I had one shuffle off it's mortal coil in that way Steve. It was one of about 10 all in the same sized large pots and treated the same. It turned out to be root rot and caused by a clump of ericaceous compost in the mix which was preventing good drainage (I later discovered this when I tipped-out the pot looking for vine-weevil.)
A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
I'll do that next week and have a good ferret around underneath. The remaining stems are green (some of them ripening to brown), flexible and look healthy.
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Thanks, Buddyboy - I'll try this when I get back there next week, and thanks for the good wishes Snowy.
Agree with Verdun. I think it more likely too dry soil.
I had one shuffle off it's mortal coil in that way Steve. It was one of about 10 all in the same sized large pots and treated the same. It turned out to be root rot and caused by a clump of ericaceous compost in the mix which was preventing good drainage (I later discovered this when I tipped-out the pot looking for vine-weevil.)
I'll do that next week and have a good ferret around underneath. The remaining stems are green (some of them ripening to brown), flexible and look healthy.
Yeah, sorry, I clearly misread your post