Sago Palm - Yellow leaves - Bicarb?
 

Hi

My sago palm has suddenly gone very yellow.......
I seem to recall that someone mentioned watering with bicarbonate of soda?
If so what dilution rate please ?

TIA
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Jenny
(Rotterdam the Netherlands)
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"JennyC" wrote in message
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Hi

My sago palm has suddenly gone very yellow.......
I seem to recall that someone mentioned watering with bicarbonate of
soda?
If so what dilution rate please ?

TIA
--
Jenny
(Rotterdam the Netherlands)
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Not what you are looking for Jenny, but these two sites try and deal
with your problem.

http://tinyurl.com/athaa

http://tinyurl.com/7pg4o

Regards,
Emrys Davies.

"Emrys Davies" wrote in message
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"JennyC" wrote in message
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Hi

My sago palm has suddenly gone very yellow.......
I seem to recall that someone mentioned watering with bicarbonate of
soda?
If so what dilution rate please ?

TIA
Jenny
Not what you are looking for Jenny, but these two sites try and deal
with your problem.
http://tinyurl.com/athaa
http://tinyurl.com/7pg4o
Regards, Emrys Davies.

Thanks Emrys.
I shall repot into a sandier mix and relocate in the GH :~)
Jenny

"Dave Poole" wrote in message
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JennyC wrote:

Not what you are looking for Jenny, but these two sites try and deal
with your problem.
http://tinyurl.com/athaa
http://tinyurl.com/7pg4o
Regards, Emrys Davies.

I missed this Jenny. Cycas revoluta does well in sharply drained,
slightly acid- to-neutral composts. It is remarkably nitrogen hungry
and in a starved compost will grow poorly - often robbing its older
leaves of nitrogen to provide for new growth - hence the occasional to
dramatic leaf yellowing. Convention has it that this Cycas is tough,
tolerant or even preferring of dry conditions and meagre in its
nutrient requirements.

Hi Dave :~)

Indeed, this is whats happening. new shoots appearing and old leaves going
yellow.
I've repotted in a sandier mix and given it a feed.


BTW I can't imagine how the notion of adding bicarb of soda came to
be. Maybe someone has got it mixed up with Epsom salts, which are
occasionally added to plants that suffer from magnesium deficiencies
and taken by humans to ease indigestion.
Dave Poole


Short circuit in my brain I think :~)
Jenny