dogwood leaves drooping for 3 weeks, please help
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Comments (10)You should be able to put it relatively close to the east window, if not directly in front of it. It is a pretty adaptable plant and I've found that as long as it's close to a window it should be ok. The light through the glass is just fine. No sense in wasting electricity by having the A/C running while a window's open! This plant will indeed recover. It will take some time, and what is brown now won't be green again. But it will eventually be ok given enough light. As Toni said, fertilize it once a month, especially if you plant to give it strong light. And do keep an eye out especially for spider mites in that dry heat! Though they can also get nasty mealy infestations. I personally disagree with the misting suggestion since theres no benefit to be had. It will cool the plant for only a few minutes in that high heat, and the water that does evaporate will not stay by the plant to humidify it. If you plan to spray it once every 10 minutes, THEN you might see a benefit, otherwise its a wasted time. However, it won't hurt anything to spray once or twice a day, so if it makes you feel better, spray away!...See MoreLeaves are drooping and yellowing. Need some help!
Comments (5)One way to reverse the over dry, water resistant soil (HYDROPHOBIC) is to fill another, slightly larger container with water and put the plant container in there to soak for an hour or so. Eventually the soil should rehydrate. If you repot, be careful. I would not break up the root ball at all since the plant is already stressed. Just prepare a larger container with new soil and drop the plant in with the old soil and root ball intact. Then pack the new soil down around it. Also, keep the plant in shade for the next 4 or 5 days. It isn't in any shape to deal with direct sunlight right now. Indirect sun is great though....See MoreRubber Plant leaves weak and drooping - help!
Comments (9)I've just taken the plant out of the pot and the soil looks very dry, I've read that you can soak it in water to help it regain the moist that it needs. It was in a plastic pot for two years, then changed to a terracotta pot (which was wet) for a year. I cleared the root ball as much as I could and then used new potting soil to pot it....See MoreHelp! Lemon seedling leaves drooping
Comments (19)Thank you all for your clarifications! I'm still worried about putting the seedlings in full sunlight, because I think many of the leaves were sunburned/dehydrated when I kept them outdoors. I don't have them in complete shade—my window blinds are a thin fabric, so I guess I would describe it as filtered light, as Kvetch said. I'm also curious about Silica said about keeping them outside to let the wind build trunk strength. I feel like the seedlings are still too small to keep them outside, especially because the wind is quite strong here in the Bay Area. By wind, do you mean enough wind for them to sway very slightly from side to side? When I keep them outside, they are almost blown completely over....See Morealex
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