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Old 23-04-2009, 11:02 PM
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Originally Posted by john martin View Post
a short while ago put some Pieris Forest Flame in some pots with some new
john innes no 3 soil.

the growing tip leaves instead of being red have turned a pale yellow.

should i add some proper garden soil or is there something else i should be
doing to get the red colour back?

Pieris is an acid-lover, and John Innes soil based no 3 is too alkaline. You need to replace the soil with ericaceous compost, or water well wil sequestrene.