Yellowing garlic leaves

  • 6 Replies
  • 2655 Views
*

prikay

  • Full Member
  • **
  • Location: Leicestershire
  • 82
Yellowing garlic leaves
« on: May 13, 2012, 20:39 »
The tips of my garlic plants are starting to yellow, anyone know why this might be ?

*

Yorkie

  • Global Moderator
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Location: North Yorkshire
  • 26423
Re: Yellowing garlic leaves
« Reply #1 on: May 13, 2012, 21:55 »
Often a nitrogen deficiency.  Bung some chicken pellets around them.
I try to take one day at a time, but sometimes several days all attack me at once...

*

Totty

  • Guest
Re: Yellowing garlic leaves
« Reply #2 on: May 13, 2012, 21:56 »
The tips on ours have been yellow for a couple of months now, all the new growth now it is warming up and staying damp is nice and green though. I think if there is a lock up of nitrogen  in the soil for whatever reason the leaves yellow slightly. Somebody else will know more about that than me but i think if you give them a feed of chicken manure pellets or similar they will be fine.

Totty

(SNAP) ;)

*

prikay

  • Full Member
  • **
  • Location: Leicestershire
  • 82
Re: Yellowing garlic leaves
« Reply #3 on: May 15, 2012, 21:43 »
Thanks both, will a feed of worm liquid be OK and do the same job or has to got be chicken manure pellets?

*

sunshineband

  • Global Moderator
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Location: Reading, Berkshire
  • 32056
  • Tallest Sunflower prizewinner 2014
    • A Little Bit of Sunshine
Re: Yellowing garlic leaves
« Reply #4 on: May 16, 2012, 08:14 »
Worm feed would be fine -- they just need a nitrogen boost, probably because the heavy rain has washed a lot of nutrients down deeper.
Wisdom is knowing what to ignore - be comfortable in your own skin.
My Blog
My Diary
My Diary Comments

*

compostqueen

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • 16597
Re: Yellowing garlic leaves
« Reply #5 on: May 16, 2012, 09:03 »
Mine are the same but I put manure powder round mine (fibrous stuff)  :)

*

prikay

  • Full Member
  • **
  • Location: Leicestershire
  • 82
Re: Yellowing garlic leaves
« Reply #6 on: May 16, 2012, 21:38 »
Thanks worm liquid it is as my wormery produces a lot of this and no worm compost, but thats another question


xx
yellowing leaves on spuds

Started by BobandJack on Grow Your Own

7 Replies
1978 Views
Last post May 26, 2009, 11:21
by sunshineband
xx
Yellowing mangetout leaves

Started by gazza975526570 on Grow Your Own

2 Replies
1860 Views
Last post April 26, 2011, 16:28
by peapod
xx
Sweetcorn - yellowing leaves

Started by Steamairy on Grow Your Own

7 Replies
5263 Views
Last post May 18, 2010, 19:31
by Steamairy
xx
Yellowing potato leaves

Started by Kirpi on Grow Your Own

6 Replies
2620 Views
Last post April 24, 2012, 00:29
by Paul Plots
 

Page created in 0.978 seconds with 36 queries.

Powered by SMFPacks Social Login Mod
Powered by SMFPacks SEO Pro Mod |