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Why are my plant leaves turning yellow?
I am sure every gardener has faced this problem of yellowing of leaves on their plants.
And in Todays episode will look at the Top 10 reasons and tips to diagnose and treat
this problem of leaf yellowing.
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One of the most frustrating things in life is, when you work so hard to maintain and
care for something and it doesnt end up perfect!
So, When you see leaves of your plant turning yellow, its time to investigate and find out
the possible cause and solution to it.
Never loose heart and Do not worry, its not that difficult.
This is a very common problem even with an expert gardener and The First line you deduce
if there is yellowing of leaves is YOUR PLANT IS IN STRESS and then you start investigating
for the reason.
You can follow these 10 tips and reasons and keep your plants happy and healthy for a long
time.
1.
WATERING STRESS The most common reason that plants leaves
turn yellow is because of moisture stress, which can be from either over watering or
under watering.
If you have a plant that has yellow leaves, check the soil in the pot to see if the soil
is too dry or too soggy.
If you believe that the problem is due to under watering, water the plant more often
and vice versa.
One Hint here is Indoor plants are more prone to over watering and out door plants to under
watering. 2.
Sunlight Which is another common reason that plants
leaves turn yellow, because not enough light is reaching the plant for photosynthesis.
This can be corrected easily by knowing your plants light requirement and provide optimum
exposure to sunlight.
3.
Temperature Leaves start turning yellow when it is either
too hot or too cold.
In terms of the cold temperatures, like for example adenium plants, the leaves start yellowing
in winter and eventually fall off and the plant goes into the dormant state in winter.
Thats called Winter Dormancy. 4.
Fertilizers (Over or Under) If you observe a strange pattern to yellowing
of leaves, like if the veins on the leaves are green and the tissue is getting yellow
or the edges or tips are yellow, then it is almost always a fertilizer misuse.
Commonly overuse of fertilizers is the problem, so it is important to use fertilizer at the
recommended dosage.
And frequently people tend to use too much fertilizer on their plants to make them grow
faster, but what it actually does is, it creates a toxic effect on the plant which burns the
leaves and turns them yellow.
5.
Transplant Shock: This is also a reason for leaf yellowing and falling.
This is the period of stress to the plant when you just repot a plant.
You can solve this to a certain extent by repotting carefully and watering the repotted
plant with Epsom salt solution to counter this transplant shock like every alternate
day for about 1 to 2 weeks.
6.
Root bound plants are also prone to leaf yellowing and stunted growth of the plant.
Just repot the plant in a larger container and also do some root pruning if you wish
to use the same container.
7.
Pest Attacks can also lead to the yellowing of the leaves which can suck and damage the
leaves.
And pests like aphids, mealy bugs, white flies, and thrips can be easily controlled organically.
You can watch my video on the 5 ways to control these bugs from a card link at the top right
corner of this video, after you finish this video.
8.
High PH that is too alkaline soil which can also be the cause for leaves turning yellow.
This is little difficult to diagnose unless you have a soil ph testing gadget.
9.
Natural aging of the plant is also another reason for yellow leaves.
10.
Nutritional deficiencies with poor potting soil or potting mix, commonly lack of nitrogen
and also certain mineral deficiencies like iron, manganese and zinc.
One more condition called Leaf Chlorosis caused by nutritional deficiencies which interfere
with photosynthesis and can lead to yellowing in initial stages, but this is a deadly condition
which can affect a branch or the entire plant may eventually die.
Sometimes its a complex process with multiple reasons and difficult to treat the problem
and many are interlinked for example iron deficiency or iron chlorosis may be due to
high soil ph with poor absorbtion of iron by plants and things like that.
So, there we have it folks, those were the top 10 reasons and tips on the problem of
leaf yellowing in plants.
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