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Thu, Aug 23, 12 at 17:54
| Please help me out as to what could possibly be wrong with my lilac bushes. This started last year and its not getting any better with time. I have tried a bone meal bloom promoting high acid fertilization to no avail and water doesnt help in the slightest either. I have 10 of these and they line my entire backyard if they don't get any better I'm afraid I'm going to lose all of them. TThey all look like this some to a slightly worse degree then others. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you |
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| I;'m not sure this is the problem but the mention of high acid makes me wonder. Lilacs like base not acidic fertilizer and I use vinegar (acid) to kill the shoots that insist on coming up beyond the border I maintain. |
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| How much sun are the Lilacs getting? If they are being shaded it would explain the sparge foliage. Mike |
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- Posted by sherriseden z6 IL (decolores@ameritech.net) on Fri, May 3, 13 at 22:09
| Given the tree in the pic and the dappled light showing on the lilacs, I believe they are in too much shade. Lilacs need lots of sun. It's heartbreaking to lose plants, I know. But, there are lots of shrubs that will take part sun or part shade! |
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| Pretty shady area...could be the cause. Lilacs are pretty tolerant of soil conditions but have a preference for alkaline soils....they thrive around here on dry shallow clay soils over limestone (pH 8.3+). I don't recall ever seeing a healthy lilac on acidic soils. |
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