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Oct 29, 2018 7:09 PM CST

Mc357: Welcome to the Gard. Org forums. I just got up and went over to a corner of my basement where I have a total of 19 Adeniums under lights- never knew how many I had. LOL. There is no "red" on any of the leaves. There is the odd "yellowing" leaf as yours has one also, but that is just a dead leaf or soon to be one. I looked up the two products you mentioned, and I don't see anything wrong with the Dyna-Gro Grow, rather a weak fertilizer, ( and you have to dilute it in a gallon of water-(something like 1/2 tsp to a gallon of water) so the fertilizer strength cannot be a problem. I use whatever I have left over from gardening, usually 15-30-15 or 18-24-16, both Miracle-Gro, big tbsp to a gallon of water, but I only get about 3 or 4 plants watered before I have to refuel. I only water when the plants are dry. With respect to the other product from the same company, "Protekt", it is a soluble silicone formulation with a miniscule amount of potassium.They are making some pretty big claims about this product, including that it can be used in a foliar spray on the leaves, and I have not checked the rationale for same. Anyway, here is a thought: Something you are adding to your plant is making it look a little different than it was before? Or perhaps Safer's 3 in 1 product which you sprayed on the leaves to kill the spider mites? In the latter case I would have used Safer's Insecticidal Soap which has fatty acids in it which wipe out spider mites, been using it for years, never had a problem except for the few times when I made my own "Soapy Spray"! LOL. You just don't know what's in dishwashing soaps, etc. So, my recommendation: Just stop using both for a period of time to see what happens. Let it go without fertilizer for a little while, just water, see if the problem goes
away. Spray for mites if they come back, but just to reason this through, try a "soapy" spray. Cheers!

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