Looks way more like fertilizer burn than transplant stress. Five spikes at once is a pretty heavy dose for an epi, especially in a mixed planter where the roots might be tighter and the soil holds salts differently. Yellowing that shows up fast after adding fertilizer is a classic sign of overfeeding.
If you can, pull the spikes out and flush the pot with a good amount of water to wash out the excess. Let it drain really well. The older yellow leaves probably won’t recover, but the new growth should bounce back once the roots aren’t getting blasted.
Transplant stress usually shows as slow wilting or one or two leaves declining, not several leaves yellowing almost overnight. This timing lines up with the fertilizer.
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Looks way more like fertilizer burn than transplant stress. Five spikes at once is a pretty heavy dose for an epi, especially in a mixed planter where the roots might be tighter and the soil holds salts differently. Yellowing that shows up fast after adding fertilizer is a classic sign of overfeeding.
If you can, pull the spikes out and flush the pot with a good amount of water to wash out the excess. Let it drain really well. The older yellow leaves probably won’t recover, but the new growth should bounce back once the roots aren’t getting blasted.
Transplant stress usually shows as slow wilting or one or two leaves declining, not several leaves yellowing almost overnight. This timing lines up with the fertilizer.