New Fittonia dying/wilting
Corry_Engelbrecht
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Comments (22)I agree that it is most likely that cucumber beetles introduced bacterial wilt to your cucumbers. The disease is not in your soil, it's in the beetles. There is no cure. You can only prevent the problem by choosing resistant varieties and using an appropriate insecticide from the beginning. I had the same problem with my cucumbers until I grew Diva cucumbers, which are supposed to be unappealing to the beetles, and started spraying regularly with spinosad. I never saw the beetles on my cucumbers, but I did see a few on other plants. Cucumbers grow fast, so you can choose a resistant variety and start over. Here is a link that might be useful: Info on bacterial wilt...See MoreNew spring japanese maple leaves are wilting/dying
Comments (6)I examined the tree again last night. Those wilting leaves are definitely dead now, though those few healthy branches still seem to be hanging on OK. We haven't had any late frosts persay - nothing that has affected any other plants/trees in the yard. I don't think the leaves were sun-scorched, as the tree survived quite well in this location all throughout the hot/sunny summer and early fall last year. Overwatering could be a possibility; we have had a lot of rain lately. Would overwatering only kill off some of the leaves/stress out part of the tree though? Another possibility...? The maple didn't really lose its leaves last fall and in the winter we had an ice storm. Ice stuck to the dead leaves, weighing the tree down; for half a day it was literall bent in half with its top branch tips and leaves touching the ground. When it melted, the tree popped right back up again but most of the branches were left slightly curved in the direction the tree was bent. Looking at the branches last night, it seemed that all of those that still remained curved had the dead leaves. Those with straight stems/branches had healthy looking leaves. Is it possible that the tree is suffering from some sort of delayed stress reaction to the ice storm? As mentioned before, it looked great with all the new buds and fresh leaves in early spring......See MoreHow can I cure my wilting Fittonia?
Comments (0)I went back to my hometown for five days but due to some reason I'd to delay my stay to two weeks. Before my leaving I watered Adam ( Fittonia's name ) and placed it beside the window so it can indirectly get some sunlights. ( My friend once told me direct sunlight can kill it :/ ) I came back two weeks later and shocked to find my Adam had wilted to this condition. I watered it twice or even thrice a day for a week but its condition had never got any better. Ants are thriving in the house ( due to hot weather ) and they even bite Adam. I've to shift it to different places to avoid bitting from ants. I've cut some of the dying stems. ( Advice from friends ) Anyone has any other idea of saving it? Thank you in advance! :' /...See MoreDying fittonia?
Comments (3)it got cold - it's a tropical and very tender one too , it does not like when temps drop below 65F. the dried/wilted up leaves won't revive. However the stems could produce new growth. keep it warm - above 65F and very humid. yes, bag with holes for ventilation should help if it's above 70F at least in the room - but air it out for a bit every day - or it can rot (those dried up leaves especially)....See MoreCorry_Engelbrecht
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