Splitting Leaves, no soggy soil
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dufflebag2002
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Soggy soil :P
Comments (6)Last year I lost roses to drought. Knockouts at that. This year I am losing leaves to lack of sun...and we had another inch today already. I am not complaining really. But areas that have been dry for as long as I can remember are swampland again and the egrets and herons are back in numbers I have never seen them in. My grandmas wetlands are so swampy we cant get to the pond. Lol its scary really. Rain predicted all week at a 40-70% chance....See MoreS. Golden Hahnii - soggy soil
Comments (6)Hi Cactiboi, I'm sorry but I have to disagree w/ Katie's advice on this. I grow a lot of Sans. (not this one tho') & just gave a talk on Sans. earlier this week. Some people feel this type of Sans. is much more sensitive to overwatering than most others. Therefore, I strongly advice AGAINST washing it off w/ water, but DO get it out of that mix & throw that mix out. Start over w/ an unglazed clay pot, using cactus & succulent mix w/ abt 30% more perlite (or pumice if you can get it). If you can't get C&S mix, try a houseplant mix w/out peat if possible. I say NEVEAR wash a succulent plant, that's the last thing it needs. I heard you that these plants were hard to find, but as a general rule, don't buy succulents w/ mushy leaves, they're usually too far gone to save. Must leaves = rot = fatal & deadly. If this were my plant, after I removed it from the existing mix & pot, I'd leave it out unpotted in the open air to dry out more fully, then repot in the mix I suggested in unglazed clay. If you can salvage a single healthy leaf, you might try starting a new one just from the leaf, tho' I don't know if it will retain its golden stripe(s), likely not. Good luck w/ it....See MorePerennial for soggy winter soil
Comments (11)What is your soil like? If it's clayish, add organic matter so the moisture levels are more even across the growing season, with both better spring drainage and better moisture retention in summer. Consider adding a rain barrel to capture some of the spring rain and then use it in drier periods. Make the bed a bit higher toward the building and lower toward the lawn so that it drains better away from the house. Siberian Iris is fine with wet to average soil moisture. My turtleheads are in a bed at the top of a slope and get no supplemental water and I've not noticed problems even though this summer and last included periods of several weeks with less than an inch of rain total. Right now we are in a moderate drought. Cardinal flower should be fine as long as it isn't parched in summer. Summersweet/Clethra, a shrub, has several selections that are under 3', and it is fine in soggy or dry soil. It has late summer blooms and yellow fall color that's midway between butter and lemon....See MoreLarge, Mature Teas becoming uprooted due to soggy soil and high winds
Comments (20)Pat, I have seen a lot of teas roses are doing that at Southern college. I think it is bec it is so big and top heavy. When my group was prunning on Monsiuer Tiller it was leaning to far out . Dr. Manners had a few kids going round staking them and tying the rose to the stake. I never paid attention to what they we're using but I hope Dr. Manners will see this post. It was so well organized. Now, I wish I have paid more attention. Jin I think it is rebar also but I am not sure. I saw the hammer but I was too busy holding the bush up and making sure the kids don't get hurt....See Moredufflebag2002
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