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Yellow silverbeet
Hi there
My silverbeet from the time it sprouted has been a very pale green - so pale as to be almost yellow. I wonder if anyone has any ideas ? The colour is perfectly consistent on every leaf. Next to the silverbeet I'm growing some summer squash which are going great - leaves are a lovely green and the squash are properly formed and coloured. My cucumbers, also in the same bed, are another plant that's going well. Close by but in a seperate bed (all beds have been treated the same - compost dug into the perth sand!) eggplant, cabbage, capsicum and chillies are doing well. And in yet another bed, more squash, a couple of watermelon and a rockmeoln all doing very nicely. Just the silverbeet!!! Thanks very much for any advice/suggestions. Ivan. Remove the obvious to email me. |
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Yellow silverbeet
Sounds like yellow silverbeet to me. We have the standard green plus yellow
and red silverbeet. If it is yellow silverbeet, the stems will be tinged yellow as well. Regards Phil J. "Ivan McDonagh" wrote in message . 67... Hi there My silverbeet from the time it sprouted has been a very pale green - so pale as to be almost yellow. I wonder if anyone has any ideas ? The colour is perfectly consistent on every leaf. Next to the silverbeet I'm growing some summer squash which are going great - leaves are a lovely green and the squash are properly formed and coloured. My cucumbers, also in the same bed, are another plant that's going well. Close by but in a seperate bed (all beds have been treated the same - compost dug into the perth sand!) eggplant, cabbage, capsicum and chillies are doing well. And in yet another bed, more squash, a couple of watermelon and a rockmeoln all doing very nicely. Just the silverbeet!!! Thanks very much for any advice/suggestions. Ivan. Remove the obvious to email me. |
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"Ivan McDonagh" wrote in message
. 67... Hi there My silverbeet from the time it sprouted has been a very pale green - so pale as to be almost yellow. I wonder if anyone has any ideas ? The colour is perfectly consistent on every leaf. "Astounded" wrote in : Sounds like yellow silverbeet to me. We have the standard green plus yellow and red silverbeet. If it is yellow silverbeet, the stems will be tinged yellow as well. Regards Phil J. Thanks Phil. The stems are white and the packet says that these seeds are Fordhook Giant which I believe is supposed to be a proper green colour Any more ideas ? Ivan. |
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Yellow silverbeet
Try trace elements. Sounds like something is missing. There are dissolving
ones that might give a quick fix if it is a missing element. Jim Ivan McDonagh wrote in message . 67... "Ivan McDonagh" wrote in message . 67... Hi there My silverbeet from the time it sprouted has been a very pale green - so pale as to be almost yellow. I wonder if anyone has any ideas ? The colour is perfectly consistent on every leaf. "Astounded" wrote in : Sounds like yellow silverbeet to me. We have the standard green plus yellow and red silverbeet. If it is yellow silverbeet, the stems will be tinged yellow as well. Regards Phil J. Thanks Phil. The stems are white and the packet says that these seeds are Fordhook Giant which I believe is supposed to be a proper green colour Any more ideas ? Ivan. |
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Yellow silverbeet
The only other reasons for yellowing of green vegies (assuming watering is
in the normal range) would be incorrect ph - however I have grown silverbeet in a wide variety of soil types, and I have only seen Fordhook giant leaves yellow after no water in the middle of summer. I have had Diggers Club seeds that were incorrect in the packet. Is there enough nitrogen in the soil? Regards Phil J. "Ivan McDonagh" wrote in message . 67... "Ivan McDonagh" wrote in message . 67... Hi there My silverbeet from the time it sprouted has been a very pale green - so pale as to be almost yellow. I wonder if anyone has any ideas ? The colour is perfectly consistent on every leaf. "Astounded" wrote in : Sounds like yellow silverbeet to me. We have the standard green plus yellow and red silverbeet. If it is yellow silverbeet, the stems will be tinged yellow as well. Regards Phil J. Thanks Phil. The stems are white and the packet says that these seeds are Fordhook Giant which I believe is supposed to be a proper green colour Any more ideas ? Ivan. |
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"Astounded" wrote in
: The only other reasons for yellowing of green vegies (assuming watering is in the normal range) would be incorrect ph - however I have grown silverbeet in a wide variety of soil types, and I have only seen Fordhook giant leaves yellow after no water in the middle of summer. I have had Diggers Club seeds that were incorrect in the packet. Is there enough nitrogen in the soil? Regards Phil J. Plenty of water and, gauging by the green on every other plant I'm guessing there's plenty of nitrogen around. It's because every other plant is doing quite well and "behaving normally" that I'm puzzled. Oh well ... I guess I'll just have to see what happens Ivan. |
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"SG1" wrote in
: Try trace elements. Sounds like something is missing. There are dissolving ones that might give a quick fix if it is a missing element. Jim Thanks Jim, that's probably worth looking at although, as I said in my other reply, that every other plant is doing well is causing me to doubt that it's trace elements. *SHRUGS* Can't have everything Ivan. |
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Yellow silverbeet
I have some beautiful red silverbeet, let it go to seed one year and did not
have to plant this seaon. Actually came up next to the beds, transplants well. Jim |
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John Savage wrote in
om: "Ivan McDonagh" wrote in message 7.67... The stems are white and the packet says that these seeds are Fordhook Giant which I believe is supposed to be a proper green colour Any more ideas ? This is very strange. I would go with the nitrogen: try adding plenty of well-rotted manure around it. If the leaf is not green, I expect its growth will be very stunted, too. Thanks John - the growth seems quite reasonable to me but I will definitely look into putting some nitrogen into the soil. Ivan. |
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Yellow silverbeet
"Astounded" writes:
yellow after no water in the middle of summer. I have had Diggers Club seeds that were incorrect in the packet. Is there enough nitrogen in the soil? "Ivan McDonagh" wrote in message .67... The stems are white and the packet says that these seeds are Fordhook Giant which I believe is supposed to be a proper green colour Any more ideas ? This is very strange. I would go with the nitrogen: try adding plenty of well-rotted manure around it. If the leaf is not green, I expect its growth will be very stunted, too. -- John Savage (news address invalid; keep news replies in newsgroup) |
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