My lilacs planted the first of may of this year (2008) are not looking good. NO spots but leaves are folded.

Question

My lilacs planted the first of may of this year (2008) are not looking good. NO spots but leaves are folded.

Answer 1

Maybe your plant is lacking a factor to make it healthy. Observe the plant in one week after you put it with a place when there is sufficient

sunlight. water your plant according to the water needs. make sure that the plants meets up the carbon dioxide content from the air, and the nutrients that il get from the soil.

Answer 2

Ditto, “steph” and “jameshelwig”.

water – Water – WATER !!!!!!!

It sounds like your lilacs are suffering from lack of water.

The biggest mistake people make the first season of a perennial, shrub or tree planting – is NOT WATERING ENOUGH. Although I also see people over-fertilizing as a second mistake, it is less common than lack of water. The plant needs to recover from being transplanted AND settle in its new home but most important – it needs to send out and establish a healthy extensive feeder root system. IT NEEDS WATER and lots of it.

The “trickle” method is the best method to use. Overnight is ideal but three or four hours should do the trick – three times a week.

If you can’t use a hose – get a large “lawn garbage can” and punch a small hole in it at the bottom. Place the can (plastic or galvanized steel) within twelve inches of the base of the shrub and fill it with water. The water will drain at a slow steady speed and thoroughly saturate the surrounding soil.

You WILL see a difference in the health of the shrubs.

As the weather cools, cut down to two days a week and then once a week.

You can even water in the winter if the ground is not frozen solid and it has not rained.

There is also something you can buy called a Treegator®, which is specifically designed for the purpose of slow watering trees and shrubs – it is a large woven super heavy-duty plastic bag. You can find them on the Internet or possibly locally where you live. They have a zipper on one side so the bag can be attached to the trunk of a tree – but you can also drive a stake in the ground to hold it in place. . Put the Treegator® bag between the base of the shrub and the stake.

Answer 3

if the leaves are folding sounds like you need to water more often..

Answer 4

I agree with the first answer, it sounds like lack of water. What we do here in Florida for our citrus trees is to put a hose at the base of the tree, adjust the water flow to barely a trickle, and leave it on all night. Do this twice a week, you should notice a difference.