Yellow leaves on bay laurels

paddygreengiant

Hi I'm  desperate for some help
I planted 16 laurels hedging 2 feet apart to screen us and our neighbours. Planted them last autumn  and watered them well. This summer I've noticed most plants are producing yellow leaves and then falling off. I've  been to b&q for advice and they suggested  miracle grow to feed them . Given them two feeds already but  plant leaves still turning yellow and falling off.
Any advice please before I lose them all.
Thanks

Lyn

Can you post a photo please.
we will get a better idea of what’s going on.

The_herpetologist

I’m sure it will be either nitrogen deficiency or a PH imbalance in your soil. Have you tested your soil PH?

paddygreengiant

Hi I will try and upload a photo today. I have not tested my soil and I was given miracle gro with a high nitrogen content 24% given them two feeds already.

paddygreengiant

paddygreengiant

Hi here is a photo of one of my laurels. This one is the worst of them all.

Ladybird4

Hello paddygreengiant. Hedge plants need a bit of room to allow their roots to stretch out into the soil and if your laurels are planted as close as that one appears to be to other plantings then they will struggle - competing with the other plants for water and nutrients. What is the actual distance between to chain link fence and the raised board?

paddygreengiant

Hi the distance between fence and raised bed is 2 feet.

paddygreengiant

Hi other laurels with nothing in front of them are struggling  as ell.

Ladybird4

Hmmm. 2 feet is a good distance so that shouldn't be the problem. It does have the appearance of a possible nutrient deficiency or something in the soil that is not suiting it. I would not feed so often as an excess of nutrients can also be detrimental.

paddygreengiant

Ok thank you ladybird4 for your kind comments. I might have to remove the worst one and have a look at the roots to see what' going on. Thanks again.