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Re: [SG] Hello from a new member

Hi Lucinda,
        Welcome to a good place to be in the gardening world.
        Your Paris sounds like it is having problems settling in since you mention
planting it only 2 years ago. Sometimes die-back happens when it goes under
the stress of trying to adapt to its new home. Watch it a while and try
some acid loving fertilizer recommended to Rhodies and Azaleas. If it does
not begin to pull out you may want to consider a new spot for it with more
attention to it's needs in soil amendments. Good luck.
        Hard to say about you pachy without being there and you do not state the
species you are growing. It could be winter stress. In that case new leaves
should be appearing soon to replace the old browned ones. Pachy will take
quite a bit of light if they are not in full sun and dry, getting a bit of
protection from the hottest part of the day. In fact, I find they bloom
better if they get some extra light. A goo mulch to provide a root run and
keep them moist would help if they are not mulched already.
Gene Bush     Southern Indiana    Zone 6a     Munchkin Nursery
          around the woods - around the world
genebush@otherside.com     http://www.munchkinnursery.com
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> From: Lucinda <lmercer@OPENIX.COM>
> Subject: [SG] Hello from a new member
> Date: Monday, April 13, 1998 9:30 PM
>
> Dear All,
>
> I just found this list and wanted to take a moment to introduce myself.
> I do have a couple of questions for you all:
>
> 1.  My pieries japonica looks pretty sad.  I planted it two years ago on
> the north side of the house in this area that is in deep shade most of
the
> day.  Last year it grew lots of new foliage that was a beautiful red.
This
> year there is no new foliage, and all the leaves are kind of droopy and
> spotted.  There are some new falls of white flowers, however, so it is
not
> completely dead.  Also, there were a number of dead or almost dead
> branches.  Any ideas of what caused this and what I can do?
>
> 2.  I planted some pachysandra under a tree which got a major pruning
last
> year so doesn't provide as much shade as it used to.  Also, last year was
a
> drought year here in NJ and I probably didn't water as much as I should
> have.  Many of the leaves look burned to me.  Is it a lack of water, or
> should I be worried about something else?  Parts of the bed are very lush
> and the pachysandra is really growning well, other parts are much
sparser.
> Can I compensate by planting more pachysandra (transplanting from the
> massive beds I have in other parts of the yard, not buying) and watering
> more?
>
> Thanks for your thoughts on this.
>
> Lucinda Mercer
> Zone 6, NJ
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