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Sam Starratt
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Dying Ligustrum? :-( Please help!
Comments (4)I think you've drowned the heck out of it... not sure if there's any hope at this point. It may be a good idea to learn all you can about a particular tree and how to grow it before spending... I know it's hard to resist some in the stores, but if you can at least run home after looking, and do a bit of research, you'll have some idea if your growing conditions (location, light availability, etc. ) are going to work for that tree - then go back and buy it....See MoreDo any Southern Highbush lose all their leaves
Comments (3)Brady: Under my conditions, in a greenhouse with little leaf disease and no freezes, most low chill southern highbush will evergreen. But it's dependent on growing conditions, nitrogen status and plant vigor. The more vigorous, high nitrogen, plants stay evergreen. For instance Star, about 400hrs, dropped all it's leaves on an older plant with less vigor. Younger plants higher in nitrogen carried nearly all leaves through the winter. Stuff like Emerald and Sweetcrisp, 200 hrs, are pretty easy to evergreen. The northern highbush I've grown dropped all leaves in winter. Have a Reveille that lost all leaves this winter and it was a vigorous, high nitrogen plant in the fall. Staying evergreen is an advantage to me if the plant doesn't get frozen back....See MoreLigustrum Experiencing Sudden Wilt
Comments (6)Ken, Good call on the html code. The only one I didn�t try. No, the entire yard is not red mulch. This area has the kids� playground equipment. And I do have red mulch in the flowerbeds that are not next to the house and along the hedge line. Mulch is a necessity in Florida. It keeps the moisture from evaporating too quickly. Not sure how much you need it up north. Next question, I only use weed killer in the natural section of the yard (away from these shrubs). This area hasn�t been graded. No, my neighbors love me. The rest of my yard is exceptional. My lawn is as thick as the carpet in your living room. And I get compliments every day on how my yard always looks great. And no machinery on mulch; my lawn mower is the biggest equipment either way. I tried only watering when I saw wilt, but it seemed to stress the plants way too much. In the summer, the heat of the way seems to do a number. I fertilize every two months because I notice the leaves start to show the veins and they begin to fade to yellow. I was instructed to do so by my local nursery. Our soil composition is Florida is mostly sand (not rich soil like you have). It does lack nutrients quite a bit. But maybe like you said, the fertilizer could be an issue of stress. I have tried a few things over the past two years. Watering only when needed, no fertilizer, soil transplant, peat moss, and I don�t trim this section any longer because it doesn�t grow at all. The rest of the hedges grow like weeds. I just trimmed two weeks ago and the tops are already shooting up. Thanks for the help. Just trying to figure this out....See MoreBaby Jade losing leaves
Comments (7)Karla MG cactus & succulent mix is not as good as it sounds. If I was to use it, I would sift it (use a kitchen sieve) and only particles that stay in the sieve would be used. They still need to be mixed with some inorganic materials: if you can't get anything else (grit, pumice, turface...) buy at least a bag of perlite (easy to buy & inexpensive). Sift some using same sieve (to get rid of dust & very small particles; you may want to use a mask if sifting lots of it). Mix perlite with sifted C&S soil in 50/50% ratio. Josh grows lots of succulents very well, see what he posted. BTW, where are you located? It is good to post zone/gen.location next to your name (see above), it helps to answer questions. Portulacaria definitely benefits from watering little more often than some other succulents. It will grow well in cooler temps (how 'cold' is it where is it kept?). But 'crappy' soil stays wet for too long, and that's no good in any temps. Rina...See MoreSam Starratt
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