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Laurel Hedge

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  • 02-02-2020 6:36pm
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    Josh2015
    Registered Users Posts: 43 ✭


    hi,
    can someone suggest why the 3 Laurels are small, yellow and have holes in leaves. They were bare root and planted at same time as rhe rest.


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    baaba maal
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    Maybe they are sitting in a pocket of poorer/thinner soil? I would throw some slow release fertiliser on them now and see if they pick up in the growing season.

    Somebody else may provide a more authorative answer!


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    dubbrin
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    What's on the other side of that wall? Is there an oil tank or septic tank in the neighbours (assuming that's the boundary wall)

    I bought some Portuguese laurel two weeks ago. The gardener mentioned blight occurring in certain hedges, that looks kind of like what she was talking about.... there's a treatment you can get.


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    Reckless Abandonment
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    Is that area wetter that the rest. That can cause yellowing. Or as previously said that patch of ground could be poor.


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    Josh2015
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    Gravel on the other side of the boundary wall. holes in Leaves maybe a fungus.The soil is very poor so I will fertilise in march.


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    Hocus Focus
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    dubbrin wrote: »
    What's on the other side of that wall? Is there an oil tank or septic tank in the neighbours (assuming that's the boundary wall)

    I bought some Portuguese laurel two weeks ago. The gardener mentioned blight occurring in certain hedges, that looks kind of like what she was talking about.... there's a treatment you can get.
    A septic tank has to be at least 10 metres from a boundary. Anyhow, shrubs love septic tanks.


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    Truckermal
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    Any recommendations for fertilizer as I am in same situation as OP..


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    jaffa20
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    Truckermal wrote: »
    Any recommendations for fertilizer as I am in same situation as OP..

    Blood Fish and Bone is a good all rounder but if they are like that in the OP, i would dig up now in dormant season and improve soil and replant.


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    Reckless Abandonment
    Registered Users Posts: 1,500 ✭✭✭Reckless Abandonment


    jaffa20 wrote: »
    Blood Fish and Bone is a good all rounder but if they are like that in the OP, i would dig up now in dormant season and improve soil and replant.

    Blood fish and bone is excellent stuff. Just be careful if you foxes in the area. I can't use it as they dig up the ground and destroy the place. Thinking there is something nice buried there.


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    baaba maal
    Registered Users Posts: 772 ✭✭✭baaba maal


    Reckless Abandonment wrote: »
    Blood fish and bone is excellent stuff. Just be careful if you foxes in the area. I can't use it as they dig up the ground and destroy the place. Thinking there is something nice buried there.

    Wow, I never would have thought of that being an issue! Disappointed fox.

    People may scoff, but I think the big tubs of chicken manure pellets, occasionally available in certain discount German retailers every now and again, are a great slow release fertiliser. And cheap too.


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