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10 years ago


is my plant ok ? How did she get sunburn?

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  • 10 years ago

    Ok thanks

  • 10 years ago

    The pot could be smaller pot too. If you over pot a plant, it will stay wet to long.

    wallace256 thanked wantonamara Z8 CenTex
  • 10 years ago

    looks like possible sun damage to me

  • 10 years ago

    I agree that this could have some definite sunburn. The dark spots on some of the middle leaves worries me a bit though like they may be mushy on the inside. The roots will tell all, just be careful not to cook or drown it after the repot.

    wallace256 thanked Nicholas C.
  • 10 years ago

    Pls give me a good soil mix thanks guys

  • 10 years ago

    I mean recipe

  • 10 years ago

    Did you look at gritty mix (a.k.a. 1.1.1.) - it's mentioned very often on this forum. Search using either of the wording.


    wallace256 thanked rina_Ontario,Canada 5a
  • 10 years ago

    Sorry Rina I try to search , may I know what is aka stand for ?

  • 10 years ago

    I live in Australia not sure can get the ingredients or not ?

  • 10 years ago

    aka means also known as

  • 10 years ago
    last modified: 10 years ago

    wallace

    Sorry..."also known as"... (1.1.1. stands for ingredients ratio).

    Succulents need good drainage. Bagged soil is usually very water retaining. Mixing some grittier ingredients will help the drainage and air flow/exchange.

    I don't know what's available in Australia. There are many inorganic ingredients that can be used - grit, perlite, turface, scoria, pumice...I don't know what you can get. Here is the post from Cheryl that lives in Australia, you should find out what she is using: -click me-. Photos 2 & 4 show grit - maybe she is using it as top dressing only, but may be suitable for a part of the gritty mix.

    You could start by sifting existing soil (from the photo it looks like it contains bark - that may work well in new mix). Add generous amount of perlite - I would expect that perlite is available to you (very common and easy to buy in Canada and USA) and quite inexpensive. The perlite should be sifted too since there is always some dust that is too fine (wearing mask is a good idea). I usually sift it into bucketfull of warm water, when finished just strain and use. If this is all you can get, it would work well (try mixing 50/50% - that would be 1.1.). If you can get some grit (I buy chicken grit from farm supply store), add that too (1/3rd of each = 1.1.1). If it is very hot where you live, you may have to water much more often, but extra water will drain out easily. You should experiment some and could adjust ratios for more or less retention.

    I use ordinary kitchen sieve for sifting, keep whatever remains in it.

    New plants should be placed in partial sun to begin with - unless you know for sure that they were exposed to full sun - and gradually moved into more and more sun to prevent sunburn.

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