What's wrong with these?

[junmilo]

Hi,

These are this year's seedling (JBP and JRP). Why are they all turning brown rustic color? Too wet? Too cold? Disease?

Thanks

JZ

 

[Clicio]

Hi,

These are this year's seedling (JBP and JRP). Why are they all turning brown rustic color? Too wet? Too cold? Disease?

Thanks

JZ

I am sorry but they look almost dead to me.
I have some JBP and JRP seedlings two years old and they never got this brown.

 

[junmilo]

I am sorry but they look almost dead to me.
I have some JBP and JRP seedlings two years old and they never got this brown.

Ya I'm thinking the same...cuz I have some that are still green...

 

[sorce]

It's because they're planted in taco meat alone and not the one with taco meat and tomatoes and cheese.
Sorce

 

[Wires_Guy_wires]

Could very well be a cold response.

 

[penumbra]

No one can tell you why your plants died. We can only speculate.
Perhaps if you gave us more information about your cultural practices we might be able to narrow it down to probable causes.

 

[Clicio]

Could very well be a cold response.

As my winters are very mild so this is a factor I never take into account, yes, it could be.
I just don't have this experience with colder climates.

 

[junmilo]

No one can tell you why your plants died. We can only speculate.
Perhaps if you gave us more information about your cultural practices we might be able to narrow it down to probable causes.

Well they stay outside during the day..and when the temp dips under 2 celsius, they come in the garage for the night. Goes back out during the day.

They are not dried up like some of the dead seedlings I have..just kind of strange the change in color. Also, I did pull couple from the soil...the roots looks very healthy with new growth coming.

I'm still thinking it might be the cold or some other factors....who knows.

J

 

[bwaynef]

Brown/Gold is bad. Purple's still got a chance. (Usually just a response to cold.) Green is better.

 

[Dav4]

What species are they? I certainly wouldn't be avoiding cold temperatures this early in the fall for cold hardy pines, and even seedlings. I've had JBP and JRP seedlings, started by me in the spring, that stay outside here in N GA (not comparing my winters to yours by any means) that don't have any issues with temps falling to -10 c or even colder. Fwiw, brown color on foliage is never good... purple blue coloration could be seasonal, and species dependent.

 

[BackyardBonsai]

That is the cold response. They looks fine to me.

 

[Wires_Guy_wires]

As my winters are very mild so this is a factor I never take into account, yes, it could be.
I just don't have this experience with colder climates.

I do, I've seen red, yellow, purple. There are probably some pics in my guy_wires collection thread, somewhere around the winters.

I don't know if this direct link works, but these are some of the colors I saw in fall.

Guy_wires Collection

Youve spend to much on icecream! The seccond third and fourth layer of raffia probably wont do much but hey your doing it your way anyway :p Ive had juniper growing and not turning brown untill after half a year so id say your not entirely safe yet ! How thick is the fd up i mean bended...

www.bonsainut.com

 

[junmilo]

I do, I've seen red, yellow, purple. There are probably some pics in my guy_wires collection thread, somewhere around the winters.

I don't know if this direct link works, but these are some of the colors I saw in fall.

Guy_wires Collection

Youve spend to much on icecream! The seccond third and fourth layer of raffia probably wont do much but hey your doing it your way anyway :p Ive had juniper growing and not turning brown untill after half a year so id say your not entirely safe yet ! How thick is the fd up i mean bended...

www.bonsainut.com

I guess I will leave them till next year and see what happens.

 

[Dav4]

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