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Do i have power mildew on my ceph?

I saw a bunch on some of my older leaves and i scrapped some off with a pair of tweezers from the leaf.

You can see there's some starting on the biggest leaf. Uhhh they weren't here a few days ago.

I did some research and realized this could very much be PM.

Any quick and easy fix to this? or product I can buy at the local nursery?

Thanks guys! I'm so sad..... it started growing and now this .... :(

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I may just be practically blind, but I don't see anything there. :suspect:

If mildew is a concern, then getting rid of all of the dead foliage around the plant will help prevent future outbreaks. Any current mildew could be wiped off the leaves.
 
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here's a better picture.
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and here's my set up. the window is almost open all the time. The cephalotus is outside and right next to the terrarium. the soil is kept moist.

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Yes. Looks like powdery mildew. Common of there is a lot of humidity and no airflow. If you have sulfur use it. It works best. If not get a q- tip and alcohol. Increasing the air flow will put a stop to it.
 
Yes. Looks like powdery mildew. Common of there is a lot of humidity and no airflow. If you have sulfur use it. It works best. If not get a q- tip and alcohol. Increasing the air flow will put a stop to it.

+1 Also looks like mildew for me. Good early catch BTW!
 
I don't see any new mildews on other leafs. So I am assuming I've successfully stopped it from spreading.

Though, the leafs look pretty efed up.

Should I trim away the leafs that were infected? thanks!!

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No. Leafs tend to look like that, infected or not. The less poking and proding you do to the plant the happier it will be.
 
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