What causes dry brownish patches on Strep. leaves and some leaves have dry brown tips?
I should add the leaves are mostly all dark green and fresh.There are no signs of insects.Many of them are setting buds.
They traveled in a dark box for 2-3 days,but seem to have recovered fine.I won't have wicking trays until next week.I put some little bowls of water around them to raise humidity and I have been misting them.I let them get almost dry in between waterings.
Thanks,Lynn
Strep. Question
I think thats mostly caused from letting them dry out,could be from the leaves getting wet
and your lights (or sun) burning them
Thanks Jim,
Turtle has sent me quite a few and I am pretty new at Streps.I know AVs spot if sun or lights hit them when they are wet,but it seems like everyone says to mist Streps.
Lynn
I never mist mine unless im foliar feeding,which i dont do nearly as often as i should
Lynn,,
If you are talking about streps and from me it is because they have been to close to the lights.. Not always just at the tips.. I just cut that part off and move my lights if I can. Some of my bigger ones I can't move the lights any higher.. Also I do wet my leaves from time to time when I water as some times I am in a hurry... Can you send me a picture? those plants better not have bugs. As I have been very careful .... LOL
Jim, I asked this question about when I can put plants with my other ones and no one answered so maybe you can.
I have about 15 plants put in a different room for about two months... I have changed dirt put in marathon and also sprayed them two times.. Can I put these with my others yet? I also have about 5 that are in a plastic container like you would buy spinach in.. Tall not small... These are close but not to close but these are newer and I would not put these with my new plants as I only have a short time.. Thanks for any help....
Hugs,
Susan
It really sounds like it's from water on the leaves and also maybe I should water a little more liberally.I have read so many articles that say not to water them until they are practically limp,but I don't go quite that far.Some of them are pretty close to the lights.
Susan,yes they are from you,as almost all of my plants are ^_^.They do not have bugs,so relax...LOL
Lynn
Hi ibrabec, that stuff about waiting till the streps are practically limp is in my opinion not true. Mine stay constantly moist (wick watered now) but even when I hand watered, I kept them moist. 'Moist' being the keyword...not sopping wet or soggy. I usually put a layer of perlite in the bottom of the pots and use a light mix. A mix so that if you water from the top, it drains freely. A light mix can't get too wet. My plant room is humid also and all the gessies like that.
Turtlechi...isolating the new plants you are talking about for two months with the measures you have taken and you see nothing should ensure those plant are clean and could go with the others by now.
Thanks Goldleaf! I'm probably keeping them a little to dry and maybe to close to the lights.It doesn't seem like the baby ones are getting browning.Mine will be on wicks as soon as my trays get here.My mix is very light and has lots of perlite.
Lynn
Sounds good. We all need to fiddle till we see what works best for us. When I had only a few streps, I could hand water with ease but then they multiplied and I thought I have to get them on wicks which I did and am glad of it. Self watering strategies give us more time and freedom plus the plants love it and grow so well. Not to say hand watering isn't good too, it's more about time and ease of growing. I can leave and not worry much with the timers and all on wicks.
Lots of baby violets..hand watering? No thanks..I have two trays like this. I used to grow primarily violets with a smattering of other gesneriads but have gone in the direction of streptocarpus mainly with other gessies added. I still like episcias for the top shelves.
So far I am hand watering the baby AVs.There are 25 and as soon as they are big enough to divide I plan to wick them also.Your plants look great! I will have Episcias,too.Do you wick those?
Lynn
I sure do wick episcias. With the constant moisture, feeding, warmth and humidity, they can grow like weeds. When I haven't re-potted in a while, the roots follow the wick cord down into the tray or reservoir and love it. When they grow like that, I suppose they are growing hydroponically at that point. This week, I plan to get lots of episcia stolons planted. I did get 7 episcia Cleopatras done this morning..
Thanks,
I use to grow them,but have never tried wicking.
Lynn
Here is the leaf damage I'm talking about.
The smaller plants don't show damage.All are making buds.The white stuff is just perlite.
This message was edited Mar 16, 2009 2:58 PM
Here's another plant.
susan,i would think it would be ok but really look them over good,i keep mine seperated about that time,sometimes not that long if i know the person real well and have never had trouble,but with anything you have to be care,nobody means to send you bugs,but
they do hitch hike
id say your safe but check closely
JIM
Any ideas what my problem is?
id say water on the leaves that has fertilizer in it,
JIM
Thanks,Jim. The water I misted with didn't have any fertilizer in it,but if it doesn't look like anything serious to you,I feel much better.
Lynn