Why Do Garden Vegetables Turn Yellow & Drop Fruit?

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Vegetables turn yellow and drop fruit because of vitamin deficiencies. Soil may be deficient in iron, potassium, copper, manganese, sulphur or nitrogen. Use an all-purpose fertilizer to cure these deficiencies.

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Why Do Garden Vegetables Turn Yellow & Drop Fruit?

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