By Shahida
essex, United Kingdom
what is happening to my Roddodenrans???any suggestions???
- 6 Jun, 2012
Answers
Thank you dear,my soil is alkaline but it was doing well .I was giving feed all the time.it was in the pot when I saw neighbourhood ,every one's rhododendron was thriving in the soil .
6 Jun, 2012
Looks like drought damage - when did you plant it?
6 Jun, 2012
more than a year.
6 Jun, 2012
Are they out in the open, fully exposed to both sun and wind?
6 Jun, 2012
Always give them rain water and not tap. For a quick fix, and to help them unlock the beneficial nutrients from the soil, give them half a pint of vinegar in a gallon watering can. Then think about potting up into ericaceous soil and placing in an out exposure place.
7 Jun, 2012
Thank you:)
7 Jun, 2012
It is in full sun area and in my chess area.
7 Jun, 2012
Shahida, I think this has been caused by being fully exposed to the intense heat of the sun a week or so ago, during the heatwave. That is a very hot place to be, being surrounded by stones, which hold and reflect more heat than soil does. Rhododendrons are lovers of woodland conditions, so dampish soil in dappled shade are their ideal conditions. I can see no evidence in the picture of chlorosis caused by alkalinity of the soil, so I doubt its anything to do with needing ericaceous soil or rainwater rather than tapwater.
7 Jun, 2012
Is your soil acid or alkaline Shahida, my garden is alkaline and rhododendron, azaleas and camellias for example do not thrive
6 Jun, 2012