Posted by Mark on 9/17/2007, 7:25 am, in reply to "Re: Cycad" --Previous Message-- Hi Tom, Thank you very much for your response. The plant was bought from a nursery and was in a container. When the plant was purchased is was kept inside. We planted it in the ground at a fairly cold time of the year, but in full sun. The clay soil is very damp under the ground. Any suggestions on fixing this problem would be appreciated. Regards, Mark
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: --Previous Message--
: Hello, I live in Melbourne
: Australia
: and have planted a mature cycad. At
: the time of planting it was quite
: cold with some fairly cold mornings.
: I was told to dig the hole deeper
: than needed then fill the bottom of
: the hole with rocks then backfill.
: The Cycad now has yellowing leaves
: which look like they are dying. I
: am now trying to let the soil dry
: out because I felt that it may have
: been getting too much water. Is it
: likely that the plant will survive?
: Also, what can I do to increase it's
: chances of survival.
:
: We have mostly clay soils in my area
: which is holding alot of water.
: Should I try to remove some of the
: clay around the plant and replace
: with good quality soil?
:
: Regards,
:
: Mark
:
: You may not have a problem at all.
: If the lower leaves are dying back
: after the plant has been planted,
: that happens a lot. If it was dug up
: and not planted in the ground from a
: container, then you are extemely
: likely that this will happen. If it
: was in a container, you can get this
: if the plant was taken care of
: perfectly and now it isn't getting
: as much water, if it is in more sun
: than it was before, or any of these
: things. Let me know more information
: and we can see if you have a problem
: and if you need to do anything. I
: will mention though, if your ground
: is all clay and you dig a hole and
: put some rocks in it, you still have
: a hole that acts like a bath tub
: full of water. The best thing to do
: is to mound up the ground and put
: the plant on top of the mound so
: extra moisture can run off. This is
: probably not causing your problem,
: but it could be a problem later.
:
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