overwatering, wet soil, low sunlight, more amount of fertilizer can cause african violet leaves turning yellow. Now this is just a short view that you are need pay attention. But there some other factor may cause turning and falling plant leaves. Lets start a fresh guide tour
African Violets are one of the most gorgeous indoor plants. This is a compact flower with low growing plants and bloom in several time of the year.
Just look at this beautiful pictures of african violet ( Saintpaulia )
All leaves are own life-span. When their life span is over those leaves are turning yellow it’s common. But suddenly maximum number of the African violet plant leaves are turning yellow there is some problem.
Why my African violet leaves turning yellow?
- Overwatering
- Insufficient light
- Nutrient deficiency
- Compact soil
- Pest
- Old leaves
- Root bound
If my African violet leaves are turning yellow what we do?
Overwatering
The yellow leaves that indicate your plant is being over watering. If the African violet plant receives too much water, its leaves look droopy and yellow. Water is added to the soil when the plant is already waterlogged. The roots will rot and African violet can’t survive for long in saturated soil.
If your plant’s roots begin to rot, the water and nutrients needed by the plant to survive will not reach the plant’s leaves. This causes the leaves to shrivel up to retain water.To avoid these problems, you should place the plant in a place where the drainage hole will be good so that even if you overwater, the excess water will escape through that hole.
Insufficient light
African violet plant needs bright indirect light, not recommended direct light. If your plant getting too much light then the leaves will start to burn, place it in a less Sunny spot. There is a high chance when your plant has older leaves.
For this reason, the photosynthesis process are cannot occur, the plant cannot produce chlorophyll which is the component of this process. Place this plant on indirect light area.
Nutrient deficiency
Nutrient deficiency in soil can cause to turn yellow. This plant does not need much fertiliser just feed your plant balance fertiliser during the growing season.Container size and drainage are important for growing African violet plant. If the plant grows in a small space, the roots overlap with each other, so the plant does not get proper nutrients, resulting in yellowing of the leaves.
Compact soil
This plant prefers well draining soil for health growth. If you use wrong type of soil mix then your African violet plant turning yellow colour. The inorganic materials will provide poor space and drainage.Container size and drainage are important for growing African violet.
If the plant grows in a small space, the roots overlap with each other, so the plant does not get proper nutrients, resulting in yellowing of the leaves. One problem is that the drainage in the container should be correct, otherwise the water will accumulate and rot the plant roots.
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Pest
Another common problem is pest attacks like spider mites, mealybugs are pesticides. It is important when applying the pesticides, to carefully read the instructions on the pesticide packets and only apply the infected area. African violet plant gets too much pesticide by mistake then the plant will be damaged and turned into yellow colour.
Do not use a spray of soapy water to wipe the leaves of the plant. Wipe gently with alcohol in a soft cloth. This way we get rid of this pest and disease.
Old leaves
When new growth is appear then plant will begin discarding leaves it no longer needs. Moreover, the lower leaves are the first leaves to yellow and fall off of the plant. Using a sharp, sterilised knife to cut the leaves at the base near the stem.
Root bound
If there is any problem with the plant, first of all we check the plant root. Root bound is happens when the plant is shifted to a container. It happens when the shift time routes become tangled. As a result, water does not reach the plant roots properly, so the plant leaves turn yellow due to stress.
You can use a larger container and also be careful to shift time roots do not get tangled. The new pot should be fresh, well draining soil and roots should be placed carefully.The remedy for a rootbound plant is easy. Simply replant it in a bigger pot that has ample space for the roots to grow.