What to do if the leaves of white orchid turn yellow

reason

Excessive water

If the amount of watering for white jasmine is not controlled properly, causing the soil in the pot to be too dry or too wet, it will affect the normal growth of the fleshy roots, leading to the appearance of yellow leaves.

Temperature is too high

When there is a problem with temperature control, excessively high temperatures will cause abnormal transpiration of the leaves and cause them to turn yellow.

Too little light

White jasmine needs plenty of sunlight, otherwise it will inhibit the normal growth of the plant and cause yellow leaves.

Yellowing disease

Chlorosis can easily cause leaves to turn yellow and fall off, and in severe cases can cause the entire plant to die.

Root rot

The harm caused by root rot is also quite serious. It will cause the roots to turn black and rot, affecting the leaves from the bottom up and eventually causing them to turn yellow and fall off.

Workaround

Watering properly

The amount of watering should be continuously adjusted according to many factors such as climate humidity to ensure normal and appropriate soil moisture.

Suitable temperature

To avoid excessive temperature differences, it is more appropriate to maintain an average temperature of 5-10℃. When the temperature rises, special attention should be paid to ventilation of the breeding environment, and the dry air should be humidified.

Adequate lighting

To ensure sufficient light, you need to place the white jasmine in a place where it can see light for a long time, such as the courtyard, home balcony, window sill, etc. However, in summer, you must be careful to avoid direct sunlight, as overexposure to the sun will also have an adverse effect on the plant.

Chlorosis control

Slightly acidic soil should be used, and alkaline inorganic fertilizer should be applied in small amounts. When the disease appears, ferrous sulfate (0.2%) should be sprayed on the leaves once a week, and spraying 3-4 times in a row will relieve the condition. Alternatively, alum fertilizer water should be sprayed once a week, and spraying 3-4 times in a row will alleviate the condition.

Root rot prevention

This disease usually occurs due to excess water. When watering, you should follow the principle of "not watering unless the soil is dry" and keep the soil loose to enhance its drainage. During the rainy season and other times when there is heavy rainfall, timely rain shelter measures should be taken for the plants; when potting, you can add more broken tiles to the bottom of the pot to speed up the water flow and promote drainage.

The problem of yellowing leaves is actually easy to solve. Each reason is closely related to our daily maintenance work. As long as we can do our work carefully, we don’t have to worry about the green in the pot disappearing.