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Cockscomb pampas plume crinkled deformed leaves
Hi, I am new to gardening and have grown some cockscomb pampas plume from seed. They were very happy in their potting mix in the pots. They did get attacked by aphids quite easily, but I kept on top of getting rid of them and they still seemed happy.
As soon as I put them in the ground they all went deformed and all the new growth curled and crinkled. I have tried to work out why but seems there could be a million reasons. I have put them in all parts of the garden and they've all done the same. My soil is clay but I amended it with horse manure (rightly or wrongly!) We've had loads of rain lately and not alot of sun, but this happened even before the rubbish weather. I tested the pH of the soil and it seems to vary between 5.5 to 6.5 in different areas. I wondered if something in the horse manure had caused damage or maybe the aphids had spread a disease. I've no idea, and what I can do about it. They don't seem to be recovering at all and I've loads of them. Do I just rip them all out and write this one off incase they spread stuff to other plants? Just wondered if anybody knows what caused this? Sorry for the essay!
Any advice much appreciated. Thank you ππ»


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As soon as I put them in the ground they all went deformed and all the new growth curled and crinkled. I have tried to work out why but seems there could be a million reasons. I have put them in all parts of the garden and they've all done the same. My soil is clay but I amended it with horse manure (rightly or wrongly!) We've had loads of rain lately and not alot of sun, but this happened even before the rubbish weather. I tested the pH of the soil and it seems to vary between 5.5 to 6.5 in different areas. I wondered if something in the horse manure had caused damage or maybe the aphids had spread a disease. I've no idea, and what I can do about it. They don't seem to be recovering at all and I've loads of them. Do I just rip them all out and write this one off incase they spread stuff to other plants? Just wondered if anybody knows what caused this? Sorry for the essay!
Any advice much appreciated. Thank you ππ»


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Just from a local guy who has horses. You just go and help yourself. It looked sufficiently rotted (Although I'm no expert, but there was no bedding to see in it.) And the other plants I've planted in it have been fine? π€π
These are a few when i first planted them (looking much happier) and they had already had aphids on them by that time too. (The little buggers!) But i think the aphids maybe continued their attack out of sight! π€