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Yellowing Ground Cherry Leaves?

brandon_the_random

9 years ago

My ground cherry was and still is doing pretty well. However, the older, really large leaves are starting to be speckled with yellow especially around vein intersections. Is this a problem or is it natural? It's first fruit is just about ripe, but I don't know if that has anything to do with it. I water weekly with miracle grow, but its new leaves remain small, way smaller than the old leaves. Again, is that a problem? We've had pretty hot 80~90 F weather for more than a week, but I water it frequently. Other ground cherry in pot does not have this symptom, and have darker green leaves.

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Slimy_Okra
9 years ago
Looks normal to me. However, the pot looks pretty small compared to the size of the plant.
brandon_the_random
Original Author
9 years ago
Thanks! So the speckling is normal or at least, not very detrimental? That's a 3~4 gallon pot. It's just the angle and the fact that the leaves shown are huge in comparison to the rest. They're about 5 times the size.
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Slimy_Okra
9 years ago
Yes, I've found that GC plants' lower leaves often end up looking ratty, yellowed or falling off. As long the plant is healthy and making more new leaves than those being lost, I wouldn't worry about it.

But a 3-4 gallon pot is very small for a GC. Those plants would need at least a 10 gallon to grow well.

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