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Hi everyone
Welcome to this edition of your Gardening Weekly, today's edition is entitled:
Leaf Scorch
QUOTE: Gardening is the art that uses flowers and plants as paint, and the soil and sky as canvas
- Elizabeth Murray
When you notice yellowing or browning on the leaves of your plants then it's quite possible you have leaf scorch.
It generally begins on the edges or the tips of the leaves and eventually will cover the whole of the leaf.
Sometimes the leaves will fall off.
It is usually caused by winds and particularly those winds that are hot and dry. It will also happen with salt laden winds that can occur if you are living close to the sea.
Often you will only notice this condition on one side of the plant and that will be the side that is exposed most to the winds.
Creating shelter will help to reduce the damage that the wind will cause.
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Another reason why you might get leaf scorch will be through the application of excessive amounts of fertilizer.
There is no treatment for the leaves that have already been damaged other than to remove them from the plant and try to solve the problem before the rest of the plant suffers.
Other than providing a windbreak, you should ensure that the plant gets sufficient water, particularly in the dry season and always follow the instructions on the fertilizer packets to ensure you aren't giving your plants too much fertilizer.
You might also need to consider moving the plant to a better position that is less exposed.
Yellow or golden leaved plants are usually more susceptible to leaf scorch than other plants and you might find that the plant you have chosen, that is suffering from leaf scorch, might not be suitable for the climate you are trying to grow it in.
If this is so, then the only alternative will be to replace that plant with something that is a little hardier. If you live on a coastal property you need to consider the affect that the salt wind will have on plants and chose accordingly.
Website Of Interest. Check out the following:
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Thanks,
Annie
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PS May I take this opportunity to wish you, your family and friends all a very Happy and Peaceful Christmas and a New Year full of everything you wish for! I look forward to speaking to you again then. I am taking a break for the holidays.
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Hi everyone
Welcome to this edition of your Gardening Weekly, today's edition is entitled:
Nutrient Deficiency
QUOTE: On every stem, on every leaf … and at the root of everything that grew, was a professional specialist in the shape of grub, caterpillar, aphis, or other expert, whose business it was to devour that particular part
- Oliver Wendell Holmes
There are many different symptoms that can show where there has been a nutrient deficiency in a plant. Because all plants respond differently to a lack of nutrients it is not always easy to determine whether it is a deficiency or something else that is causing the changes to the plant.
Where you see abnormal leaf coloring, where the leaf has turned a pale yellow or changed to a paler color than normal, and the veins of the leaf are green, then this can be a sign of nutrient deficiency.
If the leaves are smaller than normal, or any part of the plant is showing signs of stunted growth, then this is a sure sign of a nutrient deficiency.
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There are other signs such as brown blotches on the leaves, but this can also be leaf scorch so you need to consider the conditions that the plant is growing in to help analyze blotchy leaves.
If the leaves are showing tones of blue or purple that can be another sign to look out for.
To assist the plant, you should apply a soluble fertilizer, as this will have the fastest effect on its possible recovery.
You will need to check the pH of the soil to see that it is correct and take the appropriate action to remedy the situation if it is out of balance. The nutrients might be in the soil but without the correct pH balance the plant won't be able to make use of them. Testing can be done with a simple and inexpensive test kit that you can buy from garden stores.
Make sure that the plants you are growing are compatible with the soil that you are growing them in and adjust the type of soil accordingly if you don't want to replace them with plants that can flourish in those conditions.
Website Of Interest. Check out the following:
http://blog.mygardeninghome.com/soil.html
Thanks,
Annie
http://blog.mygardeninghome.com
