Errors in care

The lack of light, lack of fresh air, over his dry, draft and extreme temperatures, peresushka soils or excessive watering, lack or excess of nutrients - all this leads to the inhibition of plant growth, causes not only the painful condition, but also creates favorable conditions for pests and plant diseases. |

Very often, mostly from the beginner gardeners, you can hear the question: "I do not know from what the flower dies, what to do. If at all clear what it means should understand in order.

Usually, the plants wither in one of three reasons: soil moisture, peresushka soil, pests or diseases.

Determine plant was overdry or flooded, it is possible in the first place as earthen coma (see below).

Pests or diseases in general, too, can be found, has made some effort (see pests).

If the soil does not seem neither too dry nor too wet, pests are not detected, you will have to remove the plant from the pot and examine the roots of (pests can be and on the roots). If the inspection turns out that the healthy roots of plants fill the whole earth-com, it means that depression is associated with malnutrition, the plant should be transplanted into larger pots with fresh soil. If you find that the roots begin to rot or sluggish, then again need to transplant the plant, removing the affected parts of the roots. When viewed from earth coma may be that he overdry, in this case you should take steps to even humidification plants.

When the ground ball and roots in order, then the cause must be sought in the lack of light or dry air. In the first case the plant should be moved closer to the light, the second to hold regular spraying, and besides, winter radiators curtain with wet towels. Finally, be paid to the appearance of the plant. Is not the cause of the oppressed state of pollution of the leaves, such as dust, resulting in a broken processes of respiration.

Some growers have a good habit once a week (or at least a month) to arrange plants bathing in the shower. Even better, while wiping the leaves with a soft sponge. This procedure is very beneficial impact on the indoor plants.

To prevent the emergence of TRIPS, spider mites, scale insects all kinds, aphids and fungal pathogens, it is necessary not only more likely to wash or bathe the plant, but occasionally use for washing the infusion of Persian daisies (Pyrethrum), or tobacco.

Dried, limp leaves must be removed, since they often become a haven for all sorts of parasites. Need to be kept clean and in pots, remove dust and mold raids, check to see if obstructed drain hole.

Land in pots should be regularly proryhlyat, carefully, trying not to damage the roots. Germinated weeds removed.

Here are the most frequent problems encountered by, probably, everyone who grew flowers:

This photo shows the plant (maidenhair) injured due to too much dry air in the room. In this first become dry tips of the leaves appear dry brown spots, the leaves turn yellow and die. Also, fall and dry the lower leaves. The photo shows the "hard stage" of damage from dry air. Most often, when the humidity is not much above the norm is limited to dry the tips of the leaves (in large plants such as dieffenbachia, Epipremnum aureum), and in melkolistyh plants, besides drying up of several leaves.

If the earth was moistened, then at this very wet earthen room, yellowed lower leaves. In addition, if not taken, the leaves lose color and become limp and translucent, then starts the decay of roots, stems and death of plants - this is when the plant is flooded. Very often over-wetting the leaves suddenly turn yellow and fall off. Soil moisture, coupled with high humidity is dangerous because of the leaves appear cortical excrescences - a disease called dropsy.

If the plant is dehydrated, then with overdry earthen room, is a loss of leaf turgor, the leaves wither and fall off. If the soil is strongly overdry, the watering can be difficult, because water is poorly absorbed. In this case it is better to immerse the entire pot in a basin of warm water until the soil is not humidified.

Another common problem is sunburn. Not all plants tolerate direct sunlight, prolonged exposure to the sun on their leaves appear burned, the degree of damage depends on the residence time in the sun. If this happens, you can only remove the damaged leaves and continue pritenyat plants in hot, sunny hours.

Ficus benjamina leaves turned yellow in winter from lack of light

Upper leaves retain elasticity, but yellow. Most likely this is the high content of calcium in the soil, characteristic of some plant species. It should be watering more than soft water, such as rain or melted snow.

The leaves turn yellow and fall off. The natural change of the leaves is characteristic of most plants, but if they fall off in large numbers, it is most likely due to waterlogged soil or cold drafts.

Yellowing old leaves - in the summer due to lack of macro-or peresushki, in the winter - because of the lack of light or high temperature during the night.

Points or spots on leaves. If the points or spots on the leaves are dry, it is probably from lack of water, when soft - then due to waterlogged soil.

The bright spots on the leaves - the likelihood that the plant or it rained too much cold water, or got sunburn, or a defeat disease or pests.

If the spots on the leaves of weeping and swollen, it is a disease (sm.bolezni)

The leaves fold up and fall. This happens when a lack of heat, waterlogged soil or if the plant got a cold draft.

Twisting and wrinkled leaves can be caused by the sudden action of chlorine, with a deficiency in the soil magnesium, potassium, fluorine - in old leaves, young - lack of molybdenum, boron, copper, magnesium.

Sudden opadanie leaves when they do not even have time to turn yellow - connected, usually with a state of shock the plant caused by an abrupt change of any sort of conditions (this happens during the acclimatization of newly purchased plants), a sharp temperature drop splash of cold water, cold draft, sharp increase in light intensity during the daytime. Sudden opadanie tree leaves of plants (eg citrus) may be caused by drying of the soil.

The brown tips or edges of leaves. If they are dry, the most likely cause - too much dry air, so it could be the result of physical damage, for example, in contact with glass. If the edges of leaves yellow or brown, it could be due to waterlogged soil or lack of watering, too weak or too strong lighting, too high or too low air temperature, excess minerals, dry air or cold drafts. But it can also be in the poisoning by chlorine or potassium starvation. Will help determine the true cause other symptoms.

Stems from the base of the plant laid bare - with acute shortages of lighting. Normally at this leafy may be only the tips of shoots. This can happen at any time of year and if you can not rearrange the plant closer to the window or on the windowsill, you'll need to mount additional lighting. Otherwise, the plant may die.

• * Drooping leaves - with the drying of the soil or over-wetting it with an excess of light, especially if the leaves droop at a certain time of day when the most intense sun. Just droop the leaves can be caused by dry air or pests. Moreover - chronic acute shortage of potassium, magnesium, copper, excess calcium or hard water. In some plants this is due to abrupt change of place.
• * Buds or flowers fall mostly due to dry air, insufficient light, lack of irrigation, with rearrangement of the plant from place to place and pests, as well as with an excess of nitrogen. The flowers quickly wither for want of irrigation, dry air, lack of light or too high temperature, excess nitrogen and total fasting.
• * Lower leaves wither and fall is likely due to lack of light, or too high temperature, or lack of watering.
• * The leaves are pale - mostly with too abundant light, but it can also be caused by red spider mites (sm.vrediteli).
• * Yellow tips of leaves - an excess of calcium, lack of watering.
• * Yellow-brown staining of leaves - watering hard water or chlorinated water.
• * Pale-green color of leaves to whitish, mosaic of leaves - the lack of soil iron, copper or sulfur.
• * Light green leaves and stems on them green - an excess of chlorine and calcium in water, total fasting with a deficiency of nitrogen and iron imbalance of acidity of the soil, the roots of the disease; defeat root nematode; summer this happens with an excess of light.
• * The colorful leaves are green monochrome - the shortage of light or an excess of nitrogen in the soil.
• * The leaves and stalks are rotting - in diseases caused by poor conditions, often overmoistening soil.
• * Glassy allocation on the leaves, brown, partially dry spots - adverse moisture conditions, excessive watering, high humidity, lack of fresh air, low temperature or lack of light.
• * The plant slowly or not growing. For all plants there is a dormant period in autumn and winter, when it is not growing or is growing, but very slowly.
• If this occurs in the spring or summer, the cause may be lack of minerals, and inadequate lighting, and soil moisture.
• * Elongated stems with small leaves - a phenomenon often observed in winter or early spring due to lack of lighting at too high temperatures. If the stems are pulled out in the summer growth period, it is likely that the lack of minerals or the lack of lighting.
• * The plant does not bloom. In general, flowering plants such a complex thing - some bloom even in poor care, while others, no matter how you try, do not bloom all. But mostly all the same because of the lack of lighting or short daylight hours. Other causes may be a violation of the dormant period, the excess of minerals, dry air, TRIPS (diners buds) or transplantation (some plants bloom only in close pot).
• * The short flower stalks - broken irrigation regime (excess or deficiency of moisture), incorrect treatment feedings, lack of fluoride, total fasting plants, transplanting later in the autumn, the discrepancy soil mix for the plants, large fluctuations in temperature, excess heat during the growth of blossoms, improper maintenance during the period rest.
• * Green raid on a ceramic pot or the inside of a plastic pot - a sign of waterlogged soil (usually with poor drainage).
• * White crust on a ceramic pot or on the surface of the earth - with an excess of mineral substances or watering the plants too hard water.

If you find any signs of that of the above, then in order to finally determine what caused this state of the plants look in the encyclopedia and reread the tips on care. As you can see from the same state of plants can be many different reasons, and sometimes do not know because of what the plant suffers (eg, viral infections are very difficult to be determined), but knowledge of the conditions in which the plant needs are much easier to establish the reasons for . Sometimes plants simply forgot to transplant in spring, and they recommend to turn over every year.

Generally it is a very common mistake gardeners room - forgot to turn over the plant when it should be. Many do not consider it necessary, or instead of transplanting fed plant, which is wrong. And some plants are transplanted in a completely unsuitable land for him. In general, we advise you, if problems arose carefully read the tips on care, look at the sections of the transplant, pests, diseases, water regime, and of course in the encyclopedia.