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Portugese laurel
iversjoanne49154
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Hello
Hoping someone can help me or give advice please.We planted 35 ball rooted laurels early Nov 22.
Ample sized holes were dig per horticulturist advice.No compost was used as he said the soil was rich enough.
We had a very dry spell for 3 weeks after planting.I did water very well or so I thought.By Feb we had lost 6 plants and almost all of the other looked wilted.
The nursery did give us 6 replacement ball rooted ones( he felt we hadnt watered them enough in the firat few weeks) which we replanted.Again he said the soil was ok and not to add anything.I upted the watering and to a point felt i was prob overwaterin them.We did two lots of chicken pellets over the past few months and only recently under advice from another big gardening centre I applied Epsom salts as they thought from the yellowing of the leave they were difient.
It seems some (about 6 ) have really taken off,are quite green and luscious.Whilst the other are lank and very yellow.
Almost all of them did produce a beautiful white flower and some berries in recent weeks.
I'm really not sure of it was the watering at the beginning 😕
Any advice at this stage 👀
They cost so much money and the ones that look well are beautiful ,and I would love to save them.
Is it possible they are water logged 🤔
Hoping someone can help me or give advice please.We planted 35 ball rooted laurels early Nov 22.
Ample sized holes were dig per horticulturist advice.No compost was used as he said the soil was rich enough.
We had a very dry spell for 3 weeks after planting.I did water very well or so I thought.By Feb we had lost 6 plants and almost all of the other looked wilted.
The nursery did give us 6 replacement ball rooted ones( he felt we hadnt watered them enough in the firat few weeks) which we replanted.Again he said the soil was ok and not to add anything.I upted the watering and to a point felt i was prob overwaterin them.We did two lots of chicken pellets over the past few months and only recently under advice from another big gardening centre I applied Epsom salts as they thought from the yellowing of the leave they were difient.
It seems some (about 6 ) have really taken off,are quite green and luscious.Whilst the other are lank and very yellow.
Almost all of them did produce a beautiful white flower and some berries in recent weeks.
I'm really not sure of it was the watering at the beginning 😕
Any advice at this stage 👀
They cost so much money and the ones that look well are beautiful ,and I would love to save them.
Is it possible they are water logged 🤔
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