Mr Grinch's Garden

Welcome back @Mr Grinch

 

The Lambs ears are loving it Shiney

 

Made a start on the new wider path. Moved the chicken run back, knocked out the brick low wall, started removing the type 1 i laid 10 years ago. Horrible stuff this. Good for a solid base on a path but impermeable, nothing can grow through it so must go. The new base for the brick path will be simple broken hardcore blinded with sharp sand which will be leveled. Hoping this will help the flow of water.
No rain for 11 months, laughing about how dry everything is well now ive started the digging, we have had 2 days of solid rain and its all under 2 inches of water.

Sods law.

 

Why have my new DA Shrub roses gone leggy. This is their second year and this year they have put on what looks like a spike of growth on certain stems that are now top heavy and flopped over. I did prune so not sure why this has occurred. Dont have any issues with the HT roses.

Aquilegia been a disaster this year. Buds form but either die before opening of half open then due.

No idea why.

 

Do you know what their names are Mr Grinch?

 

It doesnt look like mildew shiney. The leavs look fine, just the flower heads. I ill be gutted if this will be yet another plant i cant grow because of bugs or disease. I love them.

 

Boscobel

Lady Emma Hamilton

The Alynwick Rose

Charlotte

Jubilee Celebration (worst leggy one)

Desdemona

 

Does anyone know a good feed that is high in nitrogen ?

 

Chicken manure pellets

 

Again i have issues with Chlorosis but only in certain plants.
I have a couple of roses effected, Witch Hazel, Hibiscus, Kerria, occasionally some of the Hellebore, sometimes Buddleia.

Ive treated with Epsom Salts, doesnt work. Ive fed general purpose food, doesnt work.

Can only leave two reasons. Compacted oxygen light soil or a more specific Nitrogen problem.

It could be the soil for sure as mine can get wet and is clay but over the years i have added so much stuff and mulch that if it is that then it would be very disappointing. One effected rose i moved to another spot 10 foot along the border that gets wetter than the spot it was in and has come back no issues. A rose i planted in its place is struggling badly. All the plants are dotted around the garden so not one specific problem area. The Witch Hazel i moved from a well drained spot a year ago where the leaves looked chlorotic all year to the main border where the soil is heavier and wetter, lots of goodness dug in and this year, leafs are the same.

I used Fish Blood Bone on the main effected plants a few days ago and foliar sprayed them with liquid seaweed but so far no change. I can understand if it was a problem area but the whole garden ? Other plants no issues. On the whole Herbaceous perennials are fine, Roses are fine ( apart from a couple), Sambucus, Wiegiela, Silver Birch, Dog Wood, Lilac all ok.

Annoying.