Can anyone suggest why my brugmansia aurea's leaves are yellowing?
They are well fed (slow release granules) and watered in a standard
peat based compost and grew well for a couple of months. Ive tried
epsom salts to no avail, what am I missing?
It doesn't seem to be stopping them flowering.
On a seperate note I have a number of Daphne mezerium seedlings which
arent doing very well, they look a bit sickly. They are in a peat
based compost as well, does any one know if they would be better in a
less acid environment?

Thanks in advance

Mark
Mark

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(Mark Fawcett) writes:
| Can anyone suggest why my brugmansia aurea's leaves are yellowing?
| They are well fed (slow release granules) and watered in a standard
| peat based compost and grew well for a couple of months. Ive tried
| epsom salts to no avail, what am I missing?
| It doesn't seem to be stopping them flowering.

Perhaps too wet. They need very good drainage, and are fairly
resistant to going limp through lack of water.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

"Mark Fawcett" wrote in message
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Can anyone suggest why my brugmansia aurea's leaves are yellowing?
They are well fed (slow release granules) and watered in a standard
peat based compost and grew well for a couple of months. Ive tried
epsom salts to no avail, what am I missing?
It doesn't seem to be stopping them flowering.
On a seperate note I have a number of Daphne mezerium seedlings which
arent doing very well, they look a bit sickly. They are in a peat
based compost as well, does any one know if they would be better in a
less acid environment?

Thanks in advance

Mark

Try moving them on to bigger pots, they seem to fill their pots quickly then
start yellowing, I also use slow release but find I have to folia feed
(ammonium nitrate) several times a week to keep them green.
Has anyone found a cure for the holes in the leaves which seem to be due to
some sort of night feeding caterpillar?
Just coming into bud now my outdoor ones and worth the aggravation for the
scent :~)

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