Plants; the good and the not so good

Pic 1:  tomato plants

Pic 2:  spinach

Pic 3: Sunflower

Pic 4: Sunflower

The Good and Healthy Plants:

The plants in pic 1 and 2, shows every sign of healthy plants. We seldom go through a check list to really define what is a healthy plant. The first impression offers a fair estimate of health level of a particular plant which boils down to these elements.

1. Foliage
2. Shape
3. Sign of Disease and Pest attack
4. Root System
5. Stem Damage
6. Buds and Flowers

The Not So Good Plants:

The sunflowers in Pic 3 and 4, look a little bit awkward.  The problem is centered at the leaves  which wrinkled too much. The leaves are green which is an indication that the plants are not suffering from malnutrition or any deficiency.  I did notice a few aphid colony at the crevices of leaves, which has been physically removed.  After that the plants continue growing with a better set of leaves. The wrinkled leaves remain as a reminder as if aphids had put up a sign "Aphid was here!".....

~ bangchik

putrajaya MALAYSIA