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Describe what you see on the plant, or choose a common symptom.

White coatingYellowing leavesWilting / rotLeaf spotsAphids / sap-sucking insectsHoles in leavesNot floweringBrown edges
disease

Root and crown rot

Brown patches on the root crown, with the rot spreading into the roots; the plant wilts and dies. Young plants collapse (damping off).

Cause

Soil fungi, Thielaviopsis basicola, Pythium sp., Fusarium sp., Phytophthora sp. They are encouraged by waterlogging and contaminated substrate.

What to do

  • preventive: do not overwater, ensure drainage, use uncontaminated substrate and healthy planting stock, treat seed, remove sources of infection
disease

Vascular wilt (Fusarium and Verticillium)

The plant wilts (even with enough water), the leaves turn yellow and dry up, and a cross-section of the stem shows browned vascular bundles. The fungus blocks the conducting tissues.

Cause

Fusarium spp., Verticillium spp., soil fungi that enter through the roots.

What to do

  • preventive: healthy substrate and planting stock, disinfect tools, remove and destroy affected plants, do not grow susceptible species repeatedly in the same place

This is general information. When using plant protection products, follow the label.

Planting step by step

  1. Set out the pots by number
    Do not plant anything yet. Set the pots out on the border exactly by the numbers in the planting plan, tall ones at the back (framework), low ones at the front (edge).
  2. Check the spacing
    Step back and look from above. There should be gaps between the plants. They will fill them once they have grown together. The recommended spacing is given for each plant (spacing in cm).
  3. Photograph the layout
    Before you start planting, photograph the border from above. If something does not fit, now is the time to move it, not after planting.
  4. Plant in groups
    Start with the framework (the tallest, at the back), then the filler, and finally the edge. Plant to the depth of the pot, firm in and water at the roots.
  5. Water and mulch
    After planting, water generously (~10 l/m²) and mulch the surface between the plants 5–7 cm deep. This holds moisture and suppresses weeds.
  6. Note the planting date
    Make a note of the planting day. We will use it to prepare a care plan for the first, most sensitive season.