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Cherry laurels

cazz1100QuexVqb6cazz1100QuexVqb6 Posts: 3
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my cherry my cherry laurels that were planted in November have started turning yellow and drooping some have now gone brown I have no idea what’s wrong as the rest seen fine. I have cut one right down to see if this helps. 

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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    The soil looks very dry.  We’ve had a very dry spring, and before that the soil below the surface was already dry because of last summers drought. 

    I would give each bush two buckets full of water every other day for the next fortnight. Pour the water gently at the base of each bush so that it penetrates and soaks down so that the roots grow downwards in search of moisture. Too little water only keeps the roots near the surface where they can be scorched by the heat as the sun warms the soil. 

    After two weeks change to one bucket full of water each twice a week, but increase it again if we get a hit or dry spell again. 

    Hope that helps 😊 

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





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