I was checking on my Ice Cream today and I found this:
To me, this looks like a rotted root. I saw the same root yesterday and it looked perfectly fine. Now it's all rotted!
The last several leaves on my plant have been getting lighter and lighter, and I've suspected root rot for some time now. Here's a picture of the newly emerged leaf:
The growth of the plant has also slowed down by about 50% (the daily 95+ degree heat is probably contributing to this), it makes a new leaf every one and a half weeks now. This slowed growth rate has been pretty consistent for almost the past month. It's planted in compost and under that is a layer of gypsum (to help break down the thick layer of clay that's naturally found in the soil here a few feet down). At one point I was overwatering it, but now I'm letting sprinklers do most of the watering (it's planted right next to a sprinkler). I also just fertilized it a few days ago with 6-4-6 probiotic organic fertilizer. So what's the deal here? Is the thick layer of clay causing water to pool underneath the plant? What should I do about it? Peroxide or something? And is it really root rot and not a nutrient deficiency or something? Help would be greatly appreciated!
