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Tue, May 4, 10 at 11:54
| I have started some impatiens and the leaves appear very curled and stunted - especially on the white ones. The plants look green and strong but very curled. In researching the forum I think I'm overfertilizing because I'm using it full strength every watering. I will now stop fertilizing now - will the plants recover? how long will it take to see results?
P.S. I examined the leaves closely and do not see any sign of insects such as aphids. |
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- Posted by trailer_gal z4 ND (My Page) on Wed, May 5, 10 at 17:34
| Hello melrose How tall are your impatiens? Are they at the tiny stage? Are they a darker green than normal? What type of impatiens are they? Could you post a picture of them? Hope you can figure out the problem. |
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| The impatiens are white blitz and they are about 3" tall. I parts with the deformed curly small leaves probably are a little darker green. I wouldn't be able to take a picture until tomorrow night because they are in an outside greenhouse and it's dark now. |
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- Posted by caitlin448 NC (My Page) on Wed, May 26, 10 at 19:41
| Do you have flowers? I was over fertilizing my impatiens at first and while the leaves and stalks grew like crazy (and a little curly), the flower buds would fall off and not bloom. I rinsed them with water and saw improvement within 2 days. I think the key is rinsing away the fertilizer. |
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| Never use full strength fertilizer on anything every time you water. Hello! Read the directions. Impatiens don't need much fertilizer anyway. A 1/4 strength monthly is all mine get with a light foliar misting in between. |
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