Oi.. writing posts at 3 am is not a good way to get the entire picture out.. I seem to have accidentally left out critical details. The corn plants all came in pots that were identical. They were given to me in I am assuming a miracle grow type soil. I have yet to fertilize them since I have gotten them. This coworker gave me several other plants (d.marginatas, pineapples, reflexa) as well as these and after a few months, a couple of them started to turn on me. The leaves wilted, not looking too happy. So I uprooted them, saw that they were in crap conditions, IE some of the other pots didn't drain, etc. So I went on a mass repotting binge, checked all the roots of all the plants,regardless of their state, cleaned what I needed and replanted them in new pots and more Miracle Grow. The corn plants were in the best condition for the most part. I simply untangled and trimmed up some of the roots and replanted. After doing some heavy reading in regards to D. Marginatas, as they were giving me the most grief, I picked up that general consensus was Miracle Grow is rubbish and so I made this stuff about a month and half ago for the marginatas, and then eventually went after the reflexa and corn plants with this new stuff. I did not however add lime to the coco coir when I mixed it up as I was under the impression, for some reason, it was fine without. I probably got my wires crossed somewhere. Now for the corn plants, on what I call the two "good" plants, their leaves got longer, wider and new growth started to come. For the mutant, the old growth perked up a bit, the leaves weren't as droopy but mostly stayed the same while the new shoots started to form. The shoot at the very bottom grew the quickest and then the two in the middle crapped out, while a new one at the base is begining to form. The shoot at the bottom doesn't connect with the main plant above the soil level. When you look at the pot, it looks like it is its own stalk. I'd say it's safe to assume that there is more than 10% coir in the soil, as my method of measuring wasn't all that spot on, kind of half eye-balling, half measuring. I'd say it's probably about 5 parts shultz, 1 perlite and 2ish cococoir. Also to note, my municipality does not add floride to the water. If i should fert this stuff , do you recommend any products in particular and what method should be used? Cheers This post was edited by GruntTruck on Sun, Jan 26, 14 at 21:21

Hi Sarah A couple of tings you need to checkÂ. Knock the plant out of its container and check that it isnÂt waterlogged; While it is out of its pot check to see if there are some white roots in the soil; It is also worthwhile having a look to see if there are any grubs in the soil. If the soil is heavy with water the rootball can be placed on some absorbent paper or newspaper (out of the pot) for a day or so to remove some of the excess. Should there be no sign of white roots I would suggest that you remove some of the old root material and repot into a smaller size pot adding some new soil. If there are any signs of grubs these can be removed and the above carried out. There are some instances where the soil builds up with toxins and trace elements released when being fertilized. There is a maxim that you do not feed plants that arenÂt doing to well. The analogy being that if you were under the weather you wouldnÂt want a big meal and the plants cannot use the food being supplied. So I would suggest afetr the above are checked that you water sparingly with the filtered water until the plant recovers. The down side is that the plant may get worse before it gets better, just be patient and continue with the TLC. Tight....

as long as the soil temp is between 65-70F the cuttings will quickly root.... If the air temp is between 65-68 the soil temp should be the same... Therefore botton heat is not REQUIRED

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