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- Thread starter rds040800
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Any chance it got hit with a herbicide?
Magnesium deficiency, 10000% sure. Had one of my plants do that this year, I had given it some epsom salt a few days before but the damage was done, a few days later it started dropping leaves like crazy.
Give it some Epsom salt in the soil AND the leaves, and I'd give it some calcium (since your leaves are crinkled and bumpy) and hit it up with some balanced fertilizer. And then DO NOT water it AT ALL untill the soil is bone dry!
Ohh and by the way my plant is bouncing back great now, leaves are darkening and new growth popping up.
Anytime you see new growth getting that yellow, mutated or misformed new growth or yellowing/dropping of older bottom leaves, this is a sure sign of a nutrient deficiency.
Give it some Epsom salt in the soil AND the leaves, and I'd give it some calcium (since your leaves are crinkled and bumpy) and hit it up with some balanced fertilizer. And then DO NOT water it AT ALL untill the soil is bone dry!
Ohh and by the way my plant is bouncing back great now, leaves are darkening and new growth popping up.
Anytime you see new growth getting that yellow, mutated or misformed new growth or yellowing/dropping of older bottom leaves, this is a sure sign of a nutrient deficiency.
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Unless it was unknown to me, no they haven't been. And There are two other of the same plants right by them with no problems.
Whats the best source of calcium for them, as I know I have a few other plants that need it. They were just fertilized a few days ago with the same thing other plants are thriving from.
Unless it was unknown to me, no they haven't been. And There are two other of the same plants right by them with no problems.
Whats the best source of calcium for them, as I know I have a few other plants that need it. They were just fertilized a few days ago with the same thing other plants are thriving from.
rds040800 said:
Ground eggshells releases calcium very slowly, I use Dolomite Lime which is Calcium Magnesium carbonate (CaMg), and it's somewhat neutral in pH so it can raise the soil pH, but I have given it to many of my plants and the pH didnt change much.
I got mine at Wal-mart and it's in a pelletized form which disolves into water very easily making it a pretty quick source of calcium and magnesium, that and it's dirt cheap (10lbs bag for US $4).
If you are going the Dolomite way, skip the epsom salt in the soil and only spray on the leaves (1 Tablespoon per gallon of water), dont spray the lime on the leaves though!
It should take a few days, but you will start to see the leaves taking on a darker green appearence, and some older leaves may still drop, so dont feed them again thinking it's not working.