Fertilizer Salts on Leaves - 1 Plant?
I just saw the All About Violets show where she cleaned fertilizer salts off a plant she'd bought. If I'd had this problem, it must have been in the extremely distant past.Today when I was watering,...
View ArticleRe: Fertilizer Salts on Leaves - 1 Plant?
You might want to take it out of the pot and check the roots. When the outer leaves go limp, it's often a sign of poor roots. I also find that when plants are struggling, they are more likely to...
View ArticleRe: Fertilizer Salts on Leaves - 1 Plant?
Thank you, Anabel. I think I need to try to move to somewhere more obvious too. Everything is struggling but maybe the no-water made this happen? It was kind of odd. I'm not sure I ever...
View ArticleRe: Fertilizer Salts on Leaves - 1 Plant?
Hi DiannaYou know your plants better than anyone. If the violet is limp because of lack of water then your plan is a good one, though I too wonder about the fert. salts. Annabel has a good point...
View ArticleRe: Fertilizer Salts on Leaves - 1 Plant?
Many thanks. Risen Star had recovered so I took Anabel's advice and looked at the roots. I think they are fine. It's filled the 2-1/2" square pot so it must have been some kind of desperation thing...
View ArticleRe: Fertilizer Salts on Leaves - 1 Plant?
Hi Diana! Afraid I Have no wisdom to impart on this subject....but it sounds like you have a nice selection of some of the older varieties...I hope you are successful in saving/restarting them! I'm...
View ArticleRe: Fertilizer Salts on Leaves - 1 Plant?
Thanks, Anne. I love MFV bloom too and it's been happy on that window so it's hard to discard it. Is yours a very large plant? I guess I should be happy that it's not!Everything seems to have pulled...
View ArticleRe: Fertilizer Salts on Leaves - 1 Plant?
I guess I've clearly been overfertilizing. The original plant recovered nicely and I repotted it. However, another one, a mini, showed signs. I cleaned it but I guess that wasn't enough. The center...
View Article
