"Sacha" wrote in message
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I'm going to guess lack of water while it establishes itself. You don't
say
where you live but here in the SW we've had long dry spells, even if they
weren't all hot, too. We've also had some strong winds and the two
conditions combined are dangerous to many plants.

I'm in NW London. We've had some very hot weather recently, but rain on
and off too. I had been neglecting the front garden (once a week water - if
that!), but am giving it a really good soaking each weekend now and about 3
times during the week it gets a quick blast.

Assuming it's in the ground and not in a pot, try watering it morning and
evening until real, serious rain sets in.
You don't say what your soil is like but I doubt you need to do more in
that
line or not at present - the old saw is that you should never feed a sick
plant. AND, is it possible that it's been both dry at the root and in the
path of strong winds?
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I've never been good at describing soil! The pH is quite neutral so I added
ericaceous compost in the planting hole and generously around the top of the
plant. I've also watered it directly a couple of times with an ericaceous
water-soluble fertilizer as I thought the soil might not be acidic enough.
Perhaps I did too much and have burnt it?

It's in the front garden so it gets sun until early/mid-afternoon and
complete shade in the evening. It's not really protected from wind, but
then isn't stuck out on its own either.

If you can't feed a sick plant, what can you do for it?




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