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morning glory wilting
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Posted by lareinabatata madrid (My Page) on Sun, Jul 29, 07 at 6:06
My morning glories have been coming along a treat on my balcony, but all of a sudden their buds have stopped opening and wilt before they open.
The buds form beautifully and abundantly, but by around 10 a.m. they are wilted without opening into a flower.
My balcony gets morning sun, and it IS getting hot, seeing as it's late in July in Madrid. Probably around 30 degrees in the morning, that's around 90 to you Farenheit followers.
I water them religiously and fertilise them every now and again with a high potash fertilizer that they seem to love.
Any ideas? Thanks very much. |
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RE: morning glory wilting
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- Posted by tapla z5b-6a MI (My Page) on
Sun, Oct 21, 07 at 17:00
| Sounds like a root rot issue from overwatering or perhaps salt build-up from fertilizers and/or irrigation water. Are you watering so that at least 10% of the total amount of water applied appears at the drain and is discarded? High salt content raises the EC (electrical conductivity) of the soil and makes it difficult for the plant to take up water & dissolved nutrients. Shading the container to insure soil temperatures remain below 30* would also help insure efficient root metabolism. 30* is the approximate temperature at which root function begins to become seriously impaired. Al |
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