Help with my corn plant
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I'm Killing My Corn Plants! Help!
Comments (12)Thank you so much for the replies, everyone! To answer some questions: To test to see if the plant needs watering, i usually stick my index finger down into the soil and if it feels dry, i give it about 1/2 of a liter of water. I usually put the cold and hot water on equal amounts so the water is lukewarm . The terracotta pots the corn plants are in is 11 inches. There is a big issue with light in my house. I live in the middle unit in a condo so I have NO East or West facing windows, they are all North or South. The only North facing window that gets adequate light is on the 2nd floor where it is warmer, but there's no real place for the plant. I may move it up there though after what naturelover said. I never even thought about the cold that could draft in from that window. Yes those are patio doors they lead out to my backyard and are really the only source of bright light I have for my plants. So here's what I'm thinking. I probably killed this plant in many ways, not just one. I probably poisoned it with Miracle Gro (foolishly thinking it wouldn't go into shock if it had food to eat, hey that's what I'd want is plenty of food if I were moving into a new home, but I guess plants may feel differently). I probably drowned it. And then I probably froze it. Haha. Miracle it's still alive at all. This is what I'm going to do: Prune the dead, brown leaves. Soak the pot and shower my plant as breenthumb suggested. Move the plant to a warmer, non-drafty room where it will get slightly less light, but hopefully will be happier. Don't water the plant for a couple of weeks. Pray. Should I leave the pale leaves on and hope they recover? In the future, is 1/2 a liter of water too little water or "little sips" as rhizo said? Mind that these plants are about 3ft high and in a 11 inch terracotta pot. I'm at work right now, but I'll post pictures of my plants and of their new locks when I get home. Let me know if there's anything else you guys think I should/could be doing to save my little ones :) & Again thanks so much :)...See MoreHelp my sons Corn Plant!!!
Comments (7)Take it out of the pot. If the cane is firm, its salvageable. Cut the cane with a hack saw just above the soil line if the rot smell is coming from the roots we'll just get rid of them. Remove all dead and dying folliage. Leave the cane to callous about a week. Find a pot (not large) big enough for the can to be in with maybe an inch clearance on each side. (clay would work really well). If you have rooting hormone sprinkle it on the bottom of the calloused cane (if you dont no big deal) Get your soil out and fill the bottom inch of the pot with your dirt, add the calloused cane, and fill rest of the pot with soil, tamp lightly. DO NOT WATER. if any leaves are not mush and are salvageable mist them. Mist the trunk daily, put in the brightest sunniest window of your home. It will more then likely not be able to keep itself verticle. let it lean on the glass. Mist everyday. Eventually (after some time especially since its winter) New roots will form, and you will see new growth. Once new growth shows up you can water the plant through the soil. Allow to try out thoroughly between waterings. This will make sure that new roots will not rot the way the old ones did. This will take a lot of time. Depending on how much life force that cane has to regenerate roots. (this is how they do it at greenhouses :) ) good luck! Happy growing! Dont throw it out yet! Seriously though, once you have it re-potted after removing all the roots and waiting a week. please please please do not water it....See MoreNeed help: sick cutting from my great grandfather's corn plant
Comments (2)all evergreen plants.. lose the older leaves on an annual basis ... some years worse than others ... and that usually happens in winter ... when light levels ebb ... i think.. one of your problems.. is that it has outgrown the window ... when it was much smaller... it got much more light on top of its leaves ... i dont have time to find you the latin name.. but i do know.. when you get it.. and google such.. there are millions of websites on how to propagate it [youtube also] ... as you are well aware.. its not that hard.. if the whole family has the plant ... and once you cut the trunk to say.. about 6 inches.. and propagate 20 or so plants from the trunk .. the part still in the pot ... will rebud lower down ... do not swamp it... over-watering it .... in winter ... it will be much worse.. if you rot off its roots... been there.. done that.. lol and no.. a stressed plant does not need to be fed ... perhaps in late spring would be better time for a bit of plant food ... ken ps: when you cut it back to 6 inches.. that would be a great time to get rid of all the old 'used up' media... and repot it ... potting media does not last forever ......See MoreBugs on my corn and okra plants.
Comments (3)a macro shot of the tiny bugs would help, but they do appear to be tiny aphids.. they come in all colors and sizes. [http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/IPM/english/sweet-corn/insects/aphids.html aphids attract all sorts of other bugs so the more of them you have the more other bugs they will bring. i would try spraying the plants with some neem oil asap....See More- 18 years ago
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