Hi all you avid gardeners! This is my first time online with you. I have had arctostaphylos uva-ursi growing on two slopes for 30+ years. This past year most died on the sunniest slope and more recently at least half of the plants on my half -day shaded slope have died. Can anyone suggest what might have happened? Old age? The pH is about 6.5 and I know manzanitas like an acid soil closer to 5 but why now after all these years? Another factor might be the fact that moles have been zigzagging across under the ground and perhaps disturbing the roots. I also have not given these plants a lot of fertilizer over the years but they seemed to be growing well until this past year. Every year I have watered about every three weeks during the summer and fall and I followed that schedule last year. Any thoughts would be much appreciated. Claire Russell _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]