Questions tagged [deficiency]
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Is there anything else besides lack of sunlight or excess nitrogen could cause a plant to become leggy?
I've recently been convinced that my potting soil which contains a lot of homemade compost (made primarily from leaves and fruit waste as the greens) is generally lacking fertiliser. My strawberries, ...
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Does compost made with fruit waste as 'greens' provide enough nitrogen to my plants?
I've made a load of compost which has now fully matured and mixed it with a fair amount of leaf mold and soft sand (I believe sand that is encapsulated in clay). And with this combo made a potting mix ...
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Inter-veinal chlorosis in AllMix and CootMix potting soil
The soil
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BioBizz AllMix with some additional Perlite. Around 50% as a total. AllMix is originally 30% perlite with mostly peat moss and some organic matter.
The containers were 2 gallon ...
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Mamey seedling showing deficiencies that I couldn't fix
I already lost one seedling in the same manner, leaves get yellow spots then the edges shrivel and the whole leaf dies and falls.
My soil test shows issues with micros obviously, I get very bright sun ...
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What is wrong with my lilac? Strange leaf pattern
would someone be able to help me figure out what's wrong with my lilac?
I see leaves that are very bright yellow in between the veins, however they are in clusters not all over the plant. I can also ...
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Container lime tree has discolored new growth
I have a semi-dwarf Bearss lime tree in a container. It seems vigorous and started flowering and producing fruit only a few months after I bought it.
It is producing new growth well, but I have ...
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How to deal with nutrients reacting with each other
I did a soil test and as expected my sandy soil came back low in almost everything but calcium with 8.4 pH and very low organic matter.
I'm not worried about micronutrients as I could probably foliar ...
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Can Magnesium sulfate be mixed with NPK
Does magnesium compete with Potassium?
I see several fertilizers that have Potassium and Magnesium at the same time, so I'm wondering if I could safely mix magnesium sulfate with an NPK fertilizer.
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Cherry nutrient deficiency from leaf
Is it possible to make guesses based on this photo about deficiencies that might be affecting this cherry tree please.
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Cabbage, Eggplant, and Cauliflower with white-ish dry spots
I've got eggplant, cabbage and cauliflower seedlings growing inside in peat moss with some all-around fertilizer (24-8-6). However, the edges of their leaves are drying and curling up, and some of ...
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Hydroponic Chilli plant deficiency
I've been experimenting with hydroponics chili but no success. Here are some pics.
There is no infection or bugs for sure but seems like deficiency of nutrition. Flowers grow but rot very easily and ...
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Elephant garlic Allium ampeloprasum struggling, difficiencies?
I noticed that these Allium ampeloprasum started a couple months ago, are struggling and showing some deficiencies that I can't pinpoint.
My soil is sandy and poor, with pH slightly over 8. I gave it ...
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Indoor lemon/lime - wilt leaves which yellow and drop
After they had been outside throughout the summer, I brought my citruses inside.
I've been having them for a couple of years and this is the first time I observe so much leaves being dropped. On the ...