I planted a wisteria about a month ago , Its looking very sorry for its self
..
Leaves look a bit dry and are a yellowish green color . and no new growth
What should I do Many thanks

On 30/6/08 21:35, in article , "Tony
D" wrote:

I planted a wisteria about a month ago , Its looking very sorry for its self
.
Leaves look a bit dry and are a yellowish green color . and no new growth
What should I do Many thanks


Water it. Don't over water it. IOW, how have you been treating it?
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
(new website online but not completed - shop to come and some mild tweaking
to do!)

I have watered it about twice a week when we have had no rain
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On 30/6/08 21:35, in article ,
"Tony
D" wrote:

I planted a wisteria about a month ago , Its looking very sorry for its
self
.
Leaves look a bit dry and are a yellowish green color . and no new growth
What should I do Many thanks


Water it. Don't over water it. IOW, how have you been treating it?
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
(new website online but not completed - shop to come and some mild
tweaking
to do!)


I have watered it about twice a week when we have had no rain, as for
treating it how do you mean ? also gave it some food about 2weeks ago (
Miricle Gro )

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I planted a wisteria about a month ago , Its looking very sorry for its self
.
Leaves look a bit dry and are a yellowish green color . and no new growth
What should I do Many thanks


It will not do much this year, make sure you keep it well watered, give a
good soak at least once a week, even if you have to stand in the rain to
do it!
--
Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall
www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and
Lapageria rosea

On 30/6/08 23:19, in article , "Tony
D" wrote:

I have watered it about twice a week when we have had no rain
"Sacha" wrote in message
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On 30/6/08 21:35, in article ,
"Tony
D" wrote:

I planted a wisteria about a month ago , Its looking very sorry for its
self
.
Leaves look a bit dry and are a yellowish green color . and no new growth
What should I do Many thanks


Water it. Don't over water it. IOW, how have you been treating it?
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
(new website online but not completed - shop to come and some mild
tweaking
to do!)


I have watered it about twice a week when we have had no rain, as for
treating it how do you mean ? also gave it some food about 2weeks ago (
Miricle Gro )


If it's in the rain shadow of your house e.g. close to the walls and under
the guttering, it can dry out, even in apparently wet spells. So it needs
to be well watered while it establishes itself. Feed it in early spring.

--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon

"Sacha" wrote in message
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On 30/6/08 23:19, in article ,
"Tony
D" wrote:

I have watered it about twice a week when we have had no rain
"Sacha" wrote in message
...
On 30/6/08 21:35, in article ,
"Tony
D" wrote:

I planted a wisteria about a month ago , Its looking very sorry for its
self
.
Leaves look a bit dry and are a yellowish green color . and no new
growth
What should I do Many thanks


Water it. Don't over water it. IOW, how have you been treating it?
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
(new website online but not completed - shop to come and some mild
tweaking
to do!)


I have watered it about twice a week when we have had no rain, as for
treating it how do you mean ? also gave it some food about 2weeks ago (
Miricle Gro )


If it's in the rain shadow of your house e.g. close to the walls and under
the guttering, it can dry out, even in apparently wet spells. So it needs
to be well watered while it establishes itself. Feed it in early spring.

--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon

Do you think twice a week is enough

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says...

"Sacha" wrote in message
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On 30/6/08 23:19, in article ,
"Tony
D" wrote:

I have watered it about twice a week when we have had no rain
"Sacha" wrote in message
...
On 30/6/08 21:35, in article ,
"Tony
D" wrote:

I planted a wisteria about a month ago , Its looking very sorry for its
self
.
Leaves look a bit dry and are a yellowish green color . and no new
growth
What should I do Many thanks


Water it. Don't over water it. IOW, how have you been treating it?
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
(new website online but not completed - shop to come and some mild
tweaking
to do!)


I have watered it about twice a week when we have had no rain, as for
treating it how do you mean ? also gave it some food about 2weeks ago (
Miricle Gro )


If it's in the rain shadow of your house e.g. close to the walls and under
the guttering, it can dry out, even in apparently wet spells. So it needs
to be well watered while it establishes itself. Feed it in early spring.

--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon

Do you think twice a week is enough



Twice a week is ok so long as the quantity each time is enough, they grow
on the edges of swamps and wet lands in the wild and builders do all they
can to make the area next to our houses dry! but like a lot of climbers
they need time to get a decent root system, after that it should be fine.
--
Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall
www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and
Lapageria rosea

On 1/7/08 08:30, in article ,
"Charlie Pridham" wrote:

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"Sacha" wrote in message
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On 30/6/08 23:19, in article ,
"Tony
D" wrote:

I have watered it about twice a week when we have had no rain
"Sacha" wrote in message
...
On 30/6/08 21:35, in article ,
"Tony
D" wrote:

I planted a wisteria about a month ago , Its looking very sorry for its
self
.
Leaves look a bit dry and are a yellowish green color . and no new
growth
What should I do Many thanks


Water it. Don't over water it. IOW, how have you been treating it?
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
(new website online but not completed - shop to come and some mild
tweaking
to do!)


I have watered it about twice a week when we have had no rain, as for
treating it how do you mean ? also gave it some food about 2weeks ago (
Miricle Gro )


If it's in the rain shadow of your house e.g. close to the walls and under
the guttering, it can dry out, even in apparently wet spells. So it needs
to be well watered while it establishes itself. Feed it in early spring.

--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon

Do you think twice a week is enough



Twice a week is ok so long as the quantity each time is enough, they grow
on the edges of swamps and wet lands in the wild and builders do all they
can to make the area next to our houses dry! but like a lot of climbers
they need time to get a decent root system, after that it should be fine.

One of ours fascinates us. It's growing at the base of a mature tree so
must be in competition for water and nutrients, though it's obviously an old
and well-established Wisteria. However, it scrambles right to the top of
the tree every year and flowers like a mad thing. It gets absolutely no
attention whatsoever, not even pruning, because we can't get at it. So it
defies all that is said and prescribed for Wisterias and somehow gets away
with it!

--
Sacha

"Sacha" wrote in message
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On 1/7/08 08:30, in article
,
"Charlie Pridham" wrote:

In article ,
says...

"Sacha" wrote in message
...
On 30/6/08 23:19, in article ,
"Tony
D" wrote:

I have watered it about twice a week when we have had no rain
"Sacha" wrote in message
...
On 30/6/08 21:35, in article ,
"Tony
D" wrote:

I planted a wisteria about a month ago , Its looking very sorry for
its
self
.
Leaves look a bit dry and are a yellowish green color . and no new
growth
What should I do Many thanks


Water it. Don't over water it. IOW, how have you been treating it?
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
(new website online but not completed - shop to come and some mild
tweaking
to do!)


I have watered it about twice a week when we have had no rain, as for
treating it how do you mean ? also gave it some food about 2weeks ago
(
Miricle Gro )


If it's in the rain shadow of your house e.g. close to the walls and
under
the guttering, it can dry out, even in apparently wet spells. So it
needs
to be well watered while it establishes itself. Feed it in early
spring.

--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon

Do you think twice a week is enough



Twice a week is ok so long as the quantity each time is enough, they grow
on the edges of swamps and wet lands in the wild and builders do all they
can to make the area next to our houses dry! but like a lot of climbers
they need time to get a decent root system, after that it should be fine.

One of ours fascinates us. It's growing at the base of a mature tree so
must be in competition for water and nutrients, though it's obviously an
old
and well-established Wisteria. However, it scrambles right to the top of
the tree every year and flowers like a mad thing. It gets absolutely no
attention whatsoever, not even pruning, because we can't get at it. So it
defies all that is said and prescribed for Wisterias and somehow gets away
with it!

--
Sacha

Well gave it a good watering at 2 this morning , and it definitely looks a
bit happier today
will keep an eye on it and make sure it doesn't dry out
thanks

Sacha writes
One of ours fascinates us. It's growing at the base of a mature tree
so must be in competition for water and nutrients, though it's
obviously an old and well-established Wisteria. However, it scrambles
right to the top of the tree every year and flowers like a mad thing.
It gets absolutely no attention whatsoever, not even pruning, because
we can't get at it. So it defies all that is said and prescribed for
Wisterias and somehow gets away with it!

No, it's consistent. Natural habit is to climb till it can't climb any
further, then the shoots bend over (telling the plant there's no
support, therefore it must be at the top of the canopy) and flowering
side shoots are stimulated.
The pruning regime is to stimulate the side shoots and kid the plant
into thinking it's at the tree tops in an ideal position to flower.
--
Kay

On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:57:08 +0100, Sacha
wrote:

On 30/6/08 21:35, in article , "Tony
D" wrote:

I planted a wisteria about a month ago , Its looking very sorry for its self
.
Leaves look a bit dry and are a yellowish green color . and no new growth
What should I do Many thanks

My questions are, is it in a pot or in the soil?
If you have planted it from a pot, how well big did you dig the hole
and how well did you water it after planting?
How big was it?
I speak from experience, as the first wisteria I planted, near the
house died within a year, I think from lack of soil preparation and
water.
The second one I spent more money and time on. It is quite well
established now after 5 years but I still put bowls of cooled
washing-up water on it now and again, and give it a balanced feed.
It now flowers well.
Hopefully with care yours will send out some new shoots.
If not, better luck next time!

Pam in Bristol