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[Alexander Brands <abb7@Lehigh.EDU>]

> That's an interesting pattern, not sure if it means there's something
> different going on than with my Paw Paws in containers. But mine will
> often get yellow and distressed looking in containers, more than other
> plants I grow do. I think it just means they're tired of being in the
> pot without proper nutrition. Fish emulsion usually fixes it for me,
> if I haven't let it go on too long.
>
> I would guess it's either too little/too much water or some sort of
> nutrient deficiency which could be corrected with proper
> fertilization. It's hard to grow plants in little pots and keep them
> as happy as in the ground.
>
> -matt
> z5 se MI

Some details I should have included in the original post:

The seedlings are in transparent 3 liter soda bottles, and for most of  
them (including the chlorotic one), I can't see any roots yet, so it  
doesn't seem like they are too crowded in their pots yet.  I made the  
potting mix with Osmocote plus, which is a time release fertilizer  
that includes all the trace elements, and have been supplementing with  
foliage-pro 9-3-6, which also has all the trace elements.

This seedling has been in an East facing window, side by side with  
other seedlings that look healthy.  It gets a few hours of sun in the  
morning through a double pane window.  The top of the pot is at  
windowsill level, so the pot doesn't get too hot from the sun.

Alex

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