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sandy0225 · 08-11-2009, 06:37 PM

Start giving it more water and put something between it and the sun for a little while, to give it a little shade/break from the heat. Maybe that's a place you could set a large trash can or something similar next to it for week or so to give it some shade.
Use some water soluble fertilizer immediately after watering. Apply it after you soak the plant really well. The newest leaves look light yellowish green which is usually a ph or a fertilizer issue. It's either low in nitrogen or high in ph. You could fix both by mixing up 1/4 cup of white vinegar, and 2 T of miracle grow 20-20-20 in a 1 gallon milk jug, and fill the rest of the jug with tap water and fertilize with this once a week.

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