On 1/7/08 08:30, in article ,
"Charlie Pridham" wrote:

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On 30/6/08 23:19, in article ,
"Tony
D" wrote:

I have watered it about twice a week when we have had no rain
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On 30/6/08 21:35, in article ,
"Tony
D" wrote:

I planted a wisteria about a month ago , Its looking very sorry for its
self
.
Leaves look a bit dry and are a yellowish green color . and no new
growth
What should I do Many thanks


Water it. Don't over water it. IOW, how have you been treating it?
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Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
(new website online but not completed - shop to come and some mild
tweaking
to do!)


I have watered it about twice a week when we have had no rain, as for
treating it how do you mean ? also gave it some food about 2weeks ago (
Miricle Gro )


If it's in the rain shadow of your house e.g. close to the walls and under
the guttering, it can dry out, even in apparently wet spells. So it needs
to be well watered while it establishes itself. Feed it in early spring.

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Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon

Do you think twice a week is enough



Twice a week is ok so long as the quantity each time is enough, they grow
on the edges of swamps and wet lands in the wild and builders do all they
can to make the area next to our houses dry! but like a lot of climbers
they need time to get a decent root system, after that it should be fine.

One of ours fascinates us. It's growing at the base of a mature tree so
must be in competition for water and nutrients, though it's obviously an old
and well-established Wisteria. However, it scrambles right to the top of
the tree every year and flowers like a mad thing. It gets absolutely no
attention whatsoever, not even pruning, because we can't get at it. So it
defies all that is said and prescribed for Wisterias and somehow gets away
with it!

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Sacha