what causes leaves to turn slightly yellow?

15 years ago

I was wondering what deficiency causes the green leaves of all garden vegetables to turn slightly yellow? What should someone do, if this starts to occur?

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gumby_ct
15 years ago
It depends on very many things, one of which could be too much water.
digdirt2
15 years ago
Agree with gumby - the most common cause is too much water. Can't control the rain you may get but you can cut back on watering and make sure the plants are in well draining soil. Without more details or pic of the plants in question, that would be the best guess.

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engineeredgarden
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15 years ago
Oh.....we did get 6-8 inches of rain this week,but I have a raised bed garden with mel's mix in it.Drains well, but I guess it was still too much water absorbed by the plants.Thanks guys! Man I love this site.
jbann23
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One of the mysteries of gardening - yellowing leaves. Do my plants need iron, water, nitrogen, magnesium, sulphur?? Then there's the wind borne glyphosate that'll really throw you off. I hate that stuff, it's so insidious.

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