Protecting Buxus from too much sun
Hello, a few days ago I came across a posting on this site by someone who'd had problems with buxus in pots left in the sun. I don't now know quite how to find that thread, but could well understand his problem as down here in western France anything beyond succulents and cacti left in a pot in the sun will have the roots cooking.
I've enjoyed a great deal of success in combating buxus blight with a Dutch product, TopBuxus, a soluble health mix, but the sun is something different. All my plants are in the ground, but the leaves of those situated where they get a lot of sun tend to go yellow and then orange. I feed them a seaweed feed every so often, as lack of feeding is quoted as the cause of this symptom, but so far this has done little to alleviate the problem. At present my only solution is to 'rotate' them with back-ups grown in a shadier part of the garden, but in addition to being a hassle, this is far from an ideal solution.
I was wondering if there is some sort of oil I could spray them with, rather in the manner that humans apply sunscreen, that would protect them. Any ideas?
Thanks for taking the time to read this.
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I'm too lazy to grow plants that need that level of support. I'd be looking for something more suitable for the climate
In the sticks near Peterborough
I would definitely go with plants that suit the climate you live in rather that struggle with ones that don't really like it.
I love succulents and would dearly love to grow them outside all year as a proper garden,but I live in damp England and not sunny California!
Maybe the plants are trying to tell you something.
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
There is an excellent gardening mantra - Right Plant Right Place.
Box in pots in a hot sunny site are not RPRP. Move them to a shadier place and grow something else in your sunny spot.