Re: August Beauty Gardenia

Texas greensand is great for chlorosis too.

Good luck!

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From: Island Jim <jsinger@igc.org>
Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
Date:  Sun, 20 Apr 2003 07:56:22 -0400

>soil may not be acid enough, scottie.
>
>At 09:50 PM 4/19/03 -0500, you wrote:
>>Is any one growing Gardenia jasminoides "August Beauty"?  I'm having lots of
>>yellowing leaves on a plant given to me by a neighbor.  It's getting full
>>sun, in a 12" plastic pot, rich potting soil with added compost; watered to
>>keep it moist.  I googled it, and discovered that it needs iron and so have
>>adjusted the fertilizing.
>>
>>Since this gentleman sees this plant daily, and it's the only one with a
>>yellow leaf problem, I'd like to solve the problem so he doesn't think I'm
>>neglecting it.  It is covered with buds (so far, no bud drop), and it will
>>be a beautiful thing when the flowers open, providing it doesn't loose all
>>its leaves first!
>>
>>Any ideas?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Scottie
>>Texas Gulf Coast (water's edge)
>>zone 9a
>>
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Pam Evans
Kemp TX/zone 8A



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