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Thu, Jul 26, 07 at 14:49
| I have 4 large, similarly planted containers of choc mint, lemon balm, dusty miller, melampodium, and petunias. One of them has near totally collapsed and wilted overnite. I have neither sprayed or fertilized in the past 2 weeks...but have religiously watered all 4 containers similarly since their original planting last spring. Can you give me some clues as to what to look for? |
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- Posted by alabamanicole 7 (USDA)/8 (Arbor) (My Page) on Thu, Jul 26, 07 at 16:25
| Have you just watered, or have you been checking for soil moisture? |
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| Alabamanicole, thanks for your question, yes, all my watering of these containers produced good soil moisture throughout. The soil is not impacted. I am suspecting something has impacted the root structures on this particular container...first thought was possibly an ant colony. I will have to dump it out and see and re-plant, I think. No saving it now...as of this morning, all the plant material is pretty much beyond hope. |
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- Posted by alabamanicole 7 (USDA)/8 (Arbor) (My Page) on Fri, Jul 27, 07 at 10:24
| I was thinking it might be over watering, not under watering. But if they are definitely dead, and examination of the roots might help. |
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