my salvia is dead! i had two plants sent to me and they died! i had them as of january 3rd and they died a few days ago around the 18th or so. i want to get more but dont know what i did wrong for some reason the leaves would have dead tips yet the new baby leaves that would form would die after a day or two then all the sudden the entire plant died!! it just turned black and died! it didnt die near the roots either so its wasnt root rot it started in the middle of the plant then spread the very next day after realizing the plant was turning black it turned all black and died. (it died so fast it was like i poisoned it) i used a 15-8-15 formula or a 16-8-16 formula nothing that shoudl have kileld it what happened? or what might cause this! to two plants!
It is hard to say without all the details and being there. My guess would be over watering. People tend to do that with these plants. I know you said it wasn't root rot. But still, did you let the soil dry up some between waterings? This is hard to do if you were misting it and under a humity tent like many people do. I put perilite in with the soil to help drain and aerate. Next time, I would also say not to fertilize so soon. It may not have liked the fertilizer. If the plant is in soil, it will draw sufficient nutrients from the dirt for some time.
I agree that root rot has been what has usually killed my plants.
Lately, I have been traveling, so my plants have been wilting from time to time. However, none have died from the wilting, and they seem to be doing quite well given their appearance after they have perked up from a watering.
Case in point - before one recent trip, I place a few plants in plastic pots with saucers whereas others were in terra cotta clay pots. One or two of the three plants in plastic pots got rot, but none of the plants in terra cotta pots got rot.
I have given up on using saucers under my plants. If I am going to be away for several days, I turn up the humidifier and heavily water the plants for 2 or 3 days before leaving, letting the water run through. When I return, the same is done, a few heavy waterings letting the water run through. The plants perk up quickly are are getting bushy.
That reminds me, another precaution I have taken prior to a leave is to trim the plants back, essentially taking a harvest. This way their water demand is lower.
Yes i do believe it could have been the fertilizer i think i put a little too much in there too but im not sure imma try to get another plant, anyone wanna help me with that problem?
I have been watering with my fertilizer at half the concentration specified by the label. Part of that is since I mixed in Plant Tone with the potting mix.
I should get a more balanced fertilizer for watering though; my fertilizer is somewhat high in Phosphorus.
wanna help me with a new plant? sounds like you know what your doing have an extra plant laying around? ofcourse i would offer you something for it.
and is it safe or ok to move the plant inside during the night and put it back outside during the day? the temperature change everyday wouldnt cause it to die or go into shock would it? Because thats what i did with my plant and it died.
if it was "cold". that is 40 or below, that whats killed it,or what helped killl it they don't like change at all, unless they are growing outside in the ground...then it doesn't bother them as much....unless it freezes. they can adapt to being moved in and out and all around, but the within closer temp. and humidty parameters. Best to read up on the growing conditions some more before your next one. http://www.sagewisdom.org/ (http://www.sagewisdom.org/)
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