What's happening to my pyracantha hedge?!
c.humphreys712
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Hi,
I have a pyracantha hedge in front of my house. The soil is chalky and southwest facing. I have fed it with chicken pellets twice this year, plus an iron feed, I water it regularly and have put mulch on the ground to reduce evaporation.
The thing is, half of the hedge is doing well and the other half is not. The bad half (two bushes) has hung on to last year's berries and has produced very few leaves this year.
Interestingly I planted a new bush last year on the bad side of the hedge and this seems to be doing fairly well. As you can see in the pics, the two bushes either side, however, aren't!
Any ideas what could be causing this problem?
Would cutting off last year's berries help out?
Many thanks
Charles
I have a pyracantha hedge in front of my house. The soil is chalky and southwest facing. I have fed it with chicken pellets twice this year, plus an iron feed, I water it regularly and have put mulch on the ground to reduce evaporation.
The thing is, half of the hedge is doing well and the other half is not. The bad half (two bushes) has hung on to last year's berries and has produced very few leaves this year.
Interestingly I planted a new bush last year on the bad side of the hedge and this seems to be doing fairly well. As you can see in the pics, the two bushes either side, however, aren't!
Any ideas what could be causing this problem?
Would cutting off last year's berries help out?
Many thanks
Charles
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