for drainage...), have been misting it everyday, temp is now good, humidity good but it is showing yellow dots on the leaves. it now has these spots on 2/3 of the leaves. its not mites, not fungus, i have noticed a few gnats lately (buggers!) but they've never caused this kind of damage before so I am inclined to think it might be one of the following issues: soil: i bought a new tropical plant soil - nothing special - can't remember nutrient content but will try to find the bag and post here water: it may not have enough drainage now cause i don't think i added enough new coarse granite sand burn: because the plant is now in a bigger pot it is now also taller and closer to the lights, i make sure not to mist it directly under the stronger light but could the water on the leaves under the fluorescent grow bulbs be burning and causing the spots? nutrients: haven't changed the nutrients at all but perhaps there is some deficiency? not sure what could cause yellow dots... i will post a pic soon, but in the meantime if it seems like anything obvious, please lemme know. thanks.

Hi Torsten, thx for the reply...Its taken me awhile to get the pics but here they are. It seems to be getting worse now... Fungus? Roots/callous tissue? I don't think its any kind of bug because it hasn't ever hatched into anything, though I could be wrong. Its had this issue for a year now but never this much. The white suspects seemed to dry up a little today while outside in the sun which makes me think its a fungus of sorts...??? As you can see, except for this the ibo looks happy, perhaps not as glossy leaved as I'd expected but very vigorous. Also I'm curious as to why the ibo is constantly flowering? Do they all do this at this age? Just keep flowering non-stop or could it have something to do with the nutrient and light levels? its been flowering for at least 3 months. Any help would be grand. Cheers.

Hi all, My 4 year old iboga, which has strongly persisted thru all kinds of problems including fungus gnats, drought and other things is now after one full year of a regulated indoor environment (in an "ibogrow" box, under fluorescent plant bulb, 50-70% humidity, 28-35 degrees C, a small fan, once a day automated watering and regular light fertilizer) is doing really well, growing substantially and almost constantly flowering (though no sign of seeds). It looks super healthy but has an issue that's been ongoing and seeming to get worse now - there are these tiny white things hanging from the underside of the leaves. Its always had this to some extent and I've tried to look it up to see if it is an infestation or something but it has been growing so well that I figured whatever it was couldn't be that bad. But I still wonder, especially now that it seems to be getting more prolific. The white suspects almost look like little larvae hanging down from the leaves, but to my knowledge it has never hatched into anything... I'm almost wondering if it might be dripping latex in small amounts that then solidifies and hangs from the underside of the plant? I will post a photo later tonight or tomorrow but until then, if anyone has any idea what this might be, or has had this on their plants too please let me know. Also, does anyone know if iboga's are self-fertile? I read that they were but I've been trying to help the pollination by using a tiny fine brush to spread the pollen around to other flowers and so far haven't had any luck. Any info would be great. Cheers from BC, Canada