two of my brugs that I purchased were doing fine but suddenly the leaves are hanging down, looks like they are going to drop, they have been in the house since I got them 4 weeks ago, is this normal, or is there something I am doing wrong, when I water them I add the recomended amount of Miracle Grow. the other two are OK
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Doris, maybe you're over watering.
That was my first thought too when I first read this post. I know that is my no. 1 cause of my plant problems. As soon as I decide to really take care of my plants, I over-water and they die! I have not found that to be a problem with brugs though. They seem to like plenty of water.
well I read in the forum that brugs like plenty of water,and I do try to watch how much I give them, I water three times a week, and the pot does not feel wet, I will cut back and see what happens.
If your weather is still okay, why don't you stick them outside for a while and see if the higher light levels will perk them up. Not in the sun though, just under a tree. In the house, the roots might be too wet, even if the top feels dry. If you pick up the pot and it feels pretty heavy, I'd dig down and check the soil. Maybe the drain holes are clogged up. Other than that, I can't think of anything but mites that could wilt the leaves and turn them yellow. It is about the time of the year for them to take a break, but not wilting.
OK Brugie, they are out on the patio
Could be overwatering. If they do not perk up, take them out of the pot and look at the bottom soil and the roots. In the fall and winter they take much less water than in the summer.
Also if you just potted them up, did you use a big pot? I always pot them up in small pots in late summer and fall and much bigger pots in spring and early summer. The water get used or evaporates in the warm growing months but when the plants slow down in growth, the extra wet soil can suffocate them. I like them rootbound over winter.
I also use the lightest soil that is fast draining in the cooler months so they do not rot but in spring I use the heaviest soil I can so I do not have to water all the time.
Many people see the plant start to wilt and they water more thinking it is due to lack of water. I know I have done this. But actually it is the tiny roots starting to rot.
When this has happened to me, I cut the roots back, cut the top of the plant back. I cover the root ball in one sheet of newspaper so no light gets to the roots but air circulates, and let them dry. Then I repot it in a much smaller pot with fast draining soil after the root ball has dried out enough.
GOOD LUCK!! Let us know how they fare. Poor babies.
Kell I planted in Larg pot, so maybe I should repot in a smaller one, also when should I take seedlings out of the warm mini greenhouse and keep them in my kitchen or puter room they are about 3" tall and have four to five leaves. In my mini greenhouse I have a grow light, and 2 florecent lights
I'd say that when your night temps start hovering around 45-50 degrees, it would be best to move them to the house, during the day when outside temps are as warm as house temps so they don't go into shock, for lack of a better word. Kell may have more to add to this. I just butted in. LOL!
Sounds good to me Brugie! LOL