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Bay Trees

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  • 28-03-2010 4:58pm
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    April08
    Registered Users Posts: 23 ✭


    I have two bay trees and i have them about 7 years. They are quite mature and now the leaves appear to be going brown and dying... Anyone know how I can save them?


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    oflynno
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    if they are in containers,check that they are not too big for the containers
    waterlogging killed a few of my other plants with the wet weather
    also the earth gets compacted and no air if they are there too long

    if they are palnte dout of containers feed them with a plant food with minerals in it

    i used epsom salts as it has magnesium in it to help them green up


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    Nonmonotonic
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    The extreme cold weather has done for quite a lot of garden plants, shrubs and trees. My Bays ( in pots and in the ground ) are also a nice mixture of brown and green. They may survive if they are big enough ( all my little cuttings died). Now the soil is heating up you could lash on the nitrogen and see if that helps.


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    April08
    Registered Users Posts: 23 ✭April08


    Nonmonotonic wrote: »
    The extreme cold weather has done for quite a lot of garden plants, shrubs and trees. My Bays ( in pots and in the ground ) are also a nice mixture of brown and green. They may survive if they are big enough ( all my little cuttings died). Now the soil is heating up you could lash on the nitrogen and see if that helps.

    thanks for that advice, i will feed as you suggested with nitrogen. :)


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    April08
    Registered Users Posts: 23 ✭April08


    oflynno wrote: »
    if they are in containers,check that they are not too big for the containers
    waterlogging killed a few of my other plants with the wet weather
    also the earth gets compacted and no air if they are there too long

    if they are palnte dout of containers feed them with a plant food with minerals in it

    i used epsom salts as it has magnesium in it to help them green up


    Thanks for the info... i will try feeding them with epson salts too....:)


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