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Potted avocados - Browning leaves
callumtoy
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Hello,
I have about 8 avocado saplings ranging up to 3ft tall, I first noted on the largest one that the leaves at the base were browning, going crispy and falling off. Some research suggested a salt or mineral content problem in the water - I now filter all the water for them. However this is happening on all the plant that are over a foot tall.
They are potted in compost with a few inches of perlite at the base. Could this a be an acidity of soil issue?
Any help welcome
I have about 8 avocado saplings ranging up to 3ft tall, I first noted on the largest one that the leaves at the base were browning, going crispy and falling off. Some research suggested a salt or mineral content problem in the water - I now filter all the water for them. However this is happening on all the plant that are over a foot tall.
They are potted in compost with a few inches of perlite at the base. Could this a be an acidity of soil issue?
Any help welcome
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Being evergreen, they will lose leaves from time to time but if you plan to keep them you'll need to grow them in a loam based compost, feed them and make sure their water is neutral so neither acid nor alkaline.