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What deficiency is this?
Tina_i_am
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My mum gave me her Wisteria, that she'd bought from a supermarket. It had been in its small original pot for some time Then I took it off her hands and over wintered it in the green house before repotting it up. I actually have two, the other seems much healthier and grown, while this one hasn't gown as much and the leaves are pale I'm guessing it's a deficienc. What do you think?
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Do you have a photo of the whole plant TIna?
If the leaves are going like that from the bottom of the plant then leaves above start to yellow it could well be nitrogen the plant needs (Miracle Grow plant food is high in nitrogen).
If leaves all over the plant are yellowing it could be magnesium deficiency.
In which case get some epsom salts (from any chemist) dissolve a teaspoon of epsom salts with each liter of water and give it a good drench - you should only need to do this once.
If you've not fed the plant at all, then it's probably just in need of feed, for which I'd suggest Miracle Grow again.
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Thanks, it's all the leaves. I have some epsom salts.
Try a general plant tonic such as Sequestrene !
Not in the case of Chlorosis!
PS. Are you botanilcally psychic to forsee problems before they appear ?
i think we must all learn to be Paul, if you buy a plant you need to look after it right from the start, a big plant in a small pot is going to need feeding from day one, no good waiting until it's showing signs.
Mike is absolutely correct.
That's a bit harsh, surely? The advice here is not to chuck it away, is it? It's a lost cause and here's a telling off to go with it!!
Let's not forget that this is a forum to help all people with their problems. Perhaps you would do well to remember when you didn't know so much (and I'll freely confess that I still don't know very much)?
So you are saying treating a plant for chlorosis prior to any signs appearing is best??
Thats like spraying for weeds before they appear .
Absolutely Paul.
I don't think I am the only person that regularly feeds a plant in a pot before it shows signs of stress.
Just to add to that... I weed n feed my grass every year I don't wait until it's full of weeds, so in answer to your question about weeds, Yes I do.