Fuchsia is a welcome flower in every home seeking coziness. Sometimes things happen to her that baffle an amateur nerd caring for her. Why does fuchsia curl leaves inward, what should I do? Even an inexperienced owner can solve this problem.
Fuchsia threw off all the leaves and dries, although I water it well, tell me how to save
This phenomenon is a signal of an unfavorable situation around the plant. Identifying the main causes is difficult, but necessary. In extreme cases, when the plant died, you need to do the following:
- Burn the earth and the remains of the plant or, hermetically packed, throw in a garbage container.
- Wash and disinfect the pot well.
- Buy new planting material and take precautions during planting.
- Treat fungicides (antifungal drugs) plants in adjacent pots and the soil in them.
Fuchsia - home decoration
Reasons for leaf falling
Each grower wondered why fuchsia drops leaves. What should I do? There is no definite answer. Leaf fall can be caused by:
- unfavorably low or high temperature, humidity;
- drying of the soil;
- insufficient lighting;
- diseases
- pests;
- lack of nutrition or excess fertilizer;
- age of leaves.
Fuchsia discards leaves
Determination of the cause by external signs
To accurately recognize the causes of all possible misfortunes fuchsia does not need to be a scientist or have your own laboratory. The external characteristics of the lesions can determine the correct cause. Often the following occurs:
- Leaves are yellow, dry, fall off. The land is overdried. Spraying with water is not carried out. On the underside of the sheet are cobwebs. A spider mite acts.
- Plaque on vegetative organs, ulcers, pustules (voids on leaves filled with spores), cracking, rot, spotting, growths - the result of the action of fungi, viruses that infect the main tissues of the plant.
- Withering, twisting of the entire sheet into a tube or its edges, death of a part or the whole plant - infection with fungi that affect blood vessels.
Sheet rust
Diseases and Pests
In why fuchsia in a pot withers, fungal and viral diseases are usually to blame:
- Rot makes leaves underdeveloped and pale, easily dropping.
- Rust first appears on the underside of the leaf with orange-brown stains of spores. Then goes to the top surface. The leaves of fuchsia begin to turn brown or yellow, fall off.
- The fungus botrytis blight designates itself as a taupe. Then the flowers become spotty and colorless. They begin not to open and rot the kidneys. Leaves and stems fade.
- The fungus of verticillium wilting causes leaves to fade, twist, discolor, and die. It differs from other mushrooms in that in a mild climate, when the heat has not yet gained momentum, you can suspect its existence when faced with wilted or dried specimens.
Important! It is very difficult to cope with any fungus. In order not to have to treat the plant, it is recommended to pay special attention to the planting process. The application of fungicides is really effective for planting material, since very small areas are processed at this time. The probability that spraying with the drug does not penetrate at least a millimeter of the surface under the leaf or in the bosom of the stems is almost 0.
Fuchsia leaves fall, what should I do? A necessary condition for treating a flower is steaming the soil and removing residues of dead or cut plants of any kind growing in the neighborhood.
When landing fuchsia in the warm season in the open ground, everything is complicated. The only currently available way to combat verticillium wilting fungus is to warm the soil:
- Dig the ground.
- Wet it with water.
- Cover with a transparent film and bury its edges.
Fungal plant
If there is at least 3 weeks (preferably 5) of bright sun and high temperature - the fungus will die. To reduce the spread of this disease, the affected plants are destroyed, and only resistant species are planted in their place. Silvered leaves, droppings, discolored petals are signs of tiny thrips. Aphids, whiteflies and other suckers leave similar traces - sticky, stunted leaves, as if trying to curl into a small lump.
Insufficient watering
Water plays a crucial role in the life of fuchsia. She:
- provides rigidity of organs and allows you to maintain a vertical position;
- feeds nutrients from the roots up the stem;
- participates in photosynthesis to create food and energy.
Signs of water scarcity:
- withering;
- dry soil
- tips, edges, whole leaves turn brown, begin to curl and dry;
- slow growth.
Nutrient deficiency
Fuchsia is sensitive to soil fertility. The influence of the shortage of basic trace elements affects the growth rate of plants.
Lack of iron and other trace elements
The consequences of a shortage of trace elements are manifested:
- Potassium. Weakened immunity, underdevelopment of roots, reduced absorption of water and nutrients. Small holes on aging leaves.
- Phosphorus. Weak growth, lack of flowering. Redness of the leaves.
- Nitrogen. Acceleration of the beginning of flowering. The leaves are pale in color, turn yellow and fall off.
- Iron, Manganese. Discoloration of the leaves, increasing in proportion to the distance from the vessels.
- Calcium. The tendency to twist the leaves with a spoon.
Note! Fertilizer may be less effective in dry and compacted soil.
Lighting requirements for plants
Fuchsia loves intense lighting, but not from direct scorching rays. It is good if the window is covered with adjustable blinds. At moderate temperatures, the flower prefers to be in sunlight. At temperatures around +30 ℃ and above. For him, a shadow is better if there is no way to create a slight shade. Fuchsias with monophonic dark colors withstand higher temperatures than plants with light shades of the corolla.
Dark flowers are more hardy in hot conditions
Root system damage
A plant can lose no more than ¼ of its root system. Diseases of the roots can develop over the years, causing a weakening of the whole body due to malnutrition, and even his death. Signs of malaise appear on the part of the torn root. Rare leaves that begin to fade and darken over time should suggest the damage to the corresponding root.
Causes of Injury:
- soil loosening;
- prolonged or repeated stay in adverse conditions (excess or lack of moisture, fertilizers).
To help a plant survive a difficult period can:
- ideal content mode;
- removal of all dying, which began to dry and weakened parts.
Excessive air dryness
The dry air of fuchsia is not to your liking. In the spring-autumn period, it is required to create a favorable microclimate around the plant by choosing the appropriate method from the following list:
- Install a humidifier.
- Under each flower pot, substitute a deep container filled with pebbles and water. The pot should be above the water level.
- Place all flowerpots in a common deep tray with water and pebbles above as described. Gaps can be filled with composition enhancing elements.
- At least once a week, spray the plant with water at room temperature.
In conditions of short daylight hours and low temperatures, fuchsia is kept in relative dryness. To increase humidity and the amount of heat begin in February.
Fertilizer overdose reaction
Like all plants, fuchsia tends to absorb more nutrients than it needs to maintain life and maintain good health. A vivid confirmation of this fact is the cracking of the fruits of trees and garden crops as a result of excessive rain.
Excess fertilizer can lead to increased growth of vegetative mass with insufficient root development. The result will be a shortage of water and nutrition for existing organs. As a result, the number of colors will decrease dramatically. The leaves will begin to fade and turn yellow. First, the edges turn brown, and then the entire sheet. Leaf decay and growth retardation occur. Taking advantage of the weakening of the body's defenses, diseases and sucking insects are cramping on.
Another effect is manifested in the accumulation of water-soluble salts in the soil, which leads to a change in soil pH. Avoiding a neutral pH in any direction makes it difficult for a plant to extract food from the soil (including water). Changing the situation destroys beneficial microorganisms in the earth.
Additional Information. The advantage of natural organic fertilizers is that they release nutrients more slowly, in greater accordance with the growth rate of the plant. Inorganic substances arrive immediately in the quantities that the vascular system is capable of transporting saline. In fact, even the studied negative moments of an overdose of fertilizing are much more.
Rules for care during the flowering period
For fuchsia to bloom, it is pinched and cut. 6-8 weeks after spring pinching, the bush becomes a true decoration of the room. If you want the plant to be covered with flowers at least all summer, you need to continue to prune the flowering branches and pinch the young. If the old sprouts are not cut, they will simply destroy the aesthetic effect of fuchsia as one of the most elegant flowers in the world.
Important! Flowers are formed only on new sprouts.
The amount of fertilizer applied with the onset of flowering decreases, but does not stop, since large energy costs are required not only for the development of buds, but also for the growth of stems.
Watering Requirements
The soil in which fuchsia grows must be constantly moist and well-drained. The usual watering regimen is 1 time per day until the very decline in life in late autumn. Then, depending on the relative humidity in the room, 2 waterings per month may be sufficient.
If fuchsia fades in the heat, it is watered 2 times a day, checking the moisture of the soil by immersion of a finger in it. But excess moisture should not be allowed, so as not to cut off the access of roots to oxygen. It is better to transfer the plant to a shaded place.
In hot weather, fuchsia leaves become sluggish and drooping.
If this is repeated several days in a row, and during the night the flower is restored, then the reason for this phenomenon is a lack of moisture, since in the heat the evaporation processes outstrip the absorption of water by the plant. In this case, sprinkling will be the salvation. The more often, the better. The only condition is to ensure that leaf burns do not form as a result. This is possible if, after spraying with water, wet foliage falls under direct sunlight.
Light fuchsia is demanding on living conditions
But fungi can cause similar symptoms, of which there are hundreds of varieties. They survive both in the Arctic and in the hottest time in the desert. Ideal breeding conditions for them - a temperature of 25-30 ℃ above zero at high humidity. Mushroom spores are stored in soil debris for many years. The source of infection can also be seeds. As a result of seed infection, the plant becomes ill even at low temperatures. The disease from the roots spreads upward, causing fuchsia to fade.
Important! Injuries can occur during planting-transplantation, from insect bites.
Signs of the Bay
Excess water deprives the plant of oxygen located between particles of soil. Signs that may mean excess water in the ground:
- withering;
- brown leaf tips;
- leaves wilted, brown, but soft;
- yellow leaves and slow growth;
- buds do not open, young and old leaves fall off;
- when the finger is immersed to a depth of 3-5 cm in the ground, an excess of moisture is felt;
- in a pot or pan stands water.
How to save fuchsia after the bay
It is most reliable to pull the plant out of the pot and:
- Check the roots by cutting off any rotten ones.
- Increase drainage.
- Remove all dead and vanishing leaves.
- Pour light soil with normal humidity into the pot.
- Cut and put the rooted stem in case of death of the flooded specimen.
- Put the plant in the shade until recovery.
- Water when the soil becomes dry to the touch, but do not dry it.
- Do not apply fertilizer until complete recovery.
- Treat with fungicide to maintain immunity.
Within a week, it will become clear whether the plant was resuscitated.
How to prevent the problem from reappearing
In order not to encounter a repetition of the bay, you need:
- probe the soil all the time and water only when it begins to dry out;
- water the plant early in the morning, especially in the heat;
- in no case wilted, wilted plants should not be watered, but sprinkled and shaded;
- Do not fertilize in the heat.
As in any business, problems are inevitable in the process of growing fuchsia. But the experience of overcoming them leads to a better result. Lovely fuchsia is sure to decorate the house or cottage.
