leaves curling downward
joelk
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Chippah
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Help for leaves curling downward
Comments (9)I can totally relate to what you were describing about the repot. Big plants are awkward!! Yes, I would repot a struggling plant in attempt to improve its' health too. (If this is done regularly, it's not as traumatic, for future reference.) I think you would have noticed if the roots were mushy, so that's good. From this additional info, I think your plant is having a hard time adjusting to the new conditions and disturbance. It sounds like... there was very little soil before, from the roots having filled the pot. If so, the roots around the outside of the root ball were adjusted to being dry most of the time. When this happens, the soil inside the root ball can get so hard and dry that it can't get wet anymore. It's possible your plant was getting so dry that it was suffering from lack of water, from being unable to have moisture available - just running right across roots, but not being able to soak into what little soil there was. Like a very dry sponge that doesn't get fully wet if you just pour water across the top. If still on the track of what was going on, now that the roots are surrounded with moist soil, there may be some rotting. Letting the soil dry will help combat that. If you packed the soil tightly around the roots, loosening that by gently pulling the plant up a bit, and/or fluffing around it with a fork, can help increase the amount of air in the soil. This would also help the portion of new soil without roots to dry more quickly, so you don't end up with a very dry ball of roots surrounded by soil that's always moist, can also cause rotting. Roots need oxygen & moisture at the same time to function. Just moisture = rotting. Just air = drying/shriveling. Hopefully the roots will take off into the new soil. Sending good vibes! It's also possible to use potting mixes that naturally have more air throughout them because they are made of larger particles (and don't contain much stuff like peat that takes a long time to dry out.) If you have an ongoing problem with rotting roots of plants, that would be something to investigate. Sounds like things were going well. Regardless of its' potential to help people overwater their plants, millions of plants are growing well in MG potting soil as we speak, so that can't automatically be blamed every time a plant gets ill. In the case of this particular plant, it may have been better to repot sooner, regardless of soil type, before the health declined. Not a chide, saying for future reference, and as possible explanation of why your plant declined at all. If that's a spot where this plant lived happily before, that's probably not part of the problem. IDK anything about insecticidal soap, so I'm not ignoring that question, just don't have any info to share....See MoreLeaves curling downward?
Comments (2)Try a larger pot and maybe a slightly less moist soil composition it almost looks like the plant is drowning at the stage it is in growth only other thing is molded roots. I hope not the latter. it can be saved if it is still alive and i believe many folks here can help you with different soil remedies. I don't see any diseases such as blights or or pests. so may just need to be fed some nutrients....See MoreLeaves Curling Downward
Comments (1)I have the exact same problem but with Neptunes. I've called the local extension office (Cornel) and they don't know what it is. I've sent an e-mail to Southern Seed Exchange--which is where I bought the seeds--to see if they have observed this....See MoreTomato plant leaves curling downward...
Comments (8)Bush Champion plants normally get to 4-5 feet tall and 3 feet in diameter and for best production require at least a 7 gallon container (10 is better). In such a small container you will have BER (blossom end rot) problems on the fruit. Watering is not done on a schedule. Container plants require consistent soil moisture levels. So every other day could still be over-watering and in the high heat of summer will be under-watering. You have to break the habit to water on a fixed schedule and that is much easier to do in a larger container. Dave...See Moretheforgottenone1013 (SE MI zone 5b/6a)
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