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Sun, Aug 3, 14 at 2:37
| 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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- Posted by Slimy_Okra 2b (My Page) on Sun, Aug 3, 14 at 17:26
| Looks normal to me. However, the pot looks pretty small compared to the size of the plant. |
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- Posted by Brandon_the_Random none (My Page) on Mon, Aug 4, 14 at 5:27
| 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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- Posted by Slimy_Okra 2b (My Page) on Mon, Aug 4, 14 at 11:26
| 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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