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TopVeg · 04-05-2007, 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Rupert \(W.Yorkshire\)

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Hello,

More stupid questions from a completely novice gardener.
We planted a crab apple about a month ago and are not really sure if
it is OK.

A lot of the leaves are crinkly and quite yellow - is it poorly (maybe
over / underwatering? - I've been giving it some water from a watering
can every 3-5 days since we've had no rain recently), or could they
just be the newer leaves coming out?

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We planted a crabapple in Yorkshire 2 months ago! We gave ours a bucket of water every two days as it is so dry. But last week we gave it 3 buckets of water and then surrounded it with a thick mulch of compost - hoping to keep the water in & save us a job!.