Corn Plant dying fast!! Please help!!
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9 years ago
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Comments (3)Hi Lucy, Thanks for your reply. I was really hoping to learn from your expertise in bonsai art after reading your other replies to fellow bonsai enthusiasts. After reading your mail, I simply refused to give up the Satsuki azalea. I bought some new soil (for tropical bonsai), rapeseed cake organic fertilizer, and Schultz insect spray from the Bonsai Boy.com. I have since then placed the satsuki azalea outdoor as the Spring is finally here in CO. I put a layer of new soil on top and water the bonsai regularly. The bonsai seems to spring back to life, as I can see new shoots and leaves are coming out of those previously broken branches. I have also not seen any bugs after using the insect spray. However, most leaves still looks dried and blacken to some extent. Some even curled up which I don't know why. Maybe you can help explain this to me? Also, I bought a Dwarf Jade bonsai recently from the same online company, I found some little bugs resembling tiny flies after 2 days the bonsai arrived. I wonder if the bonsai is already infected with bugs before it was sent to me. Nonetheless, I quickly sprayed some Schultz insect spray on the Dwarf Jade. It doesnÂt seem to eradicate the bugs totally and the leaves are starting to fall off (eventhough the leaves still look nice and not dried). I water the plant 3 days once as according to the instruction sheet. Please let me know what you think of this situation I am having now. Thank you very, very much for your time....See Morenewly planted mature tree dying, please help!
Comments (16)You'll want to re-word your posts then as the text is misleading. And learn the definition of troll. Nonetheless, the words in your posts are I am losing so much money every spring because I am terrible at planting trees. and I bought a Zelkova and I figured this tree would give a nice addition . Knowing how a tree is properly planted will allow you to plant a tree properly yourself, or alternatively not be taken by people who improperly plant trees and take your money thinking you don't know any better. It is immediately obvious this tree is too deep, too wet, and improperly planted all the way around. As there is no timeline given above, hopefully you can contact the nursery and tell them the tree is in the warranty period and the people they sent out to plant the tree were incompetent. Regardless of warranty period, you have two options: dig up the tree and try to save it. Or you could get another tree from this nursery and plant it yourself, as there is a risk that this nursery will do another incompetent job. Dan...See MoreOffice folks: Plant help Needed fast Please
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Comments (6)Water/nutrient uptake is an energy driven process, and to get the energy, the plant must "burn" (oxidize) the food it makes during photosynthesis. Too much water in the root zone = too little air = impaired root function = a plant dying of thirst in a sea of plenty. Almost certainly what you're seeing is a DROUGHT response. Because the plant can't take up water, it "thinks" it's in the middle of a drought, so to minimize water loss, it wants to shed leaves that lose water via transpiration. Your first objective should be to drill a hole in the pot or move the plant to another pot and get your watering under control. If you're really serious about wanting to become better than average at being able to consistently bring along healthy plant material, you'll need to form something of a framework of knowledge (sort of like the border of a jigsaw puzzle) that you can build on. We all know how much easier a jigsaw puzzle goes together once the outer framework is assembled? The knowledge it takes to become proficient at growing houseplants is very similar. A good place to start (click me) Rather than go overboard & flood you with suggestions, why not ask any questions you have and we'll explain why we provide any particular prescription. Al...See MoreTiajolie
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