Reasons Your Plants are Turning Yellow + How to Fix It

[nathalie_desrosiers]

@0:36 - Transplanting shock
@2:12 - Nutrient deficiency (Nitrogen?)
@3:33 - Sandy soil, Compacted soil, Too much clay in soil, Un-broken down organic material (carbon source, like big chunks of mulch)
@9:33 - Their life cycle

[Wonderland_Homestead]

It is deeply impressive that you were able to shoot this in one take. No hyper-edits, no cutting out the "um"s, and that shows how confident you are that you know what you're talking about, and were well-prepared to speak on it.

[ChristopherCobra]

Over watering can also do this - especially evening watering - and it is probably the most common problem after shock. Many (most) plants require air at the root system during the night. Too much water can actually drown a plant. First thing I always try with yellow (not brown) leaves is cutting back the water. If root rot is involved - it will also help that. Shock - especial in newly transplanted plants - can come from any type of stress. Even a windy day on a young or newly transplanted plant. Although normally wilting is the tell tale. Just have some trust and keep caring for the plant(s). If you are a container gardener - reusing the same soil for more than one season can also do it. You can;t treat potting soil like garden soil. Potting soil gets depleted very quickly and is hard to refresh. Always use new soil each year and drop the old in your compost. Try to top off your container plants with fresh soil or compost a couple times during the season. Arg....I've typed too much for the internet!

[ItsJustMe]

Your enthusiasm is contagious. I now love gardening. Every time I need to look something up, you somehow have a video on it already! :)

[Donna_G]

Last year, I had this problem. I did a web search for possible reasons and possible solutions. It wasn't time to add fertilizer and the plants were established. One reference indicated that the yellowing could be caused by a magnisium deficiency. The solution offered was to mix up some epsom salts in water and put it in a sprayer and spray the foliage. This helped my plants green right up. I only had to do this once during the growing season.

[dyelonjoyce]

Dude I did not realize all of your seeds are heirloom, that’s exactly what I have been looking for...great prices and free grow guides on YouTube from Luke himself. Thanks man!

[raterus]

Another reason: Planting summer plants too early in the spring before soil temps are warm enough. Don't be in such a hurry, and don't always believe what the back of the seed packet says!

[Aaron-mngw]

This is my "go to" gardening channel!

[danndeelion]

I love how i have watched like 50+ of your videos over the past 2 years and just realized your name is Luke. You don't introduce yourself enough! You are totally a Luke!! Love your videos! My plants are definitely in the fruit is more important than leaf cycle.

[tuftyloves]

I've been outside taking pictures of my seedlings and posting them on reddit, trying to figure out what the problem is. This video is perfectly timed!! Thank you

[Angelcompass]

I'm a first time gardener this year and you have been soooo helpful! Thank you for your craft and sharing your love of gardening.

[wordynerd]

You have the best timing! I was just looking up why my tomatoes were turning yellow and in my subscription feed, here you are. Thanks so much for what you do! Grow big or go home!

[schmacintyre]

Garden plants: Baby us throughout our lives or we will die.☹️

Weeds: spray me with chemicals that kill everything and We will still grow through asphalt that is 200 degrees 😐

[redeemedforlivinglove]

I know this isnt a brand new video, but thank you for making it. I found it just now and it was really helpful.

[GregLum]

Wow, so timely! I was just asking my dad if he had any ideas for why my plants looked a little sketchy, but I'm hoping it's a bit of transplant shock and that I'll see improvement in another week or two.

[Weedemandreap]

Thank you for always being such a great source of gardening knowledge for all of us! ♥️

[truebluefarm]

Thank you! This was very helpful. I am fairly new to gardening and was dealing with this issue just a few weeks ago. Our fix was adding blood meal, I actually have a video of this.

Thanks again!

[mephitismephitis]

In a future video, would you consider addressing what percentage of your family’s food you grow yourselves, and how much total growing space you have? My house is on a plot that is 1/12 acre, and less than half of that is fit for growing. I’m trying to figure out how to optimize that space to feed my family as much as possible.

[lilvegan]

Experiencing this with my beans right now... it's almost like you upload exactly what I need when I need it.. 🤔🙏

[SweetStuffOnMonarchLane]

We had so much rain spring of 2019, then a lot of my plants (especially currant bushes) were turning yellow, but the veins were still green in the leaves. Found out it was chlorosis so I gave them iron and they greened back up!