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hilashes
09-28-2009, 05:02 PM
I've noticed my Basjoo yellowing quite a bit and also has a few little black dots. I'm wondering if it's too late to add a bit of blood meal to it to green it up. That or it's the tons of tiny little bugs under the leafs causing it to yellow. Should I just spray it with insecticide for spider mites and just leave it alone until the spring to fertilize it again?

Thanks
Heidi

damaclese
09-28-2009, 06:46 PM
I've noticed my Basjoo yellowing quite a bit and also has a few little black dots. I'm wondering if it's too late to add a bit of blood meal to it to green it up. That or it's the tons of tiny little bugs under the leafs causing it to yellow. Should I just spray it with insecticide for spider mites and just leave it alone until the spring to fertilize it again?

Thanks
Heidi

can you post a picture its hard to say from your description

john_ny
09-28-2009, 07:18 PM
If they're truly little tiny bugs on the underside of the leaves, they might be spider mites>

hilashes
09-28-2009, 07:57 PM
Thank you for your replies! Here are pictures of the leaves. A lot of them suffered leaf burn in our hot summer days. Can I do something for the black spots and yellowing now or is it too late in the season?


http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=24006&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=24006)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=24007&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=24007)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=24008&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=24008)

Raules
09-28-2009, 09:27 PM
spider mites