Help! What’s the cause of this on my calathea setosa?
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Dear all,
I’m new to this wonderful forum, and a totally new gardener!
I’m new to this wonderful forum, and a totally new gardener!
I was wondering if anyone can let me know what’s wrong with my calathea, and I’d also appreciate any advice on what I should do to keep it happy and well!
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It is currently sitting on a rack by the toilet and window, which gets some afternoon sun. I water it once a day, misting about once or twice a day too. It keeps putting out new leaves - one every 3-5 days, so it doesn’t seem to be that unhealthy but I have a few issues I hope the hive mind can help me solve!
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Problem 1: pinhole like spots on the surface of the leaf.
The back of the leaf. The pinholes also seem to ooze a bit of liquid? I see no creepy crawlies though…
Problem 2: brown spots on leaves that don’t go away. Not every leaf develops this, but out of the 20 or so leaves, maybe 4-5 of them have it. Any idea what they may cause this?
Problem 2: brown spots on leaves that don’t go away. Not every leaf develops this, but out of the 20 or so leaves, maybe 4-5 of them have it. Any idea what they may cause this?
Very grateful to hear from anyone with experience! 
cheers
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many thanks for your reply - I just looked closely at the leaves under magnification. However, it doesn’t seem like there is anything on them - the underside of the leaves in picture 1 actually seems to show “holes” with light passing through them instead of little mites that move around. I disturbed the leaves and the spots remain in the same position(Ie. They don’t run around), so perhaps they don’t seem to be spider mites?
cheers