On Thu, 19 Jun 2003 16:45:11 +0100, Smeckler wrote:

...I dug a huge hole for it when I
put it in and filled it with decent compost and a little sand. I've also
been using a soluble fertiliser when I water it. It's diluted to about a
quarter strength, but on the other hand I have been watering it a lot!

If I were in your shoes, next spring I'd dig the thing up, take
away all that compost and sand, and replant it in unamended soil.
You can distributed the compost-and-sand over the surface of your
beds, if you want, or use it to topdress your lawn.

When you plant something in a "pocket" of special soil, you run
the risk that the plant will be unable to get its roots out of
the good stuff and into the crap surrounding it.


--
Rodger Whitlock
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada