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Help with rescuing sick shrub!
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I've got some sort of non-flowering variegated shrub (1.5m diameter, 1m height) which has been fine for the last 6 years (since we bought the house), but has now developed a white-ish fungus on most of its branches & twigs. Also, its foliage is much thinner than in previous years - I can actually see all the way through it at the moment. I appreciate this isn't much information to go on, but any advice on dealing with the fungus would be gratefully received! TIA Paul |
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Help with rescuing sick shrub!
On 26 Aug 2006 09:40:58 -0700, "sfby"
wrote: Hi I've got some sort of non-flowering variegated shrub (1.5m diameter, 1m height) which has been fine for the last 6 years (since we bought the house), but has now developed a white-ish fungus on most of its branches & twigs. Also, its foliage is much thinner than in previous years - I can actually see all the way through it at the moment. I appreciate this isn't much information to go on, but any advice on dealing with the fungus would be gratefully received! TIA Paul Probably mildew, much more prevalent on shrubs etc. in hot dry weather. There's not much point in doing anything now, as autumn's not far away and the weather will be wetter and cooler. Next year, keep it watered when it's hot and dry. -- Chris E-mail: christopher[dot]hogg[at]virgin[dot]net |
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Help with rescuing sick shrub!
"sfby" wrote in message ups.com... Hi I've got some sort of non-flowering variegated shrub (1.5m diameter, 1m height) which has been fine for the last 6 years (since we bought the house), but has now developed a white-ish fungus on most of its branches & twigs. Also, its foliage is much thinner than in previous years - I can actually see all the way through it at the moment. I appreciate this isn't much information to go on, but any advice on dealing with the fungus would be gratefully received! TIA Paul Its probably safe enough to hit it with a spray of rose fungicide, but if you give it an organic mulch this winter that should prevent a re-occurrence next year when it goes dry again. -- Charlie, gardening in Cornwall. http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk Holders of National Plant Collection of Clematis viticella (cvs) |
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