Mysterious Lemon Balm Problem, HELP! - July 15th, 2004 at 03:22 AM
Currently I grow lemon balm in a pot and keep it
indoors in a semi-shaded area. It went through
a brief episode of downy mildew which I treated
successfully by spraying a mixture of baking soda
and water on the plant.
The plant has been thriving since then, growing
at a remarkable rate, but recently I have noticed
that the leaves are browning around the edges.
The browning creeps inwards along the leaf until
the leaf finally dies and drops off. As a
result, I have several stems that are essentially
exfoliated now. I am absolutely baffled about
what this problem could be since the plant was
doing so well before. I have not changed its
watering schedule or the plant food I give it,
and since it is indoors I am not sure what kinds
of mildews/fungi/bugs it may have been exposed
to.
I am a novice at this sort of thing so ANY
advice more experienced gardeners could give
would be greatly appreciated. I'm very fond of
my lemon balm and I would hate to see it die
without this problem being resolved.
Thank you very much
Belladonna
indoors in a semi-shaded area. It went through
a brief episode of downy mildew which I treated
successfully by spraying a mixture of baking soda
and water on the plant.
The plant has been thriving since then, growing
at a remarkable rate, but recently I have noticed
that the leaves are browning around the edges.
The browning creeps inwards along the leaf until
the leaf finally dies and drops off. As a
result, I have several stems that are essentially
exfoliated now. I am absolutely baffled about
what this problem could be since the plant was
doing so well before. I have not changed its
watering schedule or the plant food I give it,
and since it is indoors I am not sure what kinds
of mildews/fungi/bugs it may have been exposed
to.
I am a novice at this sort of thing so ANY
advice more experienced gardeners could give
would be greatly appreciated. I'm very fond of
my lemon balm and I would hate to see it die
without this problem being resolved.
Thank you very much
Belladonna