Marianne's Response

Is this fertilizer burn?

I’ve had a prayer plant family member growing in this pot for 15 years. Don’t know it’s name. It does not trail or branch off. Somewhat upright. Two weeks ago I removed it, removed two thirds of the soil, added new soil with osmocote mixed in and repotted. I also added two new prayer plants to the pot. I unknowingly used miracle grow potting soil with slow release fertilizer. 20 % nitrogen. Will this mixed with osmocote burn my plants? This pot is very heavy. Don’t want to repot again. But I will if I have to.
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The light green prayer plant has leaves yellowing at bottom. The dry leaf tips of larger plant have been that way for years. The darker small p plant seems fine.

Thank you

Posted by Tammy Moreno on September 7, 2018

Marianne's Response

No worries, no prayers needed for your prayer plants. The brown tips on your house plants are most likely from watering with tap water or drying out a bit between watering. Slow release plant foods like Osmocote mixed into potting soil plus regular Osmocote applied at regular rate should not burn your plants - I have made this mistake myself! Keep growing, Marianne Binetti

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