Wisteria leaf colour fading through the season
Hi,
I freely admit I have been neglectful - not pruning the Wisteria to keep it on the straight (or fairly twisty) and narrow. However it started the year with dark green foliage. As the year progresses the foliage is getting lighter and lighter and now is mainly pale yellow/green, although the Wisteria is still growing fairly strongly. I would put it down to lack of nutrients, but when on holiday in France a few years back there was a Wisteria in the yard of the Gite which showed similar symptoms, and giving it a liquid feed or two didn't seem to make any difference. So is this a natural thing, perhaps easing back on the chlorophyl as the sun gets stronger, or should I feed the poor thing with massive amounts of food to get it green again? Cheers Dave R -- |
Wisteria leaf colour fading through the season
"David W.E. Roberts" wrote in message ... Hi, I freely admit I have been neglectful - not pruning the Wisteria to keep it on the straight (or fairly twisty) and narrow. However it started the year with dark green foliage. As the year progresses the foliage is getting lighter and lighter and now is mainly pale yellow/green, although the Wisteria is still growing fairly strongly. I would put it down to lack of nutrients, but when on holiday in France a few years back there was a Wisteria in the yard of the Gite which showed similar symptoms, and giving it a liquid feed or two didn't seem to make any difference. So is this a natural thing, perhaps easing back on the chlorophyl as the sun gets stronger, or should I feed the poor thing with massive amounts of food to get it green again? Cheers Dave R I have always assumed that that's the way they grow, My new growth is also very pale....... Jenny |
Wisteria leaf colour fading through the season
"JennyC" wrote in message ... "David W.E. Roberts" wrote in message ... Hi, I freely admit I have been neglectful - not pruning the Wisteria to keep it on the straight (or fairly twisty) and narrow. However it started the year with dark green foliage. As the year progresses the foliage is getting lighter and lighter and now is mainly pale yellow/green, although the Wisteria is still growing fairly strongly. I would put it down to lack of nutrients, but when on holiday in France a few years back there was a Wisteria in the yard of the Gite which showed similar symptoms, and giving it a liquid feed or two didn't seem to make any difference. So is this a natural thing, perhaps easing back on the chlorophyl as the sun gets stronger, or should I feed the poor thing with massive amounts of food to get it green again? Cheers Dave R I have always assumed that that's the way they grow, My new growth is also very pale....... Jenny Well, I decided to experiment and I have been adding large amounts of Growmore around the roots of the Wisteria where it is planted in a 'removed paving slab' space in the patio, then washing it in with copious amounts of water. Probably not the correct way to feed a plant. However the results are interesting. The leaves which were pale yellow are now gradually returning to a darker green. First the veins in the leaves turn green, then the rest of the leaf greens up as well. This sugests that the plant was being starved of nutrients, although it still seemed to grow strongly. I guess I will have to stop feeding it fairly soon, or I will be in danger of encouraging too much sappy frowth late in the season, but it will be interesting to see if it flowers any better next year. Cheers Dave R |
Wisteria leaf colour fading through the season
In article , David W.E.
Roberts writes Well, I decided to experiment and I have been adding large amounts of Growmore around the roots of the Wisteria where it is planted in a 'removed paving slab' space in the patio, then washing it in with copious amounts of water. Probably not the correct way to feed a plant. However the results are interesting. The leaves which were pale yellow are now gradually returning to a darker green. First the veins in the leaves turn green, then the rest of the leaf greens up as well. This sugests that the plant was being starved of nutrients, although it still seemed to grow strongly. I guess I will have to stop feeding it fairly soon, or I will be in danger of encouraging too much sappy frowth late in the season, but it will be interesting to see if it flowers any better next year. You could try moving over to tomato fertiliser - still give you the nitrogen but higher potassium to encourage flowers. -- Kay Easton Edward's earthworm page: http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm |
Wisteria leaf colour fading through the season
"Kay Easton" wrote in message ... In article , David W.E. Roberts writes snip You could try moving over to tomato fertiliser - still give you the nitrogen but higher potassium to encourage flowers. -- Kay Easton Thanks Kay; however large bag of GrowMore and small bottle of Tomato fertiliser. Market forces may prevail :-) |
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