Soft, torn and lighter colored new leaf

charleston_nanners · 08-16-2021, 07:59 PM

I have several newer plants and this is the first time I have seen this. I use

https://www.amazon.com/BANANA-FERTIL.../dp/B01CQPMQ30

every couple of weeks with my plants. All seem very healthy so far except this Zebrina. It has been my slowest growing plant and then this popped up. Any ideas?

Also you can ignore the leaf with the holes below it. We had a caterpillar problem

Thanks in advance

https://i.postimg.cc/sDctBsjM/Image-from-i-OS.jpg

Graycat · 08-17-2021, 08:12 AM

I have had something like this happen before. The new leaf was very light colored. Has it been very wet? I have also read that this can be caused by an excess of nitrogen. The plant is growing faster than it can build sufficient cell walls. I could be wrong, but it may be related to an imbalance of nitrogen to potassium / nitrogen to calcium. Both of those elements are integral in building strong cell walls. From what I can find with my plants, I try to keep my NPK feeding to something like 3-1-6 ratio.

I suspect your plant will grow out of it.

cincinnana · 08-17-2021, 09:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by charleston_nanners

I have several newer plants and this is the first time I have seen this. I use

https://www.amazon.com/BANANA-FERTIL.../dp/B01CQPMQ30

every couple of weeks with my plants. All seem very healthy so far except this Zebrina. It has been my slowest growing plant and then this popped up. Any ideas?

Also you can ignore the leaf with the holes below it. We had a caterpillar problem

Thanks in advance

https://i.postimg.cc/sDctBsjM/Image-from-i-OS.jpg

Your plants will do that sometimes when it has issues.
Root damage over fertilization (edges of the right leaf) or transplant shock just to name a few might cause this to happen.
New leaves are usually light green till they harden off.

The leaf will get normal color once it hardens off but will have the damage...
The plant will probably sort itself out next leaf in a month or so.

If you are at end of grow season you might want to curtail the ferts because they will be going dormant in a few months.
For me small downy woodpeckers will practice on a new vertical unrolled leaf and give me the same look as your plant.

Your plant is also an ornamental so no special fertilizer is required....an inexpensive water soluble similar to Miracle Grow/Expert from the big box will work just fine...fall sales for ferts at the big box will happen soon.....stock up.

wstrickland1 · 08-17-2021, 11:28 AM

Are you in Charleston SC?

cincinnana · 08-18-2021, 05:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wstrickland1

Are you in Charleston SC?

No....on the foggy end of the North bend on the Ohio river......

wstrickland1 · 08-18-2021, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by cincinnana

No....on the foggy end of the North bend on the Ohio river......

I know a kid up that way. Good kid. Smart kid.

wstrickland1 · 08-18-2021, 05:44 PM

But they probably moved to Charleston because everyone from Ohio does eventually.......

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charleston_nanners Join Date: Aug 2021 Posts: 1 BananaBucks : 407 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 0 Times Was Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Soft, torn and lighter colored new leaf I have several newer plants and this is the first time I have seen this. I use https://www.amazon.com/BANANA-FERTIL.../dp/B01CQPMQ30 every couple of weeks with my plants. All seem very healthy so far except this Zebrina. It has been my slowest growing plant and then this popped up. Any ideas? Also you can ignore the leaf with the holes below it. We had a caterpillar problem Thanks in advance https://i.postimg.cc/sDctBsjM/Image-from-i-OS.jpg Last edited by charleston_nanners : 08-16-2021 at 08:02 PM.

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Graycat Join Date: Apr 2019 Posts: 11 BananaBucks : 2,848 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 0 Times Was Thanked 10 Times in 6 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: Soft, torn and lighter colored new leaf I have had something like this happen before. The new leaf was very light colored. Has it been very wet? I have also read that this can be caused by an excess of nitrogen. The plant is growing faster than it can build sufficient cell walls. I could be wrong, but it may be related to an imbalance of nitrogen to potassium / nitrogen to calcium. Both of those elements are integral in building strong cell walls. From what I can find with my plants, I try to keep my NPK feeding to something like 3-1-6 ratio. I suspect your plant will grow out of it.

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wstrickland1 Location: Charleston, SC Zone: 8-B Join Date: Jun 2020 Posts: 957 BananaBucks : 41,780 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 304 Times Was Thanked 1,413 Times in 588 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 2 Times	Re: Soft, torn and lighter colored new leaf Are you in Charleston SC?

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wstrickland1 Location: Charleston, SC Zone: 8-B Join Date: Jun 2020 Posts: 957 BananaBucks : 41,780 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 304 Times Was Thanked 1,413 Times in 588 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 2 Times	Re: Soft, torn and lighter colored new leaf But they probably moved to Charleston because everyone from Ohio does eventually....... Last edited by wstrickland1 : 08-18-2021 at 06:31 PM.

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