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Nov 26, 2016 6:03 AM CST
Name: Sue
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PamelaLynn77 said:I didnt mean it was 2 table spoons. I meant ot has a scooper looks like about 2 table spoons.... that you add per gallon....


OK. I can't see from the packet which Miracle Gro this is so I assume it is the regular 26-8-16 which is 1/2 teaspoon per gallon for a potted plant. Whatever it was and how ever much you actually did use, in the pictures the potting mix still looks dry. If the plant is well-rooted you could take the root-ball out of the pot and soak it in a tub of water to wet it and also flush out some of the fertilizer salts. It may not work, the plant looks pretty bad, but if some of the stems still look alive after soaking but the tips don't stop wilting, then you could cut back to healthy tissue and put it back in a pot.

For future reference, it is not a good idea to fertilize a plant while it is too dry. It needs to get caught up on its watering with plain water first and given a chance to take that up before any fertilizer is given. Also, giving too much fertilizer can damage the roots or at least make it harder for the plant to take up water (because the salts draw moisture away from the roots).

Edited to add, I'm assuming there is no likelihood that this plant somehow got too cold?
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