Plants dying

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• AnniD Posts: 12,585

  March 2021

  @Dovefromabove, l thought maybe it was a long term effect. Does that happen sometimes? 

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• Posy Posts: 3,601

  March 2021

  I don't know whereabouts you are but we have had a relatively mild winter followed by hard frosts and gales. I am seeing very similar damage on the same sorts of plants. Mine is a windy garden and most of the things that can survive it recover.

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• moirabuckle Posts: 4

  March 2021

  Thanks everyone for the advice. It seems like the damage may be down to frosts. We’ve had colder winters - we’re in the Scottish Borders - and the plants have survived but it has been very wet and our garden is exposed to strong winds. I have already cut the plants back so might have compounded the damage but will leave them in situ in case they recover. Fingers crossed 

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• Balgay.Hill Posts: 1,089

  March 2021

  I've lost all the top growth and buds on a rhodie this year. First time it has happened here. The ground was frozen solid for 3 weeks in that part of the garden so i'm putting it down to that. There is fresh new growth lower down, but no flowers on that plant this year.

  Sunny Dundee

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• Dovefromabove Posts: 88,147

  March 2021

  AnniD said:

  @Dovefromabove, l thought maybe it was a long term effect. Does that happen sometimes? 

  I can’t think of anything that would take many months to take effect.  Spraying on farms is done and is effective during the growing season. 

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• AnniD Posts: 12,585

  March 2021

  Thanks @Dovefromabove . You learn something new every day 

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• Dovefromabove Posts: 88,147

  March 2021

  AnniD said:

  Thanks @Dovefromabove . You learn something new every day 

  It’s much the same as garden ... on a bigger scale 👍 

  
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