Watering Minor
Watering Irregular watering
Flower buds dropping
Flower buds drop before opening and fruit splits or dimples.
Also called: bud droperratic wateringfeast and famine
Severity
Minor
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Parts affected
- Leaves
- Stems
- Flowers
- Fruit
- Roots
- Soil
Family
Watering
Too much, too little or at the wrong time: the leading reason plants decline.
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What is happening inside the plant
Plants cope badly with swings between drought and excess.
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Causes and fixes
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The plant collapses, and its leaves yellow or brown.
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Leaf tips turn brown and a white deposit appears on the soil or the pot.
Causes and fixes