Confused about role as Stepmom. What is doing too much and too little?
Samantha Martin
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Yew turning brown... too much or too little water?
Comments (8)There is another unpleasant possibility--the black vine weevil, very common in many plants but its favorite is the yew, Taxus capitata. I once planted a hedge of yews and almost half of them started to turn brown, despite the best care. I was mystified. I called the nursery where I bought them and they told me to bring in some affected branches. It was the black vine weevil. There is a spray for it, which I used, tho I almost never spray anything. Some of the plants were too far gone but I saved some others and also the ones not yet affected. Plants grown in huge wholesale nurseries seem to be particularly affected. Many ornamentals can get this tho I've never seen it before or since. I'd be very suspicious that you might have black vine weevils, as they are newly planted shrubs. Google "black vine weevil" for good info about this pest and suggestions for control....See MorePole beans wilting, too little water or too much?
Comments (9)My beans are doing the exact same thing, and they were direct seeded in the ground. I have been growing green beans for over 40 years and have never seen this, whatever it is. I think it has to do with late planting (mid to late June), very hot weather here in the northeast, and maybe using seed from 2014 (Fortex leftovers). I have done everythig possible and still have dried up, deformed plants. Think this year's beans are a washout. Peas were incredible, so i give up. Every year it's something else. Part of the will of nature....See MoreFiddle Leaf Fig Help. Too much or too little water?
Comments (1)More people might be able to chime in with fiddle leaf fig specific advice, but some rules of thumb for watering are as follows: To know when the plant needs to be watered, use a chopstick or wooden dowel and insert it as far into the soil as you can. If it comes out wet and dirty, don't water yet. Water only when the dowel comes out clean and dry. Water the plant until about 15% of the water poured comes out of the drainage holes of the pot (good to do this in a kitchen sink), and let the plant sit for about 20 minutes so the water can finish dribbling out. When you water only a few cups at a time salts can built up in the soil. Most commercial soils are dense and water retentive, leading to plants suffering from. Consider looking into the 5-1-1 mix discussed on these forums or at least adding perlite to a commercial soil to help alleviate this....See MoreToo much water or too little?
Comments (6)"I bumped up the sprinkler time from 7 minutes twice a week to 20 minutes every 3 days on June 16th." I don't think sprinklers are the way to water trees during the establishment phase- it's just inefficient water delivery. I would lay down the end of a hose and leave it on a slow trickle for as long as it takes to wet the soil all the way down to the bottom of the roots. And how do you know if water has penetrated deeply enough? You dig down and find out. "even when we have heavy rain, the soil is dry 6" down" So how do you expect a sprinkler to penetrate? You need slower delivery of a larger volume of water. On the roots all the way down. A sprinkler just can't give you that....See MoreSamantha Martin
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