The backsplash was installed by a pro in January and by March, there was discoloration. With each passing day, it turned increasingly darker into a golden, almost orange shade.
It was unnerving until one day I poured about a cup of Clorox bleach into a bowl and, with toothbrush in hand, began scrubbing the grout lines - starting from the bottom and slowly working my way up.
As I worked on the lower sections, it seemed the grout at the higher parts of the backsplash were getting lighter - even before working on them. I can only guess it was the bleach fumes.
So once again, I began the bleaching process. This time the discoloring was definitely less severe, both in the depth of yellowing and the area that was affected and, as the first time, it could be scrubbed away. It's now been nearly a year and the grout remains white. Based on my results, I would say it's certainly worth a try. Edison bulbs leaving yellow tint on the glass when not turned on Q.
I bought a chandelier that came with some Edison style bulbs and about half of them are yellow tinged like that and half are not. No idea what caused it but my own theory is that the yellow tinged ones are old and going bad in some way.
I've had standard-base Edison bulbs in another fixture for about 2 years now and no sign of yellowing or burnout. They're from the Brooklyn Bulb Co.
I am not sure where I bought them. This post was edited by rcharles on Sun, Nov 30, 14 at Related Stories. Going nuts planning summer activities? Kids overdosing on screen time?
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Give your landscape the quintessential look of autumn with the red, orange and yellow leaves of these standouts. Q: I have a question about my Desert Rose plant. I live 2 miles south of Callahan and my home faces the west.
My plant sits on my front porch and gets full afternoon sun. It is in a well drained pot and I water it regularly every other day. In the past 3 days I have noticed the leaves turning yellow and dropping off.
We try to water less by making the spraying bottle slightly harder to press or put in less water. In another case, if the yellowing starts from the inside of the leaf, as you can see in the picture below, it may reflect something different:. Under-watered adenium is easier to save than the over-watered one. Give your babies some sprinkle of water. Then move it out to some area with more sun during the day gradually but not too rapidly. They will recover. If we look at the leaf as our little water measurer, it may be telling us what's going on inside the plant.
If the yellowing starts from the tip in, it may be too much water. If the yellowing is from the inside out, this may mean too little water. Please also note that these are strictly observational notes from experience and we are by no means experts on this.
Your experiences may differ a little bit. From what we've seen, the good news is that even after all or most of the leaves have turned yellow the plant will live on. It will not die so easily. It will shoot out green leaves when the conditions afterwards are sufficient. And these yellow dry leaves are tough survivors on adenium seedlings.
Unless we pluck them off by hand, they will remain hanging on the stem for quite a long time. They look like thin dried brown packaging paper. As an analogy, the yellowing of adenium leaves may be like the shedding skin of a snake. It only makes the plant stronger as it is adapting to the environment. This is one of the amazing things about adenium. They are very forgiving.
We can make mistakes, learn something and try again. It's okay. If you try touching the yellow leaves and they fall off immediately, this means it's natural yellowing.
You don't have to worry too much in this case. Another sign to tell you that it's natural yellowing is when you touch the caudex the base of the adenium, it will be full and hard—not wrinkled and soft. Some growers notice that natural yellowing happens often during the rainy season—even with very well-cared-for plants. Some variety shows this reddish tint on the leaves before yellowing and dropping:.
Yellowing goes from the lower leaves all the way up to the top leaves of the branch. As the lower leaves are older leaves. This is the adenium changing leaves in its normal cycle and you don't have to worry too much about this. Trust the process and it's all good. You can use the fallen yellow leaves as mulch or fertilizer for the plant. As the adenium go into different degrees of dormancy in autumn, their leaves will turn yellow and fall off. This is visible in varieties like Adenium Boehmianum and Adenium Swazicum with a complete fall-off of the leaves.
So if this is the case, it is a natural cycle. New, green leaves will grow out again when spring comes. When it's summer or there are heat waves passing by, the yellowing of adenium leaves may be they are putting on sunscreen or sunglasses to protect themselves.
The yellowing helps reduce the excess amount of sunlight the plants take in. As the hot season is over, the leaves will gradually turn green again. Also, in summer, keep the plants facing the same direction. If rotated, the side that gets more shade may not get adapted yet and intense sun can burn it severely. Especially the approaching autumn sun when it's low in the sky but still very strong. After winter storage, when the plant first meets its first sunlight again, its leaves may scorch get sunburned.
This is not a severe issue however because new sun-adapted leaves will begin to grow out soon. If, however, you press down on the leaves a few times but they don't fall off instantly, then check the roots. It may be root fungal diseases or too many string roots. The good bits may not get carried up to the leaves, causing yellowing.
You can see some white fuzz start colonizing on the adenium root above. From one grower's experience, this is one early signs of the root or caudex about to rot. To save it, you can dig the plants up. Cut off some mushy roots. Then dry it under the sun. These include mealybugs , fluffy white insects that feed on the foliage.
If you see these insects, destroy each one by touching it with a cotton swab dipped in rubbing alcohol. Other possible pests include aphids, small greenish insects, and spider mites, which are not readily visible but make web-like coverings on leaves and buds.
Both pests feed on plant juices and can cause leaves to yellow, wilt, and fall off the plant. For a mild problem, use a strong jet of water to dislodge the pests. If the infestation is severe, spray the plant with insecticidal soap, diluted at a rate of 5 tablespoons per gallon of water.
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