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IMAGE   QUESTION: I've bought this lovely Jasmine plant, but after moving it indoors due to bad weather conditions and a coming of winter, jasmine started to decline badly. Stems got affected by reddish/dark brown circles that are spreading quickly, most of the leaves on the plant had dried and fell off. Lately, even new and young leaves are curling and wilting, some of them are drying from the tips to the inside. Young leaves are loosing their light green color. I checked the roots and they seemed to be fine, I don't know what's going on, I don't know how to help it.
Thank you for your answer.

ANSWER: Dear Nicole, Your jasmine seems to be suffering from a form of Botrytis, which is a fungus disease brought on by cold and wet conditions.  To help with this condition, you need an antifungal product.   I don't know what is available in your country, but NEEM oil is a good ingredient to look for.  The bigger problem is that jasmine is going to prefer a much warmer climate, so you should grow it indoors.  I looked up Slovakia, and you are located at around 45 degrees N. and that is a very cold region for most of the year.  You should bring it indoors and give it bright light, perhaps near an east window, for at least 4-6 hours a day.  Hopefully the plant will recover, but if it doesn't, I would suggest getting another and keeping it indoors.  Good luck, and let me know if you need more help.  Melissa

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QUESTION: Thank you very much! You're the only one who was able to help me. I've been thinking about some fungus disease lately myself. I'm aware of neem oil, there will be no problem getting it. But what I still don't understand is how did it happen. Here in Slovakia is a pretty cold winter right now, so I'm keeping it indoors (apart from summer, when we get about 30 degrees everyday) and it's located near the east window, so it got plenty of light and a room temperature. But now I finally know what's happening with it so I can help it. Thank you again!!

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Dear Nicole,  You are very welcome.  Diseases like this are actually pretty common.  Even though you had it inside during the cold weather, sometimes plants can still become affected because of extra condensation inside the windows when it is very cold.  Plus because it is winter and the days are shorter, the plants go into a more dormant stage, so diseases that they would probably recover from during the warm growing months can be more serious when the disease is growing, but the plant is not.  Please feel free to ask me any questions.  I looked Slovakia up on the atlas so I would understand your climate better before answering.  Good luck, Melissa