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Sad hollyhocks

banannabananna Posts: 4
edited March 2021 in Problem solving
Hi everyone!

Last year (late summer) I sowed some hollyhocks for the first time and I have kept them indoors most of the winter (I live in southern Sweden). I have been hardening them off for weeks by taking them outdoors whenever it's sunny and above 0ºC. They seemed to be thriving but a couple of weeks ago I noticed that the leaves (new and old ones) were getting yellowish. The last couple of times I watered them I added liquid fertiliser (quite diluted) but they only got worse:


Is it rust already? Is there any hope?





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  • gjautosgjautos Posts: 429
    Its not rust. Looks more like a lack of nutrients to me, although i am no expert.
  • banannabananna Posts: 4
    gjautos said:
    Its not rust. Looks more like a lack of nutrients to me, although i am no expert.

    Thanks, gjautos!
    Well, in that case it seems like it became worse since I added fertiliser, even though I diluted it (NPK 7-1-5) :#
  • gjautosgjautos Posts: 429
    😳ok. Could also be a watering issue. Too much or too little could cause this.
  • punkdocpunkdoc Posts: 15,039
    Plants of that size really don't need fertilising, so that may be the problem.
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  • banannabananna Posts: 4
    punkdoc said:
    Plants of that size really don't need fertilising, so that may be the problem.

    Thanks!
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