What to do when a money tree's leaves curl and a gardenia's leaves turn yellow? Don't ignore it, or you may end up with big problems
Money tree yellow leaves, curling and drooping?
Deformed symptoms
As soon as summer comes, the money tree's leaves are prone to problems: turning yellow, curling, drooping and wilting, making you want to pull it bare!
Cause of deformity: very simple, either too much water or too much fertilizer has damaged the roots, or too little water or too strong light has damaged the leaves!
Solutions
1. Grow in diffused light and mist more: remove the yellow leaves, place it in diffused light, water once every 3 days, and mist the leaves every morning and evening; if the leaves are too dry, they will curl.
2. Increase ventilation: the money tree's root system is relatively weak and it fears stuffiness the most. In summer, be sure to open the windows often for ventilation. If you have watered too much, promptly pour off the accumulated water, then move the pot outdoors to speed up evaporation.
3. Trim the roots: when the base of the main trunk turns somewhat black, it means the roots may already have rotted. Promptly take it out of the pot, clean up the rotten parts, disinfect, then replace the potting soil and repot.
Gardenia leaves turning yellow and also dropping?
Deformed symptoms
Just after the gardenia's blooming period, the leaves begin to turn yellow and wilt in waves, and they keep dropping leaves. It looks like it is about to become a bare commander!
Cause of deformity
1. Too much watering: if you water too much and the potting soil is too sticky and heavy with poor air permeability, it is easy for leaves to turn yellow. Old leaves and new leaves will turn yellow in sequence from bottom to top until they fall off.
Solution: during the dog days of summer, water evaporates very quickly, so you can water every day, or once every 2 to 3 days, depending on how dry or wet the potting soil is, keeping it slightly moist but not waterlogged.
Note: it is best to let tap water sit in the sun for one or two days before watering the flowers, otherwise the leaves may easily turn yellow!
2. Too much fertilizer burning the roots: if you fertilize too frequently in summer and the concentration is too high, it will damage the root system, causing both the leaf veins and leaf blades to turn yellow. In severe cases, the roots will rot directly and the plant will die!
Solution: if you have over-fertilized, promptly soak the flowerpot in water, or pour water slowly and continuously around the roots for half an hour to dilute it.
Note: in summer, apply a thin compound fertilizer once a month, and when the temperature rises to 35°C, stop applying it.
3. Iron deficiency: gardenias are prone to chlorosis when lacking iron. The leaf veins are green while the leaf blades turn completely yellow. In severe cases, it can also cause drying and shedding.
Solution: dilute ferrous sulfate tablets with water at 500 times, then spray it on the leaves, once a week.
Succulents growing leggy and falling askew?
Deformed symptoms
In summer, you did not dare give the succulents too much sun, and as a result they grew askew and became completely leggy!
Cause of deformity
It is very easy for succulents to grow deformed. With more watering and less light, the succulents' stem nodes elongate, the leaves become thinner, and in the end they grow so leggy it is unbearable to look at.
Solution: for succulents that have already grown leggy, either work hard to train them into old stumps, or behead them so they can grow again. During normal care, you can appropriately increase light and water according to the principle of letting the soil dry before watering.
Tip: although succulents grow slowly in summer, do not be afraid to give them sun. Around 3 p.m., give them 1 to 2 hours of sun, and the succulents will grow short and plump (short periods of strong light).