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