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Skimmia woes
Look at this poor skimmia in my garden
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/phot...t=d irectlink Looks like three separate plants but it's all one plant. The right hand branch has some yellowish leaves and some rather blotchy. Leaves on the middle section have a nice reddish flush but are a bit limp. The left hand side is dried and limp but not dead. Soil is fairly neutral and the plant is in medium shade. What's wrong? R. :-( |
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Skimmia woes
On 2013-04-15 13:33:49 +0100, Ragnar said:
Look at this poor skimmia in my garden https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/phot...t=d irectlink Looks like three separate plants but it's all one plant. The right hand branch has some yellowish leaves and some rather blotchy. Leaves on the middle section have a nice reddish flush but are a bit limp. The left hand side is dried and limp but not dead. Soil is fairly neutral and the plant is in medium shade. What's wrong? R. :-( I don't know how old yours is but it looks quite young. In older plants, it seems to be something that happens to Skimmia after a few years. It's not invariable but I have noticed it happen to a few. But has it been dried out (unlikely, given the recent weather!) and has the soil been trampled so as to damage the roots, perhaps? Is it possible something had burrowed under the roots or that it's been caught by weed killer spray drift? -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon www.helpforheroes.org.uk |
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Skimmia woes
"Sacha" wrote in message ... On 2013-04-15 13:33:49 +0100, Ragnar said: Look at this poor skimmia in my garden https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/phot...t=d irectlink Looks like three separate plants but it's all one plant. The right hand branch has some yellowish leaves and some rather blotchy. Leaves on the middle section have a nice reddish flush but are a bit limp. The left hand side is dried and limp but not dead. Soil is fairly neutral and the plant is in medium shade. What's wrong? R. :-( I don't know how old yours is but it looks quite young. In older plants, it seems to be something that happens to Skimmia after a few years. It's not invariable but I have noticed it happen to a few. But has it been dried out (unlikely, given the recent weather!) and has the soil been trampled so as to damage the roots, perhaps? Is it possible something had burrowed under the roots or that it's been caught by weed killer spray drift? -- Sacha Thank you Sacha. Not particularly young but not old either. It has had similar problems for three years now. I am suspicious that Phytophthora may have got into the garden but Skimmia is not reported as particularly vulnerable. R. |
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Skimmia woes
On 2013-04-15 18:19:30 +0100, Ragnar said:
"Sacha" wrote in message ... On 2013-04-15 13:33:49 +0100, Ragnar said: Look at this poor skimmia in my garden https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/phot...t=d irectlink Looks like three separate plants but it's all one plant. The right hand branch has some yellowish leaves and some rather blotchy. Leaves on the middle section have a nice reddish flush but are a bit limp. The left hand side is dried and limp but not dead. Soil is fairly neutral and the plant is in medium shade. What's wrong? R. :-( I don't know how old yours is but it looks quite young. In older plants, it seems to be something that happens to Skimmia after a few years. It's not invariable but I have noticed it happen to a few. But has it been dried out (unlikely, given the recent weather!) and has the soil been trampled so as to damage the roots, perhaps? Is it possible something had burrowed under the roots or that it's been caught by weed killer spray drift? -- Sacha Thank you Sacha. Not particularly young but not old either. It has had similar problems for three years now. I am suspicious that Phytophthora may have got into the garden but Skimmia is not reported as particularly vulnerable. R. On top of all this we do have to remember that plants, like people, are not always 'good doers'! It's always hoped that both will be but sometimes, it doesn't work out that way and nobody is to blame. If I'd had that for 3 years, I think I'd take it out and try something else, checking first that the soil there is good and fertile, well-drained etc. But do check on spray drift, too. If you haven't done so, I'm inclined to say dig down a few feet and see what's below. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon www.helpforheroes.org.uk |
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