I have a plum tree which is 4 years old and I have just harvested 14lb of delicious plums, however, whilst I have been living abroad and my home has been rented out he tree hasn't been pruned and is now a very peculiar shape. All the life is on one side. How much can I cut off to make it more equal, one side is very dead and other is Ok but I need to shorten some of the branches, can I do this without killing the tree and should I leave the dead side long?
You are feeding the plant throught the leaves-it is called foliar feeding and the plant can take food through the leaves as well as via roots-clever isn't it?
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1 tbs/15ml of Epsom salts in one gallon/5litres of water for a foliar feed.
However, on Beechgrove this week, Jim was sprinkling a dessertspoon of the salts over the compost in the pot so it would go direct to teh roots when watered so you can choose.
Ericaceous plants such as rhodos, azaleas, camellias, pieris etc are the ones most likely to suffer from chlorosis caused by magnesium deficiency as any alkalinity in teh soil or water will bind magnesium as well as iron and make it unavailable to their roots.
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You are feeding the plant throught the leaves-it is called foliar feeding and the plant can take food through the leaves as well as via roots-clever isn't it?
Gardeners never stop learning! Real Gardeners share tips, hints, seeds & plants, gluts of produce and make the world a very much nicer place! Long may it be so!
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dave
1 tbs/15ml of Epsom salts in one gallon/5litres of water for a foliar feed.
However, on Beechgrove this week, Jim was sprinkling a dessertspoon of the salts over the compost in the pot so it would go direct to teh roots when watered so you can choose.
Ericaceous plants such as rhodos, azaleas, camellias, pieris etc are the ones most likely to suffer from chlorosis caused by magnesium deficiency as any alkalinity in teh soil or water will bind magnesium as well as iron and make it unavailable to their roots.
Chrissieinyeo - you need to post your question on a new thread in the fruit and veg section of the board so the plum experts see it.