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| Pat Hoggard from United States asks: |
How can I revive a plant that is drooping due to the cold air in my office? I tried watering it but it hasn`t perked up yet...please help.
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| Amy from USA asks: |
Our evergreen are 40ft plus high and 25 years old. They are turning brown and look weak.Zone 5. They really looked like they were struggling with the snowfall this winter. Should we fertalize? any ideas?
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| Green Zeus says : |
Absolutely--fertilize them. Use triple 19 and apply at the rate of 1/4 cup per 3` of height. You can broadcast it on the ground around the drip edge of the tree. Give first feed around April 25 or after the threat of killing frost. Second feed in mid June. If you have heavy clay soil, be sure to give 2 feedings every year because there isn`t much nutrient in clay soil. Potassium is the ingredient in fertilizer that helps a plant resist disease and aids in winter hardiness. So it seems clear that the trees need fertilizer. I have heavy clay and have the same problems as you have. Also, if you had a dry fall this will take its toll on evergreens during the winter. Some of the brown needles could also be due to this.
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| Rosemary from UK asks: |
We need to quickly fill a large gap in our hedge where people are passing with an evergreen flowering berberis. We are very exposed to the elements on the North Devon coast. Many thanks
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| Kathleen Bokuniewicz from USA, Oswego, IL asks: |
Please tell me what the problem is. My drawf (blue) spruce evergreens were doing so good, now they look like they are turning a yellowish color. I gave them an iron treatment in the fall but that didn`t seem to help. Not sure if they will make it through winter. They are about 5 years old. They used to be a pretty blue/green. Thank you.
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| Green Zeus says : |
Buy a package of Mir-acid and use according to directions. Maybe have to use it for months or up to a year to cure. The tree is lacking acid and the yellow color is from this,called chlorosis. Also, I would use fertilizer. Triple 19 applied at 1/4 cup per 3 feet of height. Fertilize twice a year---in April after threat of killing frost is gone and again in June. If soil in mostly clay, you should fertilize EVERY year.
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| Kilvania from USA asks: |
I live in Georgia (zone 8) and I would like to plant an evrgreen on the side of the walk way. I was considering dwarf Gardenias but I was told that the fragrance might be too much. Is it ok if I plant them and cut some flowers off when it blooms so the fragrance isn`t as strong? Or can you recommend a low growing evergreen that thats preety for the front walk way? Thanks:)
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| Miriam Kuhn from USA asks: |
I want to plant a small evergreen shrub in the shade what shrub should I use?
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| Yourgarden Specialist Marian says : |
For example Berberis aquifolium (Oregon Grape) is a small evergreen shrub (3 - 6 ft) for in the shade with yellow spring flowers and fall berries.
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| Jean Zucca from usa asks: |
When I lived in Canada I use to feed my evergreens with a mixture of water and anomia, and I have forgotten the amount to mix. I think it was 1 part anomia to 3 part water. Can anyone confirm this/
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| Green Zeus says : |
I would abandon this idea in favor of feeding a more balanced fertlizer like triple 19. Ammonia only has nitrogen. Trees need potassium (which is the 3rd number on a bag of fertilizer) to help it resist disease and aid in winter hardiness.
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| Dave Franzese from U.S.A. asks: |
I have several Christmas Tree(Fir) saplings growing in my yard. Two have been planted in the ground. The other two are in pots.
How do I prune them so that they grow to be proper looking trees?
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| Yourgarden Specialist Marian says : |
Cutting the tips back to the desired length in late winter or early spring when buds are dormant. Cut just above a side bud or side branch. Donīt prune the top leader of the firs that destroys the natural shape of them.
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