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Posted by demoncat none (My Page) on Thu, Mar 31, 11 at 4:43
| Greetings,
I have a white flowered Bolivian fuchsia that I grew from seed indoors. The problem is that these weird spots appear on some of the leaves. They are beige in color (the color of a dried leaf) have a very sharp margin, and appear on the edge of the leaf 95% of the time. They tend to appear as the leaf matures. Other than that, the plant seems to be healthy and growing, but hasn't reached flowering size yet at 22 inches tall.
There are no insect pests other than the occasional fungus gnat. Is this something I should be worried about? What is causing this? How do I correct it? |
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RE: fuschia leaf problems
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| 90% of leaf problems with fuschias is due to lack of magnesium. Dissolve 1 T. Epson salts in a glass of hot water. Add it to your gallon watering can and water the soil. |
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| I've tried adding epsom salts, and the necrotic spots are still there. Could this be a virus? I have attached some photos. 
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RE: fuschia leaf problems
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| i water mine with Foliage Pro from Dyna grow and it has all trace minerals in it. but as for your leaves, the damage is done, just keep an eye on the other leaves and make sure other leaves dont show these signs too. Eric |
RE: fuschia leaf problems
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| What exactly causes the spots? Is it just a nutritional deficiency, or is it some kind of disease? |
RE: fuschia leaf problems
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| i am not 100% sure, i have never seen this on any plant i have ever grown! but what you can do is make sure that you are feeding it all the micro-nutrients it needs and remove the leaves that have the spots and see if any new ones appear. i would suggest flushing the soil with water to remove all traces of ferts in the soil. and let it dry out and start feeding with a weak fert containing micro-Nutrients each time you water. like i mentioned above i use foliage pro as it contains everything. and i add 1tblsp of vinegar to acidify the soil to assist in the uptake of all nutes. I also make "calcium acetate" by mixing garden lime in a cottage cheese container put like 2" of lime in the bottom and fill 3/4 way with vinegar it will react and release gas so dont put the lid on till it stops fizzing(i had a disaster first time in the fridge! LOL) but the acetate contains both calcium/magnesium so no more epsom salts needed. i use this on all plants/flowers. my peppers lovve it and the acetate from what i hear will help produce blooms! i bought my fuschia from Armstrong and it had 5 flowers. after watering with 1/4tsp foliage pro, vinegar, and acetate i have about 30+ about to open.
Eric |
RE: fuschia leaf problems
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| Could the problems also be due to heat? I have an F. splendens that is having a different problem where the leaves are curled and misshapen. It was grown from seed and it's been indoors all its life.  |
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