Re: wilty leaves
I can contest to this. I didn't water the other day and temps have been
in the high 90's. All my new leaves are baked to a crisp. Misters are now
being put up and all new leaves will be shaded until they are a few days old.
--- LIpumpkin@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 5/19/2000 11:25:13 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
> marc.nguyen@greenheck.com writes:
>
> << I left my 1 remaining potted plant in it's "greenhouse"(44 gallon clear
> plastic tub) today and I came home for lunch to find it all wilty. Did it
> just get too hot? I immediately watered it(soil was dry) and took it out
> of
> the "greenhouse" and left it outdoors. Hopefully it will recover. It was
> my
> healthiest plant too. >>
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> Chances are it will be OK if it perks up by the end of the day. You need
> to
> get into a routine of checking the plant before you head off to work or
> school....if it was dry by lunch then it was too dry when you left this
> morning. They are very fragile in the young potted stage and should be
> checked every morning....as the plant grows a root sysytem and is planted
> outside you may get away with mising a watering because it has more areas
> in
> the soil to pull water from but now its very important.
> These plants will wilt if too hot or too dry.If really too hot and dry the
>
> leaves will get crispy......they can and will often recover from the crispy
>
> stage too....but each episode sems to set the plant back and it is
> believed,or can be argued,that these crispy or overheating episodes may
> contribute to a situation called flat vining or multiple
> vining....something
> you don't want.
> So for all you beginners.....check your plants in the morning (and
> afternoon if possible) and see that they are watered......they'll survive
> the
> night if dry,but during the day they'll cook.
>
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