What's killing my Geranium?

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My first impression of this Geranium was that it's indestructible.  That's because, last September, I found it having been dumped out of its flower pot upside down in a pile leaves and it was growing. I rooted it, potted it and placed it in a sunny southern facing window where it did very well all winter long producing blossoms and lots of leaves. When spring began, the plant started to fade a little and I knew it wasn't supposed to be a direct sun kind of plant so I moved it to a north facing window.

The fading has continued. In the weeks since moving it, I've cut off about 1/3 of the leaves that were turning yellow or brown. I don't know what else to do.  Am I under-watering it or over-watering? Does it need special plant food?

Karen L · Accepted Answer

Geraniums actually like full sun and can probably take all that's available. If it's been in a pot all winter, it might need re-potting. If you haven't fertilized it, do that, but don't overdo it. Since you don't say how much you're watering it, I don't know if you're giving too much or too little but chances are you are overwatering. Doesn't hurt geraniums to be a bit dry, especially in low light when they probably aren't growing much.

fu · Answer

you have sunburned them. Or they only have been given dehydrated. If merely dehydrated, a stable watering will snap it back to existence. plant life that are no longer used to being out interior the finished sunlight (whether they get finished sunlight via a window) can get sunburned in the event that they are no longer acclimated to the finished, direct sunlight over the years (it is likewise possible to sunburn a cactus that way). The sunlight actual damages the chlorophyl interior the leaves, turning them variety of whitish interior the affected factors. They at last turn brown and drop off. yet, a sunburned plant would be nursed back to wellness. shop it interior the colour, in oblique gentle for a whilst. do no longer attempt to restoration it with severe watering. which will harm it greater. at last the leaves gets back. then you definately can get it reacclimated to the image voltaic.

What's killing my Geranium?

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