Hungry.....

[piskieinboots]

....but for what? Any ideas what these two are sickly with? I'm looking for nutrient deficiencies ideally

Sweetpea



Pieris

[Lady Jana Muck]

If I remember right the Pieres needs Ericaceous compost does that help so does that mean acid or lime Errr I'm not being much help am I

[piskieinboots]

tis in correct soil in a tub, but it's clearly not happy with something.....and I need two sick - as in hungry - plant examples for my assignment - these are the only two currently looking woof

[lainey lou]

your pieris need sulphate of iron. Mine looked just like that last year but is all betterer now.
Soz can't help wiv the sweetpea.

[piskieinboots]

cheers Lainey Lou - my first thought on Pieris was phosphorous but I think your much closer

[Lady Jana Muck]

tis in correct soil in a tub, but it's clearly not happy with something.....and I need two sick - as in hungry - plant examples for my assignment - these are the only two currently looking woof

I know my tomato plants bottom leaves always go yellow and I read some where that its caused by lack of magnesium and to give it a bit of Epsom salts which I do and it helps.

[piskieinboots]

I tell ya tis darn hard trying to be a plant doctor - I have asked them what they want to eat so that I can send my findings off to the Mad Prof and get top marks - but nawt/zilch/nadda/silencio

[piskieinboots]

anyone else able to come up with thoughts on this? A pint (or equivalent) in it for ya

[mrs dog]

They are sulking! Tell them that if they cant be bothered to answer when you speak you will send them to bed without any supper!!! However now is the time to remove the top inch in your pot and mix a good ericacious feed I prefer the powder round the roots but not touching and witha new inch of eric comp they will be happy as Larry (does anyone know why hes happy!) Remember only rain water.

[Flummery]

The sweet pea looks like it's been burnt - water on the leaves and sun through the glass. Not a deficiency.

[SueA]

I was thinking that about the sweetpea too, it doesn't look like a deficiency, more a physical problem like scorching as Flum suggests or being caught by a bit of frost.