Cut back main stem of curry leaf plant?
Northern Gardener (3b west central MN)
3 years ago
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Northern Gardener (3b west central MN)
3 years agoHighColdDesert
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Curry leaf plant in distress
Comments (5)I dont want start with a negative response but your plant looks on last stages... however you can take following steps as last resort: Dig it out and wash the root system carefully and plant it in any medium which retains moisture but not becomes soggy (seed starting mediums work best), water it thoroughly.. Cover the whole pot with a transparent plastic bag, ensuring that it doesn't touches the plant Place it where it in shade for 3-5 day then move to a location where it will receive direct sun for at least three hours daily Dont water it when in the plastic bag, remove the plastic bag if the condition gets better.. Hope this helps.. Izhar...See MoreHelp with Curry leaf plant
Comments (6)Hey all... Thanks for all the insights... I live near Charlotte NC... pretty hot here too... as for watering the plant, I water deep about once every 2 days... my deck faces west but I am sure the plant gets atleast 5 hours of sun each day... and this weekend I noticed little trasparent bulges on the stem of the main plant... tried removing them and lo!.. I think they are actually some kind of insects!!... is there any safe and effective way to eradicate them??... or is hand picking the best?... Once again, thanks for all your help... Best Wishes, Sangeetha...See MoreMurraya Koenigii (Curry leaf plant) - Need Help!
Comments (17)I NEED HELP/ADVISE HOW TO GET CURRY LEAVES FROM BY CURRY LEAF PLANT WITH TWO BROWN STICKS ABOUT 36 INCHES LONG, AND ONE 24 INCHES LONG I STARTED KEEPING PLANT OUTSIDE FROM APRIL 5TH, 2012 ONWARDS. BEFORE THEY WERE INDOORS FROM OCTOBER 2011 I DID NOT WATER CURRY LEAF PLANT UNTIL 5TH APRIL 2012 AS OF TODAY JUNE 6TH, NO LEAVES HV COME, NOT EVEN GREEN BUDS I HV CHANGED POTTING SOIL WITH FERTILIZER IN IT ABOUT 5 WEEKS AGO. NO RESULTS YET I WATER IT MIN. ONCE A WEEK I USE MIRACLE GRO ONCE EVERY 2 WEEKS PLS ADVISE WHAT SHUD I DO TO GET CURRY LEAF PLANT STARTS GROWING AGAIN OUR DAY TIME TEMP ARE AROUND 75 TO 80 DEGREE F IN JUNE IS MY CURREY LEAF PLANT DEAD? I HOPE NOT IT WAS GROWING LAST YEAR SHUD I WATER MORE THAN ONCE A WEEK? PLS HELP/ADVISE ME SOON THNKS SHIV NORTHERN NEW JERSEY, USA e-mail:sardacss@gmail.com 6-6-12...See MoreAbout pruning/harvesting curry leaf plant
Comments (30)Personally I think a bushy plant like this, if it is growing well, you can prune it now and it will rebound. You don't need seeds to propagate it. You can also try rooting cuttings when you prune it. I think I read that cuttings about the size of a pencil do well. I live in a climate with very cold winters, but I've got a curry leaf plant in a bucket, that I move indoors to a sunny south-facing window for the middle of winter, outdoors for summer, and in the greenhouse for "shoulder season" in spring and autumn. It looked great the first year when it was small, and we were using it frequently. Over the winter it went yellow and miserable, so I snipped it right down to bare stems at 6 to 12 inches in the early spring, and it leafed out nicely. But I transplanted it to a bigger bucket with some additional worm compost, but then it had chlorosis and miserable yellowed leaves with some tiny brown spots all summer. I tried fertilising, not fertilising and washing water through the soil, acidifying the water, and nothing seemed to make much difference. Finally now in August-Sept it has started looking a decent green. Phew! I think it would be much happier in the ground, but in my unheated solar greenhouse, the temperature goes below freezing every night for a month or two. It's fine for leafy green vegetables, but I don't know if curry leaf would survive. Anybody have any ideas about that?...See MoreNorthern Gardener (3b west central MN)
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