I have a Joe Pye Weed and a Bee Balm that I got in June from a nursery & the owner very kindly repotted into 10"diameter pots for me (they're not very deep, about 8"). Since then the plants have grown considerably (especially the JPW, which is now over 3' tall).
Sunlight is optimized for the balcony I have & seems to be neither over or under watered. Neither have been fed with fertilizer since I bought them in June.
The JPW is peak flowering, but all the leaves have turned yellow & crispy. The Bee Balm only has one flower blooming at this time & doesn't appear like there's more to bloom anytime soon.
The Bee Balm leaves (mainly lower) have started turning yellow two days ago.
I have one pot size up that just got delivered today & I have water soluble fertilizer coming tomorrow
Would you:
A) Inspect the roots & repot today if needed
Or
B) Wait for the fertilizer to come tomorrow, give it, then wait to seeif the fertilizer did the trick before repotting?
(Either option I will be repotting in the autumn to give them a better chance of overwintering)
by ErniePottsShoelifts
3 Comments
repot asap! joe pye gets crispy like that when root bound bc it can’t get enough water ime
Repot today. The Joe Pye Weed is likely rootbound if it’s 3′ tall in a shallow 10′ pot and showing stress. Check the roots if they’re circling or packed, move it to the bigger pot now. Don’t wait for fertilizer; that won’t help if the roots are cramped. Fertilize after repotting once the plants recover a bit.
I would wait until fall and plant both in the ground. This time of year is a really bad time to be repotting things, especially if they are blooming.