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How to grow good conifers?

neilrob1neilrob1 Posts: 17
edited June 2021 in Problem solving
Hi

I planted these about 6 months ago but they are looking a bit thin and straggly. How can I grown them "fuller" as well as higher? I water them regularly and use plant growth products on them every so often.


 Thanks

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  • rachelQrtJHBjbrachelQrtJHBjb Posts: 819
    The soil looks incredibly wet and I suspect that waterlogging is causing the browning of the lowest foliage. If you applied a general purpose fertiliser such as Vitax Q4, that's enough food for the whole year, you should not keep reapplying. Are they Thuja?
  • steephillsteephill Posts: 2,841
    They have been planted too close to the fence/wall and the border looks very narrow. If they do fill out they will be hard up against the fence which won't do them any favours.
  • neilrob1neilrob1 Posts: 17
    rachelQrtJHBjb said:
    The soil looks incredibly wet and I suspect that waterlogging is causing the browning of the lowest foliage. If you applied a general purpose fertiliser such as Vitax Q4, that's enough food for the whole year, you should not keep reapplying. Are they Thuja?
    I don't really know what they actually are - it just says "Evergreens" on the label.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Plants need light to grow. As @steephill says, your trees are very close to the fence and this is preventing them from getting adequate light from all directions,  so this will impact on how thick they grow. 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





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