Come to think of it, there are paving slabs in the front garden too (will all be removed once we re do the drive)...and one of them was right up to the pieris - might explain the problem there!
Could I pot another one (fill the pot with ericaceous) and place that in the ground...or will the roots seep out the bottom of the pot and connect with any lime remnants?
Popped down the local garden centre at the weekend to pick up a soil tester. They didn't have the probe ones I'd hoped for (can easily pick them up on line) but had a small vial with the tablet (sulphur?.
Tough to get a definitive result from this (although I've never used them before so no experience what to expect) but, once settled and held up against the light, it indicated a reading of pH reading of 6.0 Acid (we all had a look at settled on the same result).
This was taken from the main patch of garden (sloping back up to the fence) and pretty much anything I've planted in it has grown successfully.
Whether this means the picea will thrive there (or at least the new one!!) or I could chance a pieris in there I don't know.
I'll probably order a probe soil tester for future reading.
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Come to think of it, there are paving slabs in the front garden too (will all be removed once we re do the drive)...and one of them was right up to the pieris - might explain the problem there!
Could I pot another one (fill the pot with ericaceous) and place that in the ground...or will the roots seep out the bottom of the pot and connect with any lime remnants?
Great learning curve for me this thread
Excellent!
Will do - and report back!
Huge thanks
Hi all,
Popped down the local garden centre at the weekend to pick up a soil tester. They didn't have the probe ones I'd hoped for (can easily pick them up on line) but had a small vial with the tablet (sulphur?.
Tough to get a definitive result from this (although I've never used them before so no experience what to expect) but, once settled and held up against the light, it indicated a reading of pH reading of 6.0 Acid (we all had a look at settled on the same result).
This was taken from the main patch of garden (sloping back up to the fence) and pretty much anything I've planted in it has grown successfully.
Whether this means the picea will thrive there (or at least the new one!!) or I could chance a pieris in there I don't know.
I'll probably order a probe soil tester for future reading.
Cheers!