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Fri, Aug 6, 10 at 9:47
| I have a young Crimson Queen I bought this spring. I noticed his new growth is fine, but his older leaves are borwning at the tips and curling. Is he just in need of more water?
I had one die of water overload last year due to bad drainage. I redid the bed corectly and replaced him with this guy, so I'm trying to be careful. Maybe I'm being to conservative this time. The other 2 jap. maples are ok, but they were bought last year. |
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- Posted by gardengal48 PNW zone 8 (My Page) on Fri, Aug 6, 10 at 12:28
| Initially, the symptoms of overwatering and underwatering are nearly identical. Underwatering of newly or recently planted plants tends to be a very common issue and if you are certain any previous drainage problems have been correctly addressed, then I'd lean to the plant just needing more water. But I'd want to be very certain of good drainage before I leapt to that conclusion :-) Less frequent but quite deep, thorough watering is more beneficial than frequent light watering. |
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| What is the best way to check my moisture level? I don't want to fall into last years trap! |
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- Posted by tsugajunkie 5a SE_WI (My Page) on Mon, Aug 9, 10 at 18:31
| Insert index finger to the second knuckle inside the rootball. If hot or dry, water. If cool or moist you're good. tj |
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