What is destroying my Willow?
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Comments (8)Hi Tamara. Step one is to get them out of the greenhouse. Both are perennial and completely hardy outdoors where you are. Being under plastic will just encourage pests and diseases. With no natural wind or rain to battle against bugs will thrive, and in the closed humid environment fungi can take off. Plus even transparent plastic blocks light. Set your Oregano in the sunniest spot you have. If you can put it in the ground rather than in a pot that’s even better. The mint can take a little shade but in our climate full sun is fine for that too. However, mint spreads so it’s probably better to keep it in a spacious container. Mint may well remain evergreen in London (Croydon?) but it will produce fresher growth if you cut it down occasionally. Usually just harvesting it is sufficient. The Oregano is evergreen and you can harvest year round. I notice you also have rosemary. That too needs to be out of the greenhouse in as much sun as possible. It is fully evergreen and usable all year round....See Morefraker
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