What if the peppermint leaves turn yellow?

Mint whole plant smell fragrant, leaves opposite, flowers small lavender, lips, flowers dark purple brown small fruit, you know mint leaves yellow how to do it? Let's take a look at the causes and solutions of mint leaf yellowing.

What about yellow mint leaves?

1. Environmental mutation leads to yellow leaves of mint leaves: 1) Yellowing of leaves caused by excessive watering, usually watering is not easy to be too wet, too wet soil is easy to accumulate water to produce root rot and yellow leaves. 2) The soil plate is hard and impermeable to water, resulting in that the water after watering cannot penetrate into the soil layer, resulting in most roots unable to absorb water and nutrients, resulting in the symptoms of yellow leaf drooping due to leaf water loss and nutrient loss.

Solution: It is best to keep the soil dry and water it, so that it is not dry and not watered, so that it is not easy for the growth of the root system to yellow the leaves. The best way is to loosen the soil properly, which is conducive to soil porosity and drainage, and is conducive to root growth.

2, too much watering leads to mint leaves yellow (water yellow): when watering wrinkled mint leaves, pay attention to the soil surface is not dry, do not water, dry water is poured through, the water used can be clear water, preferably the rice washing water at home, both nutrition and water conservation.

Solution: yellow leaves can be removed, pay attention not to pour too much water, mint vitality is very strong. Even if the leaves and stems are all wilted after a while, don't think it's dead, just cut off the wilted parts and wait for new buds to sprout. Don't throw them!

3, long-term water shortage causes mint leaves yellow (drought yellow): withered, zoom, leaves also become castrated.

Solution: Mint is a very good plant, usually planted because of lack of water, so that the plant dies, but if there is white object on your plant, it may also be caused by pests, indoor balcony if there is no open window, poor ventilation, pests and diseases more likely to occur. The next time it happens again, it is recommended to trim the stem to 1/2 of the original, and spray some insect repellent, such as neem oil, lavender essence, usually will grow healthy new branches. With good moisture and pest control, plus good light and ventilation, mint can grow well.

4. Dry air causes yellow mint leaves: the tip of the leaf is dry or the leaf edge is scorched.

Solution: Pay attention to water spray, plastic film cover and other methods to increase air humidity

5, insufficient sunlight causes mint leaves yellow (lack of light yellow): long-term too dark is easy to cause symptoms of excessive yellow leaves.

Solution: It is best to put it indoors in a sunny and ventilated place to reduce the problem of yellow leaves due to photosynthesis. It is better to remove it outdoors for 1-2 hours in the morning and evening sun.

6, the temperature is too high to cause mint leaves yellow: winter room temperature is too low, for sexual high temperature flowers are often vulnerable to cold damage, resulting in yellow leaves, serious yellow and death.

Solution: Please pay attention to adjust the room temperature in time. It should be moved to a well-ventilated cool place in time.

7, the temperature is too low to cause mint leaves yellow: if the room temperature is too high, the plant transpiration is too strong, the root water nutrient supply is in short supply, it will also make the leaves yellow.

Solution: Please pay attention to adjust the room temperature in time.

8. Excessive fertilization of mint leaves leads to yellowing of leaves (fat yellow): new leaves are plump and uneven, and old leaves are dry and yellow.

Solution: should immediately stop fertilization, increase the amount of watering, so that fertilizer from the bottom of the drain hole out, or immediately pour the pot, water washing soil lumps and then re-planted into the pot.

9. Rotten roots lead to yellow mint leaves: longitudinal wrinkling and deformity of leaves.

Solution: Find the root rot and cut it off at the base with scissors.

10. Pests and diseases lead to yellow leaves of mint leaves: leaf spot disease caused by fungi and other pathogens, easy to cause local necrosis of leaves, yellow spots or patches, serious whole leaves yellow and fall off, yellow and green mosaic mottled leaves after infection by mosaic virus; suffered from scale insects, red spiders, etc., leaves will also become local yellow and withered, even whole leaves yellow and fall off.

Solution: All should be timely spraying control.