On Fri, 14 Mar 2003 12:37:37 -0800, Domenick Lacertosa wrote:

I just bought and planted 2 hibiscus plants. I planted one on each side
of my garage. For some reason, one of them is in very bad shape, and I
was looking for some help on determining why it was in such bad shape.
Here is a pictu a
href="http://www.atlanticshore.com/bad.jpg"th some rocks in the soil
hoping the roots wouldn't sit in standing water. Any help would be
appreciated since I am not sure this is caused by too much water.
Thanks in advance.

Dom, it's a bit hard to figure out your issues with out knowing your zone
information....ect. But I'll give a shot. If your plant has only been
planted in the ground for 6 day then I'd have to say that your hibiscus
had issues before you bought it. From the photo, it looks like a leaf
blight or a possible root rot but I can't be sure from that photo though.
Your hibiscus could have a fungus of some sort also. It's really hard to
tell with little information about the plant. Depending on where you
bought the hibiscus, I'd suggest that you yank it out of the soil and take
it back to the store you bought it from. Ask for a replacement to this
diseased plant. When you replant, concider adding soil to make a berm or
mound of sorts. This will help you with drainage issues. A 6 to 8 inch
mound will do the job of keeping the roots drier. Good luck.