seeing brown spots on salvia Divinorum

[gingerutopia]

swim was given a salvia plant as a gift a while agao and has enjoyed having its company in his room. Swim fully believes that there is most deffinately a link between growing plants and a happier calmer lifestyle. So swims opinion was that having this plant around has actualy benifited him, even tho he hasnt been smoking or chewing leaves often, he just likes it.

So could you imagine swims distress upon return from a weekend away that the leaves had developped lots of little brown spots.

Before swim went away he had had to re-pot as the roots were a little restricted in the tiny pot that his plant had started its life in.....

The thing that swim reckons could be the soil he used. It was a rich peaty soil that had come freom a tree surgery and was wondering maybe that the nutrient content of this soil was too far gone from the kinda soil that this plant is accostomed to....i dunno. does any-one have any ideas as to whats going on?

does any-one know what to do?


Swim and his monkey are very sad that this plant has become poorly!

thanks

[Cakes]

Did SWIM give the plant extra water in anticipation of his weekend away? because maybe she didn't like it. or else didn't like SWIM leaving...

The soil pH can cause spots by causing nutrient unavailability. Peat soil is acidic and likely to get more so over time. SWIM says the soil is used? and maybe this is stupid>>but since it is from a tree surgeon, is it possibly diseased soil?

Re-potting the plant might not be bad idea. maybe just some of the peat should be used. and a more neutral ingredient added. we recommend adding a few ingredients. a good soil often has at least three ingredients in it. We are guessing that not more than 1/4 of the soil should be peat; but we have never grown salvia and can't say for sure. 1/4 or less is what SWAN would recommend for marijuana.

Brown spots can be bugs too. Mites or aphids can both leave brown spots. Those bugs can be seen by looking under the leaves. If it is bugs, then squash them all and maybe spray with an oil spray. Like 2 teaspoons oil per cup of water.

a picture of the spots could really help.

Brown spots can be a fungus/disease/bug that came and went. Sometimes a plant can be afflicted and then fight off the problem. But if SWIM sees the problem spread, then action should be taken. SWIM can take action anyway of course. and if he does, we recommend a change in potting soil and possibly a spray of baking soda IF swim finds no bugs under the leaves. The baking soda would be to combat disease/fungus and it will leave a white film so SWIM shouldn't panic and think it is fungus growing. 1 teaspoon of baking soda/soda bicarbonate per one quart/liter. but if SWIM really does think it is a fungus/disease that is actively spreading, then he needs to dispose of the diseased leaves and spray baking soda every day for a week >> but use 1/2 teaspoon rather than 1 teaspoon because SWAN is afraid whether salvia will like the stronger dose.
a note of caution about spraying for a week if it isn't a disease: perhaps salvia wouldn't like to have that extra water IF the cause was overwatering to begin with.

[gingerutopia]

hello

first of all i must apologise for the length of time it has taken me to say thanks to mr cakes there for his advice. Ive been busy with work and weve had groups of students visiting us to do some tree planting in our grounds.

I can assure you though that my little monkey friend who became clinicaly depressed after the breakdown of the 1970's disco era very much appreciated your response.

If anyone is wondering how my little monkey friends sally plant is doing, i can assure you that she has made a full recovery.....

Just to let you know, mr monkey thought that the plant was going to die. So what he did was take four cuttings from the healthiest looking parts of the plant and kept some of the healthier bigger leaves on the plant,

Everuthing that this monkey used in the process was sterilised (even the water) and he made sure that the knife he used was super sharp. He boiled the water for ten minutes every change time and let it cool to an acceptible level, and now everything is great. Even the mother plant....

so 2/3 weeks ago my monkey friend had a very sick looking plant and has now ended up with 5 healthy as can be plants......The roots formed nicely and the re-potting is immenant.

thanks

[Cakes]

great!! that's Onederfull news!

we are thinking about various salvia soils here:
http://www.drugs-forum.com/forum/sho...d=1#post325693