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Causes and treatment of yellow leaves of Mirabilis jalapa

Gustavo Fring
2020-11-16 11:23:35
The yellow leaves of Sinningia may be caused by overwatering. At this time, it should be taken out from the original flower soil, cut off the rotten roots and yellow leaves, and then planted in the soil with good drainage. It may also be caused by insufficient light. At this time, it is necessary to place a lamp around it and rotate the plant regularly to supplement the light for it. It may also be caused by fertilizer dripping on its leaves when fertilizing. At this time, yellow leaves need to be cut off in time and maintained slowly.

1. Lack of illumination

Reason: Mirabilis jalapa likes to receive sunshine very much.If the light is not enough in daily maintenance, the chlorophyll in its leaves will decrease, and the leaves will slowly lose their luster and then turn yellow.

How to deal with it: Put the potted Mirabilis jalapa in a sunny place, make sure there is enough light, and then wait for the Mirabilis jalapa leaves to regain their luster.But not to avoid strong light exposure, a little shade is the best place for its growth.

2. Irrational fertilization

Reason: If you fertilize too much or too much concentration of Mirabilis jalapa, it is easy to make the leaves of Mirabilis jalapa yellow.If you do not fertilize Mirabilis jalapa for a long time, it will make the plants of Mirabilis jalapa not get enough nutrients and make their leaves yellow.

Treatment: If the leaves turn yellow due to excessive fertilization, it is necessary to stop fertilization immediately, and wash the leaves of Mirabilis jalapa with clean water to dilute the excess fertilizer.If there is a lack of fertilizer, it is good to supplement nutrients in time.

3. Improper watering

Reason: If the water appears too much water, easy to let the leaves become yellow Mirabilis jalapa.If the Mirabilis jalapa is not watered for a long time, the water shortage will be serious, and the leaves of Mirabilis jalapa will become yellow.

Treatment: Overwatering caused by yellow leaves, it is necessary to stop watering, and then put the plant in a place with light and ventilation, so that excess water quickly evaporated.If it is lack of yellow leaves, timely replenishment of water can be.

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4. Unsuitable temperature

Reason: Mirabilis jalapa is not resistant to high temperature flowers.In summer, if the weather is muggy and the environment is not well ventilated, the leaves of the plants are also prone to yellowing.

Treatment: If the indoor temperature is too high, the plants should be placed in a well-ventilated place for maintenance to ensure that the indoor temperature is within the appropriate temperature range for the plants.Then spray water around the plants regularly, which can have a cooling effect.

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