Hi,

We are looking after some privet plants (buxus sempervirens possibly?)
for a mate and noticed today that some of them have yellowing to the
tips? They are about 70cm in diameter.

Because of the weather and the fact they are in planters (probably 50
x 50 x 50 cm) we have been watering them every second or third day and
wondered if we are over watering them? ;-( FWIW, most of them seem
to drain (a couple pretty quickly) whilst / after watering so I'm
hoping they are draining ok.

I think he suggested about a 1/3rd of a watering can each every other
day if it was really hot and dry and upto maybe a week if it was dull,
cool or rainy?

He also suggested feeding them every couple of weeks (liquid bone
meal?) but we haven't done that yet as I think I remembering the
interval for that 'about every couple of weeks'.

I can get some pictures the next time we are there if it might help.

Any thoughts or advice welcomed please. ;-)

Cheers, T i m