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Whats happening to my conifer - going brown

matttmattt Posts: 11
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I have planted 13 conifers around my garden, however 4 of them have went completely brown.

They have all been watered the same and planted in the same compost, is there anything i can do to save them?

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  • matttmattt Posts: 11

    Ah ok, so best to pull the dead ones out and buy more?

     

    They have a small bit of green in the centre

  • matttmattt Posts: 11

    From B&Q

    Don't think they would offer a refund but not overly bothered just wanted them to grow.

    So is there a chance the others could go brown?

  • matttmattt Posts: 11

    They get watered daily.

    I think i will just buy some more, dont fancy covering my car in dead conifer for the sake of £20.

    So just to be sure, these were just unlucky? i dot have dodgy soil or diseases or anything that could affect the others?

  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,169

    I think daily is too much watering. I water things in, very well, a couple of cans each, then leave them for a few days or more depending on weather then do it again.

    And if they're root bound you need to loosen them up a bit



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • matttmattt Posts: 11

    what do you mean by rootbound? just so i dont make the same mistake

  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,169

    When a plant has been in a pot for too long the roots go round in circles in a pot shape, become tightly packed and need help to move outwards. I have an old dinner fork I tease them out with.



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • matttmattt Posts: 11

    so say when i get some more, and there in a pot, should i remove all the mud that comes with them and untangle before i plant in compost?

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