Sudden leaf drop on spekboom is almost always a water or root problem, and the fix depends on which end of the scale you are on.
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Spekboom in short
Sudden leaf drop on spekboom is almost always a water or root problem, and the fix depends on which end of the scale you are on.
How to get it right
- Soggy soil plus yellowing, softening leaves points to overwatering and root rot.
- Dry, shrivelled leaves that drop at a touch mean the plant has been kept too dry for too long.
- A sudden move into harsh full sun can also scorch and drop leaves — shade it for a week and re-introduce sun gradually.
Where most people slip up
- Responding to leaf drop by watering more, which finishes off a rotting plant.
- Repotting a stressed plant immediately instead of correcting the watering first.
Living and growing plants in the Garden Route
AloeRoots grows and sells spekboom and aloes from Wilderness in the Garden Route. Every plant we send out is grown here, in this climate — the same wet winters and salty wind your garden has to live with.
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