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Olive tree leaves some are yellowing
Have a six foot olive tree in a pot in a south facing garden in London.
Suddenly quite a few leaves have turned yellow and are withering. We have tried to be careful not to overwater it. Is there any specific watering regime that is recommended? Thanks. |
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Olive tree leaves some are yellowing
"john stone" wrote in message ... Have a six foot olive tree in a pot in a south facing garden in London. Suddenly quite a few leaves have turned yellow and are withering. We have tried to be careful not to overwater it. Is there any specific watering regime that is recommended? Thanks. They do shed leaves from time to time. They are evergreen (keep the leaves over winter) so do discard leaves at other times. Our olive has dropped some recently but seems in fine fettle. Also, make sure you are not under watering. The weather has turned unusually warm and dry. I tend to let some small weeds grow in the pot. They are good indicators of when the olive needs feeding and watering. If they go all yellow or shrivel up then probably there isn't enough food and water. Cheers Dave R -- No plan survives contact with the enemy. [Not even bunny] Helmuth von Moltke the Elder (\__/) (='.'=) (")_(") |
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Olive tree leaves some are yellowing
On Mon, 13 Aug 2012 10:47:03 +0100, "john stone"
wrote: Have a six foot olive tree in a pot in a south facing garden in London. Suddenly quite a few leaves have turned yellow and are withering. We have tried to be careful not to overwater it. Is there any specific watering regime that is recommended? Thanks. I have a much smaller olive in a pot, and have noticed the leaves are not as green as usual. I have put it down to it being wetter than it shoud be due to all the rain. I'm just keeping fingers crossed. Pam in Bristol |
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Olive tree leaves some are yellowing
"Sacha" wrote in message ... On 2012-08-13 10:47:03 +0100, "john stone" said: Have a six foot olive tree in a pot in a south facing garden in London. Suddenly quite a few leaves have turned yellow and are withering. We have tried to be careful not to overwater it. Is there any specific watering regime that is recommended? Thanks. When you do water it, is it raised a little so that the water can get out of the pot? Watering only when truly dry is desirable. If you think of their natural growing conditions, they're often on very stony, sloping ground that's sharply drained. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon http://www.shop.helpforheroes.org.uk/ Many thanks i will raise the pot. I'm still wondering though what regime i should adopt for watering in the dry weather. And also if our wet winters are too wet, and i should therefor shield the pot from the rain? |
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Olive tree leaves some are yellowing
In article , john woods
writes Many thanks i will raise the pot. I'm still wondering though what regime i should adopt for watering in the dry weather. And also if our wet winters are too wet, and i should therefor shield the pot from the rain? I've cut out a circular piece of groundsheet to go over the top of my olive pots during the winter (as well as having them raised). Usually, enough water gets in via the slit you make to get it round the trunk. I've also had to employ the technicque at times over the apparent late spring/summer for some of my citrus pots -- regards andyw |
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