azalea questions
 

hello,
zone 5
Azalea housePlants...
1. 1 had had (and is getting again) some sort of deficiency (white /
lime green tiny leaves) which i had been giving mirAcid to than 1 time
per week (it was deficient for 1 year)
how long does one *treat* them if they were deficient for that long a
time
(and possibly the others since they are only in 2/3 peat 1/3
perlite/sand)
2. the "spent" flowers -- how and where to cut the bases off?
3. do they require any other food aside from 30-10-10?
thank you!

azalea questions
 

On Sun, 09 Feb 2003 11:35:22 -0500, Tanya
wrote:

hello,
zone 5
Azalea housePlants...
1. 1 had had (and is getting again) some sort of deficiency (white /
lime green tiny leaves) which i had been giving mirAcid to than 1 time
per week (it was deficient for 1 year)
how long does one *treat* them if they were deficient for that long a
time
(and possibly the others since they are only in 2/3 peat 1/3
perlite/sand)
2. the "spent" flowers -- how and where to cut the bases off?
3. do they require any other food aside from 30-10-10?
thank you!

There's many factors in determining a plant's recovery. Plants heal
much more slowly than animals. Sometimes it will be a full season to
see changes. Azaleas should be fed after bloom during the growing
season, then left dormant (unfertilized) other times. You can cut off
the dead flowers as soon as they get that way. Be careful and go easy
with the 30-10-10, that's strong for an indoor potted plant. Nothing
is better than some fresh soil for trace nutrients.

azalea questions
 

Hi and thank you for replying!
[...below...]

Phisherman wrote:

On Sun, 09 Feb 2003 11:35:22 -0500, Tanya
wrote:

hello,
zone 5
Azalea housePlants...
1. 1 had had (and is getting again) some sort of deficiency (white /
lime green tiny leaves) which i had been giving mirAcid to than 1 time
per week (it was deficient for 1 year)
how long does one *treat* them if they were deficient for that long a
time
(and possibly the others since they are only in 2/3 peat 1/3
perlite/sand)
2. the "spent" flowers -- how and where to cut the bases off?
3. do they require any other food aside from 30-10-10?
thank you!

There's many factors in determining a plant's recovery. Plants heal
much more slowly than animals. Sometimes it will be a full season to
see changes. Azaleas should be fed after bloom during the growing
season,

they are doing both: growing and flowering... and i should feed them ONLY
mirAcid? or a 20-20-20?
what about epsom salts?

then left dormant (unfertilized) other times.

they are doing their own thing... when i got them they were flowerLess and
currently they are flowering... more buds too...


You can cut off
the dead flowers as soon as they get that way. Be careful and go easy
with the 30-10-10, that's strong for an indoor potted plant.

i'm using the housePlant dose (not the outDoor strength)

Nothing
is better than some fresh soil for trace nutrients.

the ground's frozen cannot get soil just ice:) but i have an organic mix with
peat, verm., perlite, composted bark and humus (turkey manure) would that be
an idea?
Thanks very much again!
sincerely
Tanya

azalea questions
 

Can you give them too much acid. I dont have any of them, but I use azalea
food for my blueberries, and wonder if you arent giving them too much.
Maybe you could take a soil sample from one of your plants to the extension
office or someone with the capability, and have it tested for pH. Good
luck. Dwayne



"Tanya" wrote in message
...
hello,
zone 5
Azalea housePlants...
1. 1 had had (and is getting again) some sort of deficiency (white /
lime green tiny leaves) which i had been giving mirAcid to than 1 time
per week (it was deficient for 1 year)
how long does one *treat* them if they were deficient for that long a
time
(and possibly the others since they are only in 2/3 peat 1/3
perlite/sand)
2. the "spent" flowers -- how and where to cut the bases off?
3. do they require any other food aside from 30-10-10?
thank you!

azalea questions
 

"Dwayne" wrote in message
...
Can you give them too much acid. I dont have any of them, but I use
azalea
food for my blueberries, and wonder if you arent giving them too much.
Maybe you could take a soil sample from one of your plants to the
extension
office or someone with the capability, and have it tested for pH. Good
luck. Dwayne

Definitely. A toxicity to trace elements develops if the ph level drops
below 4.5 which is evidenced when the leaves turn yellow, but the leaf veins
remain green.

John

azalea questions
 

Dwayne wrote:

Can you give them too much acid. I dont have any of them, but I use azalea
food for my blueberries, and wonder if you arent giving them too much.
Maybe you could take a soil sample from one of your plants to the extension
office or someone with the capability, and have it tested for pH. Good
luck. Dwayne

"Tanya" wrote in message
...
hello,
zone 5
Azalea housePlants...
1. 1 had had (and is getting again) some sort of deficiency (white /
lime green tiny leaves) which i had been giving mirAcid to than 1 time
per week (it was deficient for 1 year)
how long does one *treat* them if they were deficient for that long a
time
(and possibly the others since they are only in 2/3 peat 1/3
perlite/sand)
2. the "spent" flowers -- how and where to cut the bases off?
3. do they require any other food aside from 30-10-10?
thank you!


thanks a lot, Dwayne
i have the capsules and a pool testing kit and tested them ... i'd given 1
sulfur for mites/root problems and that one had pH 6.8 (pool test) neutral w/
capsules) the others were basic (8) or neutral...

thanks again!
sincerely
Tanya

azalea questions
 

B & J wrote:

"Dwayne" wrote in message
...
Can you give them too much acid. I dont have any of them, but I use
azalea
food for my blueberries, and wonder if you arent giving them too much.
Maybe you could take a soil sample from one of your plants to the
extension
office or someone with the capability, and have it tested for pH. Good
luck. Dwayne

Definitely. A toxicity to trace elements develops if the ph level drops
below 4.5 which is evidenced when the leaves turn yellow, but the leaf veins
remain green.

John

thank you very much for the reply...
first only 1 is pH 7 (6.8) (i'd given it some sulfur for different reasons)
also they don't have yellow leaves w/ green veins..
1 has white/limeGreen leaves which are TINY on some branches
but the n, p k in all were the lowest numbers (deficient) (soil capsules) except
1 which i have been feeding more to... (which was debatably moderate)