mbfirey

I've had some problems with some starter plants (I've asked for advice in other threads) Here are my picture of the plants- they seem to all have a common problem. I got them all from the same seller-he says they should pull through, what do you think?
ALOCASIA PORTADORA
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MUSA BASJOO
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EE "BLACK RUFFLES"
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ENSETE
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I'm going to try bringing these inside- so the leaves stay dry and see if that helps...
PLEASE TELL ME IF YOU THINK THEY CAN BE SAVED! AND WHAT I SHOULD DO???

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Abnshrek

I'd spray all them with a fungicide, cut off the brown stuf with a scissors, I'd use a water soluable fertilizer and add a liquid root stimulant and see how it goes. I know doing nothing isn't going to help & good luck :^)

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bencelest

Get them out of the sun. Put them in airy shade but don't give fertilizer at this time. They are undergoing stress and you will stress them more by giving fertilizer. Water them once and let the soil dry until about an inch of top soil is dry before watering again. The temperature must be at 70 to 85 degrees on the shade if not keep them indoors.
Fertilize only when you see new growth or new leaves sprouting. As Bucko said prune all the brown leaves. it is better to cut half of the leaves so the roots can supply nutrients to what is left thus invigorate new growth.

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mbfirey

I've got them in the sunroom- it should stay at least mid 60's at night probably warmer. Should I cut the entire leaf or only the brown parts?

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bencelest

Only cut half of the leaves so they will look better and the roots will be happy to supply only half of the leaves and the extra nutrients will be devoted to supply the new emerging leaves which will be normal green without those brown dots. That's the only time you will add fertilizer and take it easy on those. perhaps 1/4 strength for the first week or so and gradually increase as your new leaves become bigger.

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mbfirey

Is the purpose of removing the leaves just to give root strength or also to remove any infection?

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bencelest

The roots are the source to give nutrients to the leaves and to the whole plant. I take it that your plants are newly transferred so the roots can not supply the water and nutrients to the leaves because the roots are not yet established with the soil to take up the nutrients needed so you can see that most of the leaves died . So the answer to your question is both no. I don't think you have an infection but only the result of the stress from transferring and also from the direct hit of the sun. In order for your plant to survive is to create new roots to supply the new and existing leaves.

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Taylor

Get that mulch out of the pots! As it decomposes, it will cause the pH and other components of your soil shift, hurting the plants. Not sure what soil it is in, but if need be, get a better soil, and don't let the plants get too wet or too dry.

mbfirey

I probably should have given more info... I'm had these about 1 month when I got them I immediately put them into these pots (the mulch was added like a week ago). I'm pretty sure it's not transplant shock because over the month they've gotten worse not better. That's why I suspect infection of some sort. I used potting soil- a type that had fertilizer already. I've kept them watered. I'm pretty sure it wasn't over-watering because that's basically impossible to do with and EE, which is the worst of the bunch.

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bencelest

You know your plant better than we do. But if those are my plants That (What I wrote) is what I would do. So Good luck to you. I hope they recover.
Benny

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Abnshrek

Well I hope it wasn't gardening soil it has to much wood and water retension. No matter who makes it.

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island cassie

Go with Benny and Taylor - I agree with them! Light shade, no fertilizer and don't overwater newly replanted stock. Baby them!

mbfirey

That's the plan! Thanks for all the advice. The mulch is gone and they're inside. I had them outside right after they arrived and we had some wet/chilly weather- and that might have done some damage.
Looking at the pics, does it look like a fungis or not?
Thanks

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