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