Masher said:I'd re pot asap.
Higher temps of summer in those pots will just continue to add more stress to an already stressed out plants.
Hope they recover for ya.
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Thank you! Based on your advice, I repotted them today into 5 gallon buckets (with 13-14 holes drilled into the bottom of each). I opted for a miracle grow performance organics potting mix. I was shocked to see that 2 of the 3 plants were rootbound! Mind you I had just transplanted them from far smaller pots in March. They grew a lot! Hope they recover as well...
solid7 said:
The "normal" instructions are nearly worthless. Neem is an oil. Like most oils, it doesn't mix with water. So you have to emulsify it, so that it has half a chance of getting out of the sprayer in some sort of homogenous mixed form.
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For a 2 gallon sprayer - 2 Tbsp of Neem, 1 Tbsp liquid soap. (DO NOT use detergent - Dr Bronner's Peppermint is my go-to)
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In a separate container, mix the soap and Neem, and mix thoroughly, before adding to the sprayer of water. I like to run the water into the sprayer while I'm pouring in the emulsified mixture, so that it mixes easier. Either way, you give the sprayer a good shake when it's all in there, and you're off. As noted by others, only spray at night.
Thank you for this info!
solid7 said:Just noticed that you used a raised bed mix in a container, so I'm seconding the recommend to re-pot. Get a container mix in there, or make your own.
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That's at least part (if not all) of the problem.
Thank you - that is what I ended up doing. I used an organic potting mix and noticed that there was plenty of perlite, while there was NONE in the raised bed soil. I am sure that will make a big difference IF they survive all of this
