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| Just planted 2 - 5 gallon Ceanothus Concha along the fence in my backyard. Tried to follow advice I read online of not amending the soil or really doing anything special other than digging a hole and plopping them in. I wouldn't say my soil is particularly clay or sandy, seems pretty average to me.
In the first week I gave very little water and didn't deep water them, then they started to yellow a bit so I feared they needed more water. So I deep watered in the evening when it was cool about 1 week after planting. The day or two after I thought they started looking better, but can't be sure, I might have imagined it. At this point they seem to continue to yellow. I've dug up the soil around them a bit and it appears to be somewhat moist/damp right up to the root ball, but certainly not muddy or watery. Not sure if you can tell from the photo, but you can see the soil from about 2" down does have moisture. So basically the first week they got a couple of light waterings, then a deep watering at the beginning of week 2. Too much water, not enough? Are they maybe just going dormant since Summer is approaching? I'm in San Jose, CA and the weather has been about 60's with a couple of very light showers over the past 2 weeks.
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- Posted by gotsomerice 10 (My Page) on Fri, Jan 20, 12 at 16:52
| Ceanothus should be planted in Fall not Spring. |
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| I can't see your picture, but deep watering was good, though usually that's done right after planting. You might be seeing some stress from that first week. Ceanothus are tough, in my experience, just make sure you have a good watering basin, add some mulch (shredded redwood AKA "gorilla hair" is the best). Check under your mulch for signs of dryness and water as needed. You should be fine. |
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| I thought I'd check back in here a year later. In the end I think it turned out to be overwatering and not well-drained soil. After this photo I did one more deep watering, one of my Ceanothus died (the one pictured), and the other one came back and is growing vigorously. I planted a new one in the fall/winter to replace the dead one, and this time I added some small gravel to help drain the soil. I also didn't water since the soil was already somewhat moist from the winter, and I believe it gets some moisture from a nearby grass area that is watered regularly. I haven't watered either of them and they are both doing great. The one that survived from last year has grown probably two feet and gave an awesome display of dark blue blooms last month. What a beautiful plant/tree! Here's the photo from my original post, the one that died (RIP): |
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