Help! After doing so well for several years my Eyonymus looks very poorly. It looks like it has been eaten by something. Shall I prune severely or a little ? All recommendations gratefully received
Plants are particularly prone to them in pots. It might help if you can get it in the ground too, or at least, a much bigger pot. If you lift it out, you'll possibly see evidence of the grubs, although it might be a bit early for them. The adults make the notches, and the grubs eat the roots, causing the plant to die. If you find grubs - you can rinse the soil off and leave the grubs for the birds. That at least helps with another cycle of them. Hopefully, you can get a solution. It's been heavily attacked.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
You could maybe take off the worst bits. It'll send out new growth over the next month or so. It's certainly worth getting it out and having a look at it, and if the roots look ok, some fresh compost/soil will help refresh it, even if there's no obvious grubs there. Trimming it back a little bit will also take some stress off it.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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Maybe nemadodes would help.
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It might help if you can get it in the ground too, or at least, a much bigger pot.
If you lift it out, you'll possibly see evidence of the grubs, although it might be a bit early for them. The adults make the notches, and the grubs eat the roots, causing the plant to die.
If you find grubs - you can rinse the soil off and leave the grubs for the birds. That at least helps with another cycle of them.
Hopefully, you can get a solution. It's been heavily attacked.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
It's certainly worth getting it out and having a look at it, and if the roots look ok, some fresh compost/soil will help refresh it, even if there's no obvious grubs there.
Trimming it back a little bit will also take some stress off it.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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