Spreading and worsening

[landi]

Hi all

I originally posted about a problem I was having (Diagnosis please) with our babies. Things seem to be worsening and have spread significantly to the other two plants. I don't want to get the plant pix confused so have put these in a new thread. One of each of the other two plants.

Does anyone know what it is that appears to be burrowing? I assume that is what's killing the leaves so what do I need to get rid of it? I've had a look through my book but it doesn't seem to say anything about nasties that dig.

TIA

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landi Reviewed by landi on 09-08-2005. Spreading and worsening Hi all I originally posted about a problem I was having (Diagnosis please) with our babies. Things seem to be worsening and have spread significantly to the other two plants. I don't want to get the plant pix confused so have put these in a new thread. One of each of the other two plants. Does anyone know what it is that appears to be burrowing? I assume that is what's killing the leaves so what do I need to get rid of it? I've had a look through my book but it doesn't seem to say Rating: 5

[Garden Knowm]

have you seen anything moving ? have you seen bugs..

looks like deficiency..

[landi]

No, I haven't seen anything. But what sort of deficiency is likely to cause tracks like those? They're almost like skid marks!

[Garden Knowm]

I wish I knew.. I definitley think that you can get away with raising your nut levels (ppm)... Make sure you PH your water to 6.8 -7.2... Your leaves look great exept for that meandering brown...

Are you using store bought soil? What kind?

[HARDDON]

Looks like overnuting to me, but I am just a boner

[Garden Knowm]

I think that if it were over nuted the leaves would have more deformation.. curling at the edges and such... And when the plants get nut burnt the burning starts at the tips...

landi, what is your nut regiment like ?

[Zandor]

is it only on the lower parts of the tree?

If it is you may be watering and splashing water on the leaves and the sun is burning them. That is one thing it looks like to me.

[HARDDON]

Maybe its the dreaded MG soil

[landi]

I don't think it's water splashes. They only got a couple of hours of direct sunlight a day as we had them around the side of the patio. They only had sunlight first thing - and far too early for me to be out there washing the patio.

It's gradually spreading up, and out. I think there's definitely got to be some sort of nasty as well, as there are holes starting to appear in the leaves. Something is having a feed. But I can't *see* anything.

But whether that's causing the brown spots, is another matter. Too much Mg is a possibility. We nearly got caught out by not enough, last year. I've been giving them about a teaspoon of epsom salts once a week. Maybe they didn't need that much and I've overdone it. I haven't fed anything except water for the last week but the problem doesn't seem to be slowing down any.

[HARDDON]

What soil are you feeding them?
And, why are you giving epsom salts each week?
And what did you nute with and how often?