On 2006-05-31, wrote:
wrote:
On 2006-05-30, IPFreeley wrote:
I bought a small blackberry bush and planted it about two weeks ago
following the directions on the tag that came with it. I mixed in some
potting soil with the all clay ground, watered it, and made sure everything
was tamped down. The plant's leaves are starting to curl and I've made sure
to water it every day or two and have tried some liquid fertlizer too. What
Every day or two is probably too much. Deep watering once per week
(1-1.5 inches) is sufficient. If we get that much rain then don't water
that week.
Two of the three blackberry bush i planted (end of summer sales) showed no sign of life for months.
The top parts died and dried out... All of a sudden during this springs, young shoots are popping up everywhere.
Yes Blackberry canes die back in the fall when it frosts and they spring
from the roots the next year.
But if you just planted one it should be growing, not dying back now.
It may be other problems, but watering it every day is not the way
plants want to be treated. Look around you most plants get by with
rainfall. In fact too much rainfall can be detrimental to plants as
well.
Unfortunately after two weeks the roots have probably rotted. The leave
curl because they are giving off water but the roots are gone and can't
provide water.
Stop watering for a week, and it may recover. We had a pot drain to
plug and killed a spruce in a week because it had standing water in
thepot the whole time. You may get lucky and it may recover.
am I doing wrong?
Also, any ideas on why a blueberry bush does not seem to be growing? It's
the same size as the last two years and the number of berries is not higher
either.
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