leaves still yellowing!!!!!

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randy954

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I posted about a week ago about my plants drooping and yellowing of the leaves. I took care of the drooping problem. I was under wartering. The yellowing leaves were normal for this stage in the plants life. But one plant in particular is continuing to yellow. It went from about 10% of the plant to now about 30-40% yellow. Also a couple of the branfhes have died aswell. The rest of the plant looks fine and healthy. I flushed it for a couple days and that didnt seem to help so as of saturday ive been feeding it beastie bloom and ive been ph'ing the water aswell. Ive fed it only once since then and then agian today. So what seems to be the problem with this guy???
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KatBUSA

KatBUSA

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Is half of the plant wilting? I can not tell from the picture. If the plant is potted are you able to pull the root ball with all the soil out in one big mass to take a look at the roots to see if there is rot? If you can then take care to not damage the plant and disturb the roots too much. You might need a helping hand with a plant that size. If the soil smells bad then usually there is something wrong in the root system. If the roots look white and the soil smells earthy then you should be ok. If the wilt persists ( exp since that one branch died) I would say something got into the stem of the plant while it was stressed and you might not be able to save it.

Usually if I noticed random branches die off or weird wilting like half of the plant wilts you can almost always say its a stem issue and isn't worth trying to fix and you do not want to be smoking that. The main cause in my area for wilt similar like yours is fusarium wilt but that might not be the issue with whats going on with your plant. If it does have some sort of a virus or fungal induced wilt you would be better off destroying the plant. Hopefully more people will chime in and it ends up not a big issue and you are able to save the plant.
 
KatBUSA

KatBUSA

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Over watering, poor drainage, poor soil, insects, heat. Basically root rot is caused by the lack of oxygen in the soil or some insect is munching on the roots. You can use hydrogen peroxide mixed in with a gallon of water and flush the pot. Then let the soil dry out and do the peroxide and water again. Then let the soil dry out less between watering till the plant looks recovered. Its best to let the soil dry some between watering. When the hydrogen peroxide hits the bad roots it kills the attacking bacteria and turns into oxygen and water that also helps the roots. Mainly the oxygen and the antiseptic properties of the peroxide is the important part.

Most of all... check the soil first. I would check the PH, check the temp of the soil during the hottest time of the day while its in direct sunlight, check the roots for signs of rot and damage.

If another branch randomly dies off can you remove the branch with a clean cut and take a well focused picture of the end you cut. Then cut the end at a nice angle to get a cross section of the branches stem and take another picture? I'm a little concerned there is a stem issue and would like to rule it out. If the pictures can be macro that would help out a lot or get focused in as close as you can get.

There is also a chance the plant is still in some shock but its been a week right?
 
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randy954

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Ya its been about two weeks in the sun. It was fine until about 4-5 days ago. Ill cut the branch and post some pics of the stem tomorrow. Ill also try the peroxide. Thanks for the tips!!
 
The3rdisight

The3rdisight

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KatBUSA said:
Over watering, poor drainage, poor soil, insects, heat. Basically root rot is caused by the lack of oxygen in the soil or some insect is munching on the roots. You can use hydrogen peroxide mixed in with a gallon of water and flush the pot. Then let the soil dry out and do the peroxide and water again. Then let the soil dry out less between watering till the plant looks recovered. Its best to let the soil dry some between watering. When the hydrogen peroxide hits the bad roots it kills the attacking bacteria and turns into oxygen and water that also helps the roots. Mainly the oxygen and the antiseptic properties of the peroxide is the important part.

Most of all... check the soil first. I would check the PH, check the temp of the soil during the hottest time of the day while its in direct sunlight, check the roots for signs of rot and damage.

If another branch randomly dies off can you remove the branch with a clean cut and take a well focused picture of the end you cut. Then cut the end at a nice angle to get a cross section of the branches stem and take another picture? I'm a little concerned there is a stem issue and would like to rule it out. If the pictures can be macro that would help out a lot or get focused in as close as you can get.

There is also a chance the plant is still in some shock but its been a week right?
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Hey KatBUSA, how much hydrogen peroxide per gallon?
 
*BUDS

*BUDS

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Dont use peroxide in soil it will destroy it. Could be termites(get a termicide for plants) and if its root rot get better drainage.
 
KatBUSA

KatBUSA

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If you can get the concentrate then follow the instructions on the back. For a long time before I was able to get the 30% peroxide I was using 3 percent and added 2 teaspoons 5-10 ml max in a gallon of water. BTW peroxide does not do any damage to the plant when it isnt in a high concentration. Its used all the time in Hydro and for one we use it all the time at work to deal with soil issues and fungus issue ( Peroxide and daconil ) on over 40,000 plants. In a high concentrate then yea you can run the risk of damaging the roots so use only a little. The only down side is that if your organic then yea the peroxide will wipe out all your beneficial bacteria and fungus.
 
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