The Garden Helper, Gardening on the Web since 1997 The Gardener's Forum, Gardener's Helping Others Grow Gardening information resources, planting zones, maps, charts and guides An easy to understand guide to growing and caring for House Plants What should you be doing in the garden this month? Directory of Flower Photos and much more Grandmas Favorite Christmas Cookie Recipes
Willy World Plant a Flower Garden  Post A Reply
login | | |

  next oldest garden   next newest garden
» Willy World » Gardening Reference » Gardening in 2006 » Dying gardenia

   
Author Garden: Dying gardenia
Healthtouch
Gardener
Member # 9095

Gnome 1 posted      Profile for Healthtouch     Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post   Reply With Quote 
I have 2 large (4ft x4ft) gardenias in my yard. Northern California. They are probably 20 years old. They have been very healthy-lots of flowers. One of the bushes is now dying. I can not figure out why!! There are no pests on the leaves. The only climate difference this year is we have had a great deal of rain-but I turned the watering system off for the winter. Any explanations?

* * * *
D Haines
Plants: 1 | From: Carmichael, CA | Registered: May 2006  |  Seeded: 24.10.68.232
weezie13
Compost Queen!
Member # 772

Gnome 1 posted      Profile for weezie13     Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post   Reply With Quote 
Healthtouch,
Just to let you know I am moving your post into
THE PLANTS AND FLOWES SECTION, I think you'll get a few more responses to your specific question in there...

One or two questions for you until someone can get thru to help....

How is your rain supply where the dying one is?
And in respective to where the healthy one is???
Ex: On a slope, both are flat, one's by the house base?

Any thing different going on in the yard near the dying one?

Is it by new neighbors?

Hey, P/S Welcome to The Garden Helper's Forum by the way, where are my manors??? [wavey] [wavey] [wavey]

* * * *
Weezie

Don't forget to be kind to strangers. For some who have
done this have entertained angels without realizing it.
- Bible - Hebrews 13:2

-
-
-

http://photobucket.com/albums/y250/weezie13/
Plants: 29299 | From: N.Y. | Registered: Apr 2003  |  Seeded: 24.49.115.46
Triss
Garden Pro!
Member # 3367

Gnome 1 posted      Profile for Triss         Edit/Delete Post   Reply With Quote 
Hi there and welcome to the Forum. I was just posting that you might get more responses down here when Weezie moved it for you.

I know Carmichael well since I grew up in North Highlands. Cannot help much with the gardenia, but wanted to say hello.

* * * *
-
-
We are all under the same stars... therefore we are never far apart.
Plants: 30076 | From: Washington, the state that is... | Registered: Aug 2004  |  Seeded: 66.235.45.83
sapphire
Garden Helper
Member # 9098

Gnome 1 posted      Profile for sapphire     Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post   Reply With Quote 
My Gardenia started getting white flies, the leaves started turning dark.
I bought some insecticide for white flies and sprayed an entire gallon on the Gardenia (it is a good size plant). Then I put Miracide on it. So far it seems to be looking better. Although there are still some dark leaves, there are a lot of new green leaves coming out. Where it looks sparse is looking like it should start thickening back up in the middle. Hope so any way.
Plants: 19 | From: Conway, South Carolina | Registered: May 2006  |  Seeded: 66.153.229.185
   

Quick Reply
Message:

HTML is not enabled.
UBB Code™ is enabled.

Instant Graemlins
     


Plant a Flower Garden  Post A Reply Close Topic   Feature Topic   Move Topic   Delete Topic next oldest garden   next newest garden
- Printer-friendly view of this garden
Hop To:


The Garden Helper | Privacy Statement

Powered by Infopop Corporation
UBB.classic™ 6.7.2