Can this plant be saved?
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Comments (11)I have trouble every year with powdery mildew. This year I even had it on the butternut squash in the greenhouse. I read an article about using milk mixed at a rate of 1 part milk 3 parts water and it was more effective than synthetic fungicides. So I gave it a try. It worked. Three applications. First two three days apart, third one week later. gone. I did loose some leaves but the new leaves look ok. I'm going to do a weekly spray in the garden and see what happens this year. It is rumored to help with fungi on other plants too. Tomato blight, black sooty mildew. There are a lot of articles on the internet The one I read said most effective at 19% milk or higher for the mix and skim milk works as well as whole milk. If I can find the article I will post the url...See MorePlease help! Can these strawberry plants be saved?
Comments (2)You might add a little peroxide to your water, no more than 3% of full-strength H2O2 - most peroxide is already diluted, you have to read the label....See MoreCan my plant be saved?
Comments (4)All organisms die in 3 basic ways - 1) mechanical disruption, 2) dysfunction, or 3) energy depletion. The later 2 are both suspects in the decline of your plant. Dysfunction occurs when some parts/organs are not operating efficiently and other parts/organs reflect the strain. In this case, it's a good bet the root system is not functioning as Mother Nature intended, and the plant's system is wobbling like a top out of control. This leads to the plant's energy demands outstripping the plants ability to provide enough energy to keep the plant viable. The plant, in an attempt to balance it's demands with its output has been shedding parts - the opposite of growth. A plant that isn't growing is dying, so unless the trend is reversed by your intervention, there is little hope of the plant remaining viable much longer. Appearances seem to be indicating the plant is starved for light and is being over-watered. There may be other issues related to soil chemistry in play, and the soil itself may be a problem (structural collapse or simply inappropriate from the outset). If it was my plant, I would flush the living Dickens out of the soil (the living Dickens actually means dissolved solids/salts), remove the plant from the pot and set it on a wad of newspapers for a couple of hours to 'pull' the excess water from the pot, then move the plant outdoors, first into open shade and then where if gets some morning and afternoon sun. When it starts growing again, I would fertilize with an appropriate fertilizer, like Foliage-Pro 9-3-6. If fungal pathogens have invaded the vasculature of the plant's stem/trunk, you could try taking a cutting, but with virtually no energy reserves, it's unlikely that effort would end in success. Al...See MoreCan this plant be saved?
Comments (4)Looks like you have a Crassula capitella 'Campfire'. Yes, it is a succulent. It needs new potting mix, lots of bright light (preferably full sun) and possibly a good drink of water. See how the soil is pulling away from the side of the pot? It has become quite dry and possibly won't absorb water any more. You may have to soak it to loosen the soil up, then remove all of it from the roots. A good mix would be cactus and succulent soil mixed at least 50/50 with some perlite or grit. You want good drainage in both the soil and the pot. Never add sand to the mix and putting rocks in the bottom of the pot does nothing to help....See MoreMeisha
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