Is it containerized? If so, is the container cooking in the sun? Shade that puppy to cool the root-zone down a bit. I also mulch my containers too - really helps with keeping the soil cooler and also helps prevent soil disturbance when watering. Also, if something changed a nanner can slow down. When I move my pups out into the sun after establishing, the existing leaves tend to wilt a little, but with patience it recovers and new leaves come thru just fine. In many cases, the best thing to do is not change anything. Make sure it's adaquately moist, and adaquately fed and has adaquate light and make sure nothing detrimental is occuring like the container cooking in the sun and then let the plant do it's thing. If it lost some roots due to cooking soil or pest, it will suffer a setback and slow down some, but if it's still putting out leaves, that means it's recovering. Don't change things too radically except to correct problems.
Be well,
Mike
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Originally Posted by Carolina
Hey guys...
One of my unknowns.. the one I'm hoping is an IC.. has had slow leaf production for about 5 weeks now. It had been growing at a great fast rate, putting out a new leaf about every 5 days. However, now it is only popping one about every two weeks. I've seen where some of you recommend less water so I decided to try that approach. It only served to cause it to wilt very quickly and look sickly. So about two weeks ago, I began the daily watering routine again, picked back up on fertilizing with cow manure and a couple of fish emulsion apps every week. This is the only type of fertilizers I've ever used so wondering if I should try something else. I don't believe that last heat wave had anything to do with slowing down the growth.. it started before that.
Any advice on how to get it going again?
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