Indoor Lemon Tree Leaves Has Brown/Beige Spots
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Comments (14)Mike, Thanks for taking the time to answer, I appreciate all the help and patience that all of you give to those of us just starting out. You are right - determining moisture can be difficult. I had the wooden dowel up too high. When I inserted it deeper into the pot, I found it to be very moist indeed. I have cut back on the watering; I haven't watered for a week. Maybe that will also eliminate the gnats. I haven't noticed any newly yellow leaves for a few days, so I am hoping that correcting for the very low water pH has also had a positive effect on absorption. As for the fixing the mix, I wouldn't know where to start improving it. Well, I've got some ideas... Maybe, some of the bark pieces are too big compared to perlite(the bark was screened through a 1/2 inch screen and the perlite was rinsed over insect screen). Is the bark too big or the perlite too small? Here's a picture. Any other suggestions for improvement are welcome....See MoreMeyer lemon tree- yellowing- brown tips and greasy spot?
Comments (3)Highly unlikely you have Greasy Spot. You see that in the high humidity states with outdoor citrus. Unless you live in a steam sauna, that would be just about impossible in your house :-) I suspect we have low light issues, possible watering issues and either soggy soil, or hydrophobic potting mix (not absorbing the water). You don't mention what potting mix your tree is in, that helps us to know what's going on in the root system. You don't mention what fertilizer you're using or how often you're fertilizing. The browning at the tips can be due to watering issues or over-fertilizing or fertilizing with the wrong type of fertilizer (causing nitrogen burning due to a build up of nitrogen by products - biuret). So, more info, please on light, fertilizer, potting mix, watering, etc. And, to load multiple photos in one message, upload all your photos to Photobucket.com (fix your orientation - if you're snapping photos with your iPhone, take them in landscape with your volume buttons facing down), then copy and paste the HTML string into the body of your message. You can paste in all the photos' HTML strings, and they will then ALL appear in your message. You'll know you've done it correctly as they will all appear in your message when you click on "Preview" button to preview your message. Patty S....See MoreHelp with yellow/brown spots on lemon plant's leaves
Comments (0)I'm a citrus newbie trying to grow a couple of different citrus trees/plants from seed and it's been going rather well so far. I live up north in Sweden so they're just growing indoors and with artificial light during the darker part of the year. My lemon plant have been the most successful one so far, it's been growing steadily the past year and have looked really healthy. A month ago I pruned it and it immediately started to sprout which was my intention. But today I noticed that two of the new leaves had started to crumble and had yellow spots with brown in them. When taking a closer look I find yellow spots on many of the older leaves as well, but they don't look exactly the same. I've tried to compare the spots against images of citrus pests and diseases, but I can't determine myself the cause. Anyone here with more citrus experience who can help me determine what's happening to my beloved plant? The new leaf, it's more crumbled than on this picture: A few of the older leaves with yellow spots:...See MoreRubber Tree Dying! Brown spots and shriveling browning leaves
Comments (26)Generally speaking - and I'm no expert here, just have a few houseplants and have been learning a lot from this forum - some plants such as the softer leaves ones will show their displeasure and happiness quite quickly by wilting or perking up quite quickly. But I think some of the thicker leaved firmer plants can look ok for some time even when declining (more water reserves, stronger leaf structure,etc), for example sansevieria (snake plants), so maybe rubber plants are like this too. What I'm trying to say is it may have been going downhill for longer than the two weeks of obvious symptoms. Plus it's possible really high numbers of fungus gnat larvae could have munched on the really fine feeder roots. Although I thought the roots looked good overall. I don't know about the white bugs, you'd need to be sure what they were to know if they damaged it. And the (necessary) repotting was another stress on the plant. Many factors to consider, playing plant detective. It may well be the additive effect of several things. You've had lots of good advice from the experienced people above, on light and soils etc. Personally I would now put it in a bright warm draft-free spot inside, and wait. Don't let the roots dry right out while they're recovering but don't let the soil stay damp either. To achieve this, try using a spray bottle of water on a gentle jet to target where the pruned rootball is, and at the times when you do water more thoroughly leave the pot tilted at 45 degrees (even 30 degrees will help) for 15-20 minutes afterwards and then sit it on towels or paper pushed up against the drain holes for a couple hours. This isn't to remove all the water you just put in, it is to reduce the saturated layer that occurs at the bottom, the "perched water table" (yes, it has a name) Dont fertilise until you see new leaves growing and don't sunburn it by putting it in direct sunshine outside if it's not used to it. Good luck!...See MoreAmanda Tyner
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