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camelllia problem
My camellia started of in a pot, and flowered for a couple of years , then
on the third year it produced a mass of really big buds which all fell off before they had the chance to flower, i did read that if they are not watered enough throughout the summer months that this could happen , so i thought it would be best to plant it in the ground which i did , it was about 3 feet high by then , so i planted it in a really big hole and watered it well for weeks afterwards, and also gave it camellia food. but now it has black stuff like soot on its leaves and it has not produced one bud this year. and the leaves are not as green as they used to be. my roderdendron seems to do ok in my soil so i am not sure what is wrong, do you think i should just dig it up and try a new one? |
camelllia problem
"may" wrote My camellia started of in a pot, and flowered for a couple of years , then on the third year it produced a mass of really big buds which all fell off before they had the chance to flower, i did read that if they are not watered enough throughout the summer months that this could happen , so i thought it would be best to plant it in the ground which i did , it was about 3 feet high by then , so i planted it in a really big hole and watered it well for weeks afterwards, and also gave it camellia food. but now it has black stuff like soot on its leaves and it has not produced one bud this year. and the leaves are not as green as they used to be. my roderdendron seems to do ok in my soil so i am not sure what is wrong, do you think i should just dig it up and try a new one? The "Sooty Mould" is growing on the honeydew (nicer than pee) secreted by Scale Insect. Camellias are prone to scale insect infestation (just like Citrus). To cure the sooty mould you need to kill the scale insect, there are some sprays available but they aren't that effective IME so you will need to spray a number of times. The sooty mould will just wash off in time unless you want to do it yourself. Camellias with non green leaves are suffering from chlorosis so a good watering (2 gals or more) or two of Sequestered Iron now and another every year in the spring should cure the problem. -- Regards Bob Hobden |
camelllia problem
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says... My camellia started of in a pot, and flowered for a couple of years , then on the third year it produced a mass of really big buds which all fell off before they had the chance to flower, i did read that if they are not watered enough throughout the summer months that this could happen , so i thought it would be best to plant it in the ground which i did , it was about 3 feet high by then , so i planted it in a really big hole and watered it well for weeks afterwards, and also gave it camellia food. but now it has black stuff like soot on its leaves and it has not produced one bud this year. and the leaves are not as green as they used to be. my roderdendron seems to do ok in my soil so i am not sure what is wrong, do you think i should just dig it up and try a new one? -- may I think others have already covered the fact that your camellia has scale insects under the leaves, I live with mine on one bush, if you put a bird feeder near it in the autumn the numbers of overwinter scale insects will be a bit reduced by the blue tits who will spend their time waiting their turn at the feeder foraging for them. Buds falling off while it was still a pot plant is probably uneven watering, I am surprised you should need to water a camellia in the ground in anything other than very dry periods, but I would imagine as pot plants they would be tricky to care for as they have big root systems which would fill the pot making it hard to water it is worth noting that frost overwinter can cause buds to drop as well. I certainly have never fed or watered any of mine (not that we have a lot) The reason it is not flowering now could be a combination of not enough sun/warmth last year coupled with hard frost this winter, it is not likely to have been drought given the summer we had last year! -- Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall www.roselandhouse.co.uk Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and Lapageria rosea |
camelllia problem
On 31/3/09 09:41, in article ,
"Charlie Pridham" wrote: In article , says... My camellia started of in a pot, and flowered for a couple of years , then on the third year it produced a mass of really big buds which all fell off before they had the chance to flower, i did read that if they are not watered enough throughout the summer months that this could happen , so i thought it would be best to plant it in the ground which i did , it was about 3 feet high by then , so i planted it in a really big hole and watered it well for weeks afterwards, and also gave it camellia food. but now it has black stuff like soot on its leaves and it has not produced one bud this year. and the leaves are not as green as they used to be. my roderdendron seems to do ok in my soil so i am not sure what is wrong, do you think i should just dig it up and try a new one? -- may I think others have already covered the fact that your camellia has scale insects under the leaves, I live with mine on one bush, if you put a bird feeder near it in the autumn the numbers of overwinter scale insects will be a bit reduced by the blue tits who will spend their time waiting their turn at the feeder foraging for them. Buds falling off while it was still a pot plant is probably uneven watering, I am surprised you should need to water a camellia in the ground in anything other than very dry periods, but I would imagine as pot plants they would be tricky to care for as they have big root systems which would fill the pot making it hard to water it is worth noting that frost overwinter can cause buds to drop as well. I certainly have never fed or watered any of mine (not that we have a lot) The reason it is not flowering now could be a combination of not enough sun/warmth last year coupled with hard frost this winter, it is not likely to have been drought given the summer we had last year! We don't water ours in any deliberate fashion. If the spray lines go on during a hot spell (remember those?!) they'll get a dollop along with everything else but that's it. I think May's just needs time to settle into a new regime and will probably be much happier in the ground. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon Exotic plants, shrubs & perennials online |
camelllia problem
On Mar 30, 10:05*am, may wrote:
My camellia started of in a pot, and flowered *for a couple of years , then on the third year it produced a mass of *really big *buds which all * fell off before they had the chance to flower, i did read that *if they are not watered enough throughout the summer months *that this could happen , so i thought it would be best to plant it in the ground which i did , it was about 3 feet *high by then , * so i planted it in a really big hole and *watered it well for *weeks afterwards, and also gave it *camellia *food. but *now it has black stuff like soot on its leaves and it has not produced one bud *this year. * *and the *leaves are not as green as they used to be. * *my roderdendron seems to *do ok in my soil so *i *am not sure what is wrong, do you think i should just dig it up and try a new one? -- may May, it sounds like scale insect, I too used to have this at times,in my garden in the UK. I just washed the plant a couple of times, mind you mine was not a big bush, if it were I would hope for a lot of rain! Judith |
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