Reposting - Pittosporums dying. Help!
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Comments (8)First step - read the information I linked you to and make sure you ask about anything you don't understand. Are you going to be able to move the plant outdoors around Memorial Day? The best course is to allow the plant to retain its foliage until after it's repotted around Father's Day, and then do the pruning in July. You'll find answers to all the questions you asked at the links I offered, or you'll have all the info you need to easily figure them out. All my suggestions are offered in consideration of what it takes to work WITH the plant's natural growth habits. When the time is right is the time to take a more aggressive stance. For now, all you need to do is flush the soil & properly manage your watering/fertilizing. There is little effort involved in flushing the soil to ensure that an excessively high level of salts is not limiting your plant. Simply flush the soil thoroughly and repeatedly by pouring a volume of water equal to the volume of the container through the soil several (5-10) times - the more the better. After this treatment, you should fertilize with a half strength dose of a soluble fertilizer, preferably something in a 3:1:2 RATIO. Ask, if you don't understand the difference between the fertilizers ratio and its NPK %s. Of all the 3:1:2 ratio fertilizers I'm aware of, I prefer Foliage-Pro 9-3-6, for several reasons. If you don't want to order it online, Miracle-Gro 12-4-8 liquid (yellow jug) is readily available, inexpensive, and a reasonable substitute. Al...See MoreDying wall of evergreen (pictures) re-post to new link to picture
Comments (2)Sorry, but that massive URL does not link to anything. Once you figure out how to successfully post a photo (and I have NO idea how to help you), you might want to consider posting this on the conifer or shrub forum (depending on the genus of the plants in question). Many well qualified experts on both who can help diagnose your problem....See Moreall plants dying...help plz
Comments (1)Not dying yet. A bit spindly -- need more light. Yellow lower leaves often indicates low nitrogen. Have you fertilized? If so, with what, at what strength, and when?...See MorePittosporum dieback
Comments (7)Around here pittosporums (along with photinias) are very popular for privacy hedges.The only negative thing I'd previously heard was that P. Green Pillar is prone to mealy bugs. We have one (planted before we knew) and it had an infestation one year, which didn't seem to slow it down any. I wish I could remember what variety the troublesome pittosporum is. When I remove the dead branches it looks reasonably good. It isn't drying out all around the edges as if it's a straightforward watering problem. It's not growing as fast as the older one but the older one got a good start long before the drought. I think I'll see what happens this autumn. I need privacy for a bedroom window in a hurry so I'm really torn between persevering with a shrub that should be tall enough in another year or two or starting again. If I started again I was thinking of P. Screenmaster. Anyone have any longer term experience with that one? I was also thinking of planting a fast growing wattle in front to give privacy until the shrub catches up but I was worried that the extra shade would slow down its growth. Decisions, decisions. Any suggestions for a dense fast-growing shrub to 4m that doesn't mind clay soil and drought and a temperature range of about -7 to 40 and doesn't have stinky photinia-like flowers. I'm not asking too much am I?...See Morebjp91
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