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How can you tell if an azalea is over-watered?

bamboo_ca
14 years ago

I have a few shade azaleas that I planted in March which have been doing very well until a few weeks ago when it got hot. I increased the watering to compensate for the hotter temps and a about a week or two later the older growth leaves died. The leaves first wilted and then blackened and fell off.

The new growth leaves have remained healthy and I have cut back on the watering as the temperature has moderated. I also fertilized the azaleas (along with some fuchsia and camellias) with some bone meal not long before it became hot. I was wondering whether the dead leaves had been a sign of over-watering or a bad reaction to the bone meal I put on them?

Thanks

Chad

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