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Contessa · 15-07-2013, 02:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by David Hill

On 14/07/2013 15:40, Chris Hogg wrote:
On Sun, 14 Jul 2013 15:07:12 +0200, Contessa
wrote:

About a month ago I planted two of these. Both now seem dead as the
leaves are brown. Any hope or treatment for them?

IME ceanothus are not long-lived, but assuming it was newly bought
from a garden centre, it shouldn't have popped its clogs yet. The
weather has been dry over the last few weeks and is especially hot
ATM. Did you water it a) in its pot before you planted it b) when you
planted it and c) have you watered it since?

A way to see it it's still alive is to scratch the bark of a twig with
your thumbnail. If the wood just under the bark is green, it's still
alive. If not, try scratching another spot a bit further down the
stem.

It should have had a good soak in a bucket of water before planting then
every couple of days a good bucket of water in the evening for each
plant so that the water soaks down to the roots at the bottom.
Messing about with a watering can with a rose on it is the worst thing
that a person can do in this weather.

Thanks for your reply. Yes it did have a good soack in a bucket before planting. I water with a hosepipe but perhaps this doesn't amount to a bucketful.