"David Hill" wrote in message
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It looks as if you have poor soil that is low in humus, when you replant
the
Rhodo.. assuming it lives through it lifting... I would dig in a load of
peat into an area about 4 ft across and about 12 to 15 inches deep,
rhodo's
are not deep rooted, then every couple of years give it a mulch of a
couple
of inches of peat.
make sure that it doesn't dry out late May to early July as that is when
next years flower buds are initiated

And for a minute there I thought you were talking about crushed chick-peas!


So lots of water and not too much sunshine sound like the common factors
here. Of course this assumes that not just the plant, but I too survive the
lifting ....



al