Hello Friends!
Today we will look into diagnosing and treating a common home gardeners problem � that is
the problem of BROWNISH DRY EDGES ON LEAVES OF PLANTS, the Top 5 Reasons causing this
and At the end of the video, a simple hack to solve this problem.
Coming up.
What Causes this Browning and Drying at the Edges On Leaves Of Plants
I am sure most of you might have encountered this problem on their favourite plants.
When a plant develops brown edges on leaves or brown leaf tips, a gardener�s first thought
goes on to think that it is a disease or pest that is attacking the plant.
Infact, this is not always the case.
So, What are the Causes of Brown Edges on Leaves of Plants?
When the whole of the leaf or leaves are getting brown on a plant, this can indicate several
other major problems, but when just the sides or tips of the leaf turn brown, there is only
one common diagnosis, that is the plant is STRESSED.
The Commonest cause for brown leaf tips or brown edges on leaves is the plant not getting
enough water.
There are several reasons or explanations on why this may happen.
� First of all check whether you are adequately watering the plant by checking the soil surface
for its moistness.
If you are forgetting to water the plant, rectify this problem immediately, especially
for water loving plants.
But this does not mean you have to over water them.
The best solution to this is to dip your finger into the soil to an inch and check whether
its dry or moist.
If dry then water it thoroughly.
� The roots may be constricted and unable to pick up the water, especially in container
gardening.
Also Too Much Clay rich Soil is another cause of constricting the roots tightly.
So Increase watering to resolve this � but there is a possibility of root rot with overwatering,
Hence best solution to this is repot the plant in a larger container and in a loose well
draining soil.
And the next 3rd reason is just opposite of this one.
� The soil does not hold onto the water.
If your soil is too much sandy or over draining soil with lot of sand, the water may simply
be draining away too fast and this may be causing water deficiency and brown edges on
leaves.
Improve the soil with other stuff like organic material and mixing some garden soil and other
stuff like cocopeat, perlite, vermiculite, etc which will hold onto the water better.
� The roots may be damaged.
Like while digging or even repotting or too much root pruning of a root bound plant, this
can cause root damage and reduced water uptake.
In this case, correct the problem that is causing the root damage and then do some good
pruning on the plant branches to reduce its water requirement so that the root system
recovers from this stress.
� Another last reason for the sides of a leaf to turn brown is a high salt content
in the soil either using hard water (salty water) to water the plants or Over use of
Fertlizers.
To overcome this start watering with soft water and also if over fertilized � flush
the pot with large amounts of soft water keeping it in sunlight and opening the drainage hole
of the pot well, so that the salty water or the fertilizer flushes out easily out of the
pot.
Now Lastly One Simple Hack to Solve the Problem of Too much Clay Rich Soil that can cause
root constriction. 1.
Take out the root ball of clay rich soil and do not try to remove the clay soil with your
hand or a tool, as this can damage the roots heavily or even pulling of roots is bad.
2.
Just place this root ball in a tub of water and this clay soil dissolves and the roots
become free of this clay rich soil.
3.
Then repot this into a well draining soil.
So there we have it folks.
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