Does anyone know what causes this?? It also happens to my geraniums and ninebark
Red leaves on strawberry
Hi everyone,
My strawberry plants are doing the same thing. The plants looks great though. Just a leaf or two turning red. They are well watered in fabric pots so I don't think it is over or under watering.
I try Googling this, but the only tangible hint I could find was root rot. The plants looks really happy though so it doesn't make sense it could be root rot.
Ideas anyone?
The original post was a few years ago, but here are some answers...
Plants that are under stress can develop these red leaves, or parts of leaves.
Often it is a response to cold, and is seen in the fall and winter.
It can also be stress from a lot of other things.
When the discoloration is more toward the tips then I suspect over watering or too-heavy fertilizer.
I would back off on the watering, let the top of the soil get drier between watering, see if that helps.
Red leaves can also be a fungal problem, which can be caused by the plant being too wet. I would definitely remove the leaves.
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