So the other day I posted that it seems like my okra plants growth were so slow and the plants are too small for an 8 weeks okra plant.
The conclusion that I gathered from most of the answers is that the growth stunted due to sudden cold weather here in Melbourne (it's Summertime here). However I noticed that the cotyledon leaves started to yellow and most of my plants turned a bit pale (light/ yellow green) except on one plant.
The first picture is the only plant that still appear "normal" in comparison to its siblings. The rest have their cotyledon leaves yellowed and the true leaves started to fade.
Is this possibly caused by overwatering/ underwatering?
The weather is warming up here and by Monday we would have weather above 30° C again, so I'm hoping the plants would recover.
Any experienced gardener here could diagnose and suggest something I could do to prevent them from deteriorating? Thanks in advance.
by OiseauAquario
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I would apply a liquid fertilizer to your plants.
Looks like your soil has a high amount of wood bits in it. When wood is decomposing, nitrogen will be pulled from the surrounding soil to help the decomposition. Long term, you’ll end up with nice soil but, right now, your plants need that nitrogen to grow.
The yellowing looks like a nutrient deficiency. Nutrients in pots tend to wash out much quicker and need replaced.
I would suggest using a Water Soluble All Purpose Plant Food on them. In America Miracle-Gro makes it, I don’t know if they also sell their product in Australia. You take the product – blue crystalily stuff – and dump like a tablespoon of it in a gallon of water, mix it in good, and water well both the plant and soil in the pot. The leaves and the roots can absorb it and the leaves should start looking better in a day or two. If the plant perks up, then it is a nutrient issue. I think you can apply Miracle-Gro every 2 weeks.
It’s difficult to over-water in pots because the water just drains out the bottom. (Though, if you over-water, you wash the nutrients out even faster.) Under-watering can happen but the leaves droop and shrivel.