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Old March 21, 2016   #1
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Default Help me solve this issue please!

Every year I seem to have a few plants that look like this. Last year I tried everything to remedy it with no success. I tried repotting deep, fertilizing, letting plants wilt before watering and although some started looking better but they never fully recovered. Here are some pics of a Ron's Carbon Copy that has the same kind of issue. Any help appreciated.

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Sorry this one is sideways but you can tell that the leaves curl downwards
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Old March 21, 2016   #2
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Fertilizer burn? The plants look quite a bit stretched, is that from not enough light or too much N?
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Old March 21, 2016   #3
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Hmmm it may be from to much Miracle grow, I fertilized my first starts with it just to try out, but then had surgery and never got around to fertilizing the rest. Happy to know its possibly just fert, if that is the case they should recover fine.
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Fertilizer burn next will be salt build up on roots. Flush with lots of water. fill again and again then let dry and plenty of sun. They even sell a flush that helps break the salt free from the roots.
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agree not a disease. maybe a MG OD but no big deal regardless. I wouldn't do anything to try and rinse roots or such. they will outgrow it, just get them in the ground as soon as it's feasible weather wise.
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Thanks y'all! I already transplanted all the sickly/leggy into deep pots. Once they fully recover I will plant. Only bad part is all the affected varieties were my personal plants and not to sell, but no biggie.
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