| Are Your Geraniums Turning Yellow? | | | | Rust - rusty looking spots, plant turns |
| | | | yellow |
| The geranium, like any other garden plant, | | | | |
| needs proper care to flourish. Planting in a | | | | Treat with fungicidal spray. |
| sunny spot, making sure the plant gets enough | | | | |
| water and fertilizer and checking for disease | | | | Dropsy - mostly a problem with indoor plants |
| and pests will help your plant to be healthy. | | | | that show lesions |
| One problem with geraniums is that they can | | | | |
| turn yellow, wilt and drop leaves. Here's | | | | Don't water the plant so much and put it in |
| some things to check for if this happens to | | | | the sunniest spot you can find. |
| your plant. | | | | |
| | | | 3. Look for pests such as caterpillars, flys, |
| 1. If your geranium is in a planter, it could | | | | mites,termites and slugs are garden pests |
| be that the plant has outgrown the container. | | | | that might like to make a meal of your |
| Make sure the pot is big enough and if it | | | | geraniums. You can control most of these |
| looks like the plant is outgrowing it, then | | | | pests with special sprays that you can get at |
| transplant into a bigger pot. Make sure the | | | | your garden supply store. Aphids are another |
| container has adequate drainage and that you | | | | problem that may be controlled with ladybugs. |
| water once a week or as needed in hot | | | | Slugs can be captured simply by putting out a |
| weather. | | | | saucer of beer. |
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| 2. Check for disease. Some disease include: | | | | 4. Make sure you fertilize properly. |
| | | | Geraniums like a soil that has plenty of |
| Leaf Spot - leaves fall off after becoming | | | | nitrogen and lack of it can cause the plant |
| spotted. | | | | to turn yellow. If you suspect this could be |
| | | | the problem, then you might try fertilizing |
| Remove infected leaves, water with a soaker | | | | with a fertilizer that has a high |
| so as to avoid getting water on plant. | | | | concentration of nitrogen. |
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