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Old 04-22-2009, 11:44 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Default Re: New Dwarf Cavendish finally leafing....BUT!

Young plants are sometimes sensitive to fertilizer. It's possible that it was given too high of a dosage and that is causing the leaves to burn back a bit. Over-watering could also do it (or under-watering). It's probably best to make sure the soil dries out between each watering. My advice is to not go by a schedule for watering...feel the soil each day and base it on that (might even want to poke your finger deeper to see if it's just dry on the surface). Let the plant tell you what it needs.

I ended up with some potting soil that doesn't drain well at all and I waited around 2 weeks after a moderate watering (no where NEAR saturated by any means) and it was still a bit moist at the bottom. Like I said...feel the soil to let it tell you when to water.
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