Leaves turning brown and dying

garo

Member

• May 11, 2012

• #1

As you can see, some of the leaves on this plant are turning brown and shrivelling up/drooping.
Anyone know what this could be?
I've used nutrients on it once (less than the label recommended) and I originally thought it was a nutrient overdose, because it had only happened to the one plant I had used it with.

However one of my other plants seems to be showing the same symptoms on one of its leaves and I'm really at a loss for what to do..

 

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mikmike

Well-Known Member

• May 11, 2012

• #2

how old is the plant? what kind of light? how often do you water her? when did u last give her nuts and what brand and how much? what kind of soil is it, brand as well?

 

garo

Member

• May 11, 2012

• #3

About a month and a half old,
sunlight,
water when the top soil seems dry about an inch down,
gave it a tiny bit of miracle grow 6-5-5 plant food about a week ago, diluted way more than the label said just in case,
the soil is just usual compost from the local garden store I guess, not quite sure of the brand but it wasn't anything more than normal compost.

I'm a bit worried because the lowest leaf on a different plant is showing the same symptoms as of today,
The browning on the plant in the pictures started yesterday.

 

missnu

Well-Known Member

• May 11, 2012

• #4

Well it really looks like nuteburn...you aren't supposed to plant plant's straight into compost...you are supposed to mix it with soil and then plant the plants in it, or add a layer of compost to the bottom of each pot...

 

garo

Member

• May 11, 2012

• #5

If that's the case how come they've been fine with the soil they're in for over a month and this has only become apparent recently and on only two of them? I think the compost might have been pre-mixed with soil anyway, because it's basically planting soil..

I originally thought it was nute burn, but one of the plants showing symptoms hasn't even been nuted at all..

 

jofey

Active Member

• May 11, 2012

• #6

Looks like too much watering in my opinion ... and heat , to much of something m8 ...good luk

 

mikmike

Well-Known Member

• May 11, 2012

• #7

It looks like your ph might be WAY off, i would get a soil tester and check it out and let us know. No more nuts and i would say flush her. But i would get a tester to see the ph because my bet is that si the problem that and nut burn

 

garo

Member

• May 11, 2012

• #8

I was using usual tap water so that would make sense,
should I leave the water to sit for a while to let the chlorine evaporate? I only learned this recently so yeah...

If chlorine is affecting the pH what should I do to change it?

 

mikmike

Well-Known Member

• May 11, 2012

• #9

Get a soil tester, and yes let the water sit out for 24 hours u want the soil ph to be 6.5. i have seen tap water ph of 7.8 ( It happened to me )