I think the first time I posted the pictures did not attach correctly, should be fixed now. anyhow the yellowing started on the lower most fan leaves and then worked its way up the stall. the leaves feel a bit dry in the rough spots. should I add Epsom? should I flush her? love my bby, I want to save her
[quote name='"SCMC"']It looks more like pest damage to me.[/quote] even though it started with two leaves and has slowly moved up the fan leaves?
Use a scope to look for pests..if its mag you can foilar feed with calmag until you can catch up with it in the soil or figure out if it's ph lockout
[quote name='"sherijane"'] even though it started with two leaves and has slowly moved up the fan leaves?[/quote] Yes. They do not have a recognizable deficiency. Definitely not magnesium. The only nutritional cause of these sort of issues is pH spotting, but that is not what this is. I am not sure what pest, but I am fairly certain it is a bug issue.
Yup, it's the start of spider mites, you should act quickly. Here are a few tips.. Old spider mite remedies #1 Use high pressure spray mixed with 5lbs of flour, 1 pint of buttermilk, and 25 gallons of water (this was for an orchard's use thus the big recipe) The sticky mixture is supposed to suffocate the mites without hurting the plants. This one achieves great succes in killing the mites, adjust the recipe, spray your plant and it will kill the mites in 1-2 days. I cannot tell you if it kills the eggs too, but mites are really hard to combat. Because they make webs like spiders do, they hide in them when sprayed, therefore you need to spray them with vengeance (thus the high pressure). It's a proven recipe. #2)Mix phosphate, or ground limestone and mix with a sticky liquid (possibly the one above?) and spray on the plants. #3 Blast leaves frequently with COLD water. #4 Murphy's Oil Soap spray: 1/3 cup Murphy's Oil Soap 1 tablespoon baking soda 1 gallon water. #5 2-4 drops of dish soap..ground citrus rind, (especially grapefruit) finely cut garlic. And a tad of Listerine. Mix all in a spray bottle, (keep ingredients in spray bottle overnight) shake, then spray entire plant on and under leaves/stems. VEGETABLE OIL Aphids Believe it or not, if you mix 1 cup of vegetable oil with 1 Tblsp. of dishwashing liquid together and then take 1 Tblsp. of this concoction and mix it with 1 Cup of water, you now have a formula to get rid of aphids. Aphids are very tiny insects that suck the sap from a plant ultimately weakening it. If your leaves look curled and deformed, look under the leaves closely and you may find a colony of aphids cavorting. Ants PEPPERMINT OIL & GRIT A good deterrent for ants who are invaded your garden or home. You can either saturate cotton balls with it or mix in a spray bottle with water and spray where needed. GRITS sprinkled in the garden are also supposed to be an effective way to kill off ants.
[quote name='"lager88"']spider mites?[/quote] I just posted some photos of the eggs I found under a few leaves I'm unsure. I sprayed her down and I hope whatever is eating her moves on.