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matt1208
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Yellowing leaves help
#23778965 - 10/28/16 12:43 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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Got a few plants with yellow leaves, seems only the new growth is coming in yellow on a few plants; small strawberry, tomato plants and an oregano, although I have some chillies that look to be starting to get yellow growth, along with some other herbs, I'm suspecting a nitrogen deficiency along with potentially poor soil, just looking for opinions/confirmations on the yellowing and possible solutions
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Re: Yellowing leaves help [Re: matt1208]
#23778981 - 10/28/16 12:59 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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How often do you water? Maybe your leeching all the nutrients from thw soil.
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matt1208
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Tomatoes probably one every 2-3 days herbs when the soil is pretty much dry, I water with a light Charlie carp fertiliser once a week and today just before this post I put a little blood and bone around the plants and watered it in pretty well
Chillies I only put in a couple weeks ago and they're starting to go yellow, I'm thinking the soil quality is very poor, short of replacing it which can be a bit costly where I am I'd rather buy some fertilisers to try and correct the problem
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Re: Yellowing leaves help [Re: matt1208]
#23779239 - 10/28/16 05:15 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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N deficiency starts with the lower leaves, not upper.
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Re: Yellowing leaves help [Re: El Torcho]
#23779253 - 10/28/16 05:24 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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Yellowing on new growth from the stem outwards could be signs of an iron deficiency.
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matt1208
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Re: Yellowing leaves help [Re: El Torcho]
#23779254 - 10/28/16 05:25 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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Had no idea, maybe an iron deficiency then ?
EDIT; beat me too it mostly_harmless
I'll go down and grab some iron from a local nursery tomorrow and see if that corrects the problem, thanks for the help and quick responses appreciate the help
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Edited by matt1208 (10/28/16 05:28 AM)
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Re: Yellowing leaves help [Re: matt1208]
#23779281 - 10/28/16 05:50 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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Blood meal has plenty of iron.
Looks like shity soil and probably too much moisture. Tomatoes almost look like early signs of blight. Same with strawberries.
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Re: Yellowing leaves help [Re: El Torcho]
#23779335 - 10/28/16 06:18 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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What are your temperatures day/night?
I also see that the Tomato plant has dropped all it's blooms.
That could be caused by too little,or too much nitrogen in the soil,too much water,or too high,or too low temperatures,among other things.
Blight could be gearing up too,as The Torch stated.
I also see some moderate insect damage,look for a Tomato Horn Worm,or any other worm or insect hidden in the foliage
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Temp has been fluctuating lately with rain and all but night is anywhere from 10c - 18c and the days have been as high as 30c
I've been getting a few small green caterpillars I've been killing when I come across them, from the white moth I presume
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