Yellowing Yuccas

Evening, folk.

I have two Yuccas, both in pots .... one on a stick as I call it, had it for several years and one not on a stick bought a year or so ago. Both have pale leaves and the one on the stick has a split in the stick. Being in pots they are in a substrata/compost.

Yuccas here are very healthy but are in the ground .. and we are red clay which I assume is rich in iron. Do I need to add iron to mine ????

Thanks in advaance.

 

It could just be nitrogen, I dont think they need a particuly rich soil but pot growing of something that is large shrub or a tree, can really only be a tempory thing.

Think I'd just try feeding fairly heavily with a high nitrogen feed containing trace elements.

 

Thanks, pete ... I have a bucket of strong coffee ground solution ready for the Bruggie, Cestrum, Iochroma and others to do tomorrow so the Yuccas will get some also ... it's high in nitrogen. :thumb:

 

I didn't know it contained nitrogen.
I thought it was acid though.

 

There's lots of links of the benefits of coffee grounds in the home and garden ... here is one ....

http://www.mrsomalleys.co.uk/page.html?chapter=0&id=8

Apparently they are excellent for lawns, wormeries and compost heaps.

My roses have improved drastically since using them.

We (we'll t'other half) uses a Krupps so I have a scoop of grounds a day I collect and then make up a solution. Starbucks and other coffee houses/cafes also give their grounds away for such purposes.

 

Appears to be amazing stuff.
I thought coffee was supposed to be bad for you.

Have you tried the mud pack yet LoL?:D

 

Cheeky bother ... sounded rather ghastly, unpleasant and messy actually ! :eek:

 

So the plants have to put up with it, but your not prepared to try it yourself.:D

 

Got it in one .... I'm beautiful enough without it ...:rolleyes::D