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Kali

(55,993 posts) Thu Jul 1, 2021, 02:18 PM Jul 2021

any outdoor growers here? what happened to my poor plant? [View all]

edit - it is a plastic pot, about 5 gal

AZ went legal this year and I wanted to have a nice big plant in the front yard in case any neighbors stopped by.

got a start from someone and put it in a large plastic pot with miracle grow potting soil. it was fine and more than doubled in size in a couple of months. made it through an insane hot spell, smoke from local fire etc. then on June 26th it suddenly turned brown and crispy. I mean overnight. it looked like pictures of nutrient burn and I understand that potting soil is sometimes a problem but it was so sudden after being fine for months. I did not give it any additional food, nor has anybody sprayed anything. I see no insect or fungus that I can tell.

any idea what went wrong?

morning of June 26

and just now, I guess there isn't any chance it is going to recover

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any outdoor growers here? what happened to my poor plant? [View all] Kali Jul 2021 OP

Looks like homegirl Jul 2021 #1

oops typo, plastic pot Kali Jul 2021 #5

I think it's too much "K" WhiteTara Jul 2021 #9

no chemicals used, other than what is in the potting soil Kali Jul 2021 #11

... WhiteTara Jul 2021 #2

what is a good soil? Kali Jul 2021 #4

go to a local nursery and ask what WhiteTara Jul 2021 #7

it does look like I over fertilized but I hadn't given it anything. Kali Jul 2021 #10

Here's a link to possible causes Ritabert Jul 2021 #3

I would think if that was the problem it would have happened in the previous two weeks Kali Jul 2021 #6

I don't think it's too much sun WhiteTara Jul 2021 #8

not so much mist, as spraying the whole area around every afternoon to cool ALL of us LOL Kali Jul 2021 #12

Are you sure someone didn't kill it on purpose? questionseverything Jul 2021 #13

nah, everyone around here would want it to grow successfully Kali Jul 2021 #14

Well maybe they thought they were helping questionseverything Jul 2021 #15

no there are only two other people around Kali Jul 2021 #16

Simple tenaciousdem Jul 2021 #17

does it take two months to kick in? Kali Jul 2021 #18

Herbicide. WheelWalker Jul 2021 #19

99.999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999% Kali Jul 2021 #20

My backyard lows. quaint Jul 2021 #21

Believe it or not I'm an expert Botany Jul 2021 #22

I agree it went from roots and the last part to die was the growth center at the top Kali Jul 2021 #23

You can also grow in the winter in a south window womanofthehills Jul 2021 #25

You need to go to a grow shop and start with better soil womanofthehills Jul 2021 #24

it was handling the sun fine, I think Kali Jul 2021 #26

I'm an outdoor grower. I had the best crop ever this past year. panader0 Feb 2022 #27

good point about weeds Kali Feb 2022 #28

My first point is that plants of almost any kind do not need to be kept in drip trays. flying_wahini Feb 2022 #29

I really love the cloth bags - the bigger the better womanofthehills Mar 2022 #30

Could be root rot. I had that problem before. Emile Apr 2022 #31