kanna is dieing

[plantshaman]

been growing kanna in a pot for a few years now . it was doing good till this last year or so . It was in a small pot recieving 6 hours of direct light a day . Then last year new growth stopped and the lush green is now mostly brown and dieing . I tried some osmocote that didn't help . i tried more water and less water neither of those helped . I know the sun exposure is about right . I tried a new pot thats alot larger and that didn't help either . it used to bloom all the time and grow very well. Now it doesn't .... i think its on its last leg and if i don't do something soon it will die . Whats the problem ?!

[EA-1306]

They do that sometimes. Have you tried taking cuttings?

Can you tell me more about the details of what you have tried? As a general rule sick plants are seldom fertilized, and if they are succulents it tends to be more wise to withold water when they look ill, than to give it.

[plantshaman]

Maybe it is because i didn't have enough rock on the bottom of the pot of maybe the drain hole got plugged. I'll take a look....

[Chris W]

maybe you have salt buildup in your soil. You should leach it out every once in a while.    also make sure your water is set to a ph of around 6 before watering.     wrong ph can cause nutrient lockout and you plant will starve.

[RifeHeretic]

Could also be mold or insects. Aye, all the choices of what it could be. Best of luck to you

[plantshaman]

the plant gets tap water , maybe thats the problem .

[OBODAOUR]

Taps no good, try distilled or perhaps filtered. Goodluck!!!

Peace
ObOdAoUr
 :lol:

[EA-1306]

I use tap water for my entire plant collection and it works fine.
It is hard water though and tends to be near pH 8.
It is no problem with several hundred cacti and dozens of leafy plants.

[BotanyGuru]

i just recently checked my tapwater, it returned a pH of 7, and isnt showing many signs of chemicals through taste, smell, and the reaction of my plants.
i think if u know what ur workin with you should be fine, but some tap sources are beyond rancid.

[Anonymous]

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[Amomynous]

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I'm a little curious as to why you made a whole bunch of non sequitur posts and then deleted them all. Having a bad day?

[RifeHeretic]

Yeah, I was a little bothered by the posts

[loveleaf]

Kannas do this. Someone needs to find out whats up. I've read that they naturally die off after a while, but I've also heard references to 25 year old wild kanna plants..  

Mine got so huge, and then just simply died. I think by the time the leaves turn brown, the roots are already long gone.

[DrYRHead]

Perhaps it needed to be transplanted, and you did not catch it in time.
Does Kanna spread via root runners?