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will they survive?

graymargaretgraymargaret Posts: 6
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For some reason best known to himself my husband has sprayed my hydrangea, dahlias, blackcurrant bush and osteospermum with something called Microthiol Special Jardin (we live in France).  The osteo look quite dead and the others all have drooping and sad looking leaves.  This stuff is supposed to be used on fruit trees and vines.  Will I lose my plants or is it possible they will revive?  Thanks for any information you have
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  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    It’s a fungicide, were your plants suffering from fungus? 
    Cant trust these men in the garden know, mine needs clear concise instructions. 

    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • graymargaretgraymargaret Posts: 6
    No they weren't.  Does that mean they will all die?  What a pillock.  Up there with the time he 'weeded' all the little seedlings I had been carefully nurturing or the time strimmed my young magnolia tree to the ground.

  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    I don't think fungicide would kill a plant, but if he sprayed them in the sun that might make them look a bit sad. Hopefully they'll recover. Maybe give them a rinse off with plain water (when it's not sunny if possible) if it's left a residue on the leaves.
    Sounds like you need to supervise your under-gardener  :).
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • shazza 3shazza 3 Posts: 197
    Mine too  :wink:
  • graymargaretgraymargaret Posts: 6
    Thank you all for your helpful answers <3 .  We had enough rain last night to give everything a good wash so I will just hope they recover.  I'll try to keep an eye on him.  Did I tell you about our beautiful fig tree which usually produces more than 300 figs each year?  Well he decided to prune it and this year it has one leaf :'( .  I am hoping it will live on and prosper despite him. 
  • didywdidyw Posts: 3,573
    Stern words with the under-gardener are required!  They really shouldn't be allowed to just go off and do their own thing!  Hopefully he has learned his lesson now.  Good luck with your plant recovery.
    Gardening in East Suffolk on dry sandy soil.
  • graymargaretgraymargaret Posts: 6
    Thank you.  I shall have to tether him I think! :D
  • tui34tui34 Posts: 3,493
    Mine too.  Dead loss!
    A good hoeing is worth two waterings.

  • Mary370Mary370 Posts: 2,003
    Reminds me when my undergardner decided to help and do some weeding while I was in town one afternoon. After he weeded loads of newly planted seedlings I tried to explain to him  that weeds don't grow with  3" gaps, and are all the same size and shape!!
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