Re: Oriental poppies and yellow leaves
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- Subject: Re: Oriental poppies and yellow leaves
- From: M* T*
- Date: Tue, 2 May 2000 04:29:00 -0400
Yellowing leaves can also be a sign of overwatering or poor
drainage...
Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@clark.net
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> From: AdamsEden@aol.com
> Date: Monday, May 01, 2000 10:36 PM
>
> In a message dated 5/1/2000 8:28:41 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> jmgbaby@webtv.net writes:
>
> << I have some oriental poppies seedlings that have had yellow
lower leaves
> practically since they germinated. I was wondering if anyone
knows if
> this is a nutrient deficiency or if this is normal for these
plants.
> I've never grown them before and any info would be appreciated. >>
>
> Well, you didn't give a whole lot of information.
>
> I usually wet my growing medium with a solution of water and
fertilizer, i.e.
> something like Peter's 20-20-20. That way as soon as my seedling
emerge they
> have a small amount of fertilizer available to them. I believe
that
> yellowing leaves is usually a sign of poor nutrition. Most of the
mixtures
> today have "no" nutrientes in them, so you could easily starve your
seedlings
> to death.
>
>
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