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Old 18-05-2004, 10:06 PM
Stephen M. Henning
 
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Default Ailing Chinoides Rhodo

"Jenny" wrote:

Do I water or not water?????


Check the soil around the roots and see if it is wet or dry. You only
water when it starts to get dry. You need to water often until the
roots get established. Was it containerized or B&B? If B&B it should
not have too much stress if the root ball was not disturbed. If it is
containerized, it may have been potted in bark dust and the roots will
not come out of the bark dust sometimes. They are much more difficult
to get started. Most rhodies grown in the west coast (USA) are shipped
in bark dust.

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