Leaves going brittle. Help
Hi,
we have 2 hydrangeas in pots, on a North facing wall as advised, since back end of last year. Now I notice that some of the leaves are going brown and brittle. Is that due to overwatering, underwatering or too much sun/dry weather? I have give them and other potted plants a good soaking about 3 days ago. Thanks -- Bob H Leeds UK |
Leaves going brittle. Help
'Bob',
Having read this site http://www.hydrangeasplus.com/faq.html I am of the opinion that (1) your pots are either too small for the roots to develop properly (2) that the drainage is inadequate or (3) they are sitting in a heat trap. The latter is probably unlikely. I favour (2) as being the most likely cause. Regards, Emrys Davies. "Bob H" wrote in message ... Hi, we have 2 hydrangeas in pots, on a North facing wall as advised, since back end of last year. Now I notice that some of the leaves are going brown and brittle. Is that due to overwatering, underwatering or too much sun/dry weather? I have give them and other potted plants a good soaking about 3 days ago. Thanks -- Bob H Leeds UK |
Leaves going brittle. Help
Thanks for the link, altho' I have a problem with getting any subsequent
pages up as I get error message saying 'URL not found' Anyway, the pots they are in are about 20 inches across, and they have1 single hole in the bottom. They are also raised up off the ground a little. Thanks -- Bob H Leeds UK "Emrys Davies" wrote in message ... 'Bob', Having read this site http://www.hydrangeasplus.com/faq.html I am of the opinion that (1) your pots are either too small for the roots to develop properly (2) that the drainage is inadequate or (3) they are sitting in a heat trap. The latter is probably unlikely. I favour (2) as being the most likely cause. Regards, Emrys Davies. "Bob H" wrote in message ... Hi, we have 2 hydrangeas in pots, on a North facing wall as advised, since back end of last year. Now I notice that some of the leaves are going brown and brittle. Is that due to overwatering, underwatering or too much sun/dry weather? I have give them and other potted plants a good soaking about 3 days ago. Thanks -- Bob H Leeds UK |
Leaves going brittle. Help
"Sacha" wrote in message
... On 30/5/04 3:05 pm, in article , "Emrys Davies" wrote: 'Bob', Having read this site http://www.hydrangeasplus.com/faq.html I am of the opinion that (1) your pots are either too small for the roots to develop properly (2) that the drainage is inadequate or (3) they are sitting in a heat trap. The latter is probably unlikely. I favour (2) as being the most likely cause. While most plants suffer from over-watering, I do wonder if these have been under-watered, given the sort of weather we've had until recently. Hydrangeas like a LOT of watering - just think 'hydra'! ;-) But that doesn't mean they shouldn't be able to drain between waterings. And things in pots dry out faster that things in the ground. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove the weeds after garden to email me) As I said, I gave those plants and others a good watering on Thursday evening, altho' they had not had any water for a week previous, so it is possible underwatering then as you say. Thanks -- Bob H Leeds UK |
Leaves going brittle. Help
On 30/5/04 4:09 pm, in article
, "Bob H" wrote: "Sacha" wrote in message ... snip While most plants suffer from over-watering, I do wonder if these have been under-watered, given the sort of weather we've had until recently. Hydrangeas like a LOT of watering - just think 'hydra'! ;-) But that doesn't mean they shouldn't be able to drain between waterings. And things in pots dry out faster that things in the ground. As I said, I gave those plants and others a good watering on Thursday evening, altho' they had not had any water for a week previous, so it is possible underwatering then as you say. Thanks Ah, that does sound rather like it, given pots and the weather combined. Ours which are some years old and in the ground were flagging very badly last week and had to be watered copiously. -- Sacha (remove the weeds after garden to email me) |
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