Huntertony

Phoenix Canariensis help

Right, I think story time is in order (should have given this info in the beginning really)... About a month ago my wife came home from the Garden centre with a Phoenix Canariensis (which looked faily healthy) which the garden centre was selling off at a reduced price (which would ring alarm bells but they are a popular garden centre so gave benefit of the doubt). We potted this up straight away and was on our back, south-facing patio, for a couple of weeks, but all the foliage (despite watering and some spraying on the leaves) looked to be drying up and dying.

 To help the plant, we cut off all the foliage (as looking at the centre the plant wants to throw up some new foliage), and moved into the front porch, where it remains today. The top of the soil last weekend was still damp from when I watered it over two weeks before (which probably didn't help) but now is just starting to feel a bit drier. The plant may just be in a transition phase of something, but I am new to the world of Palms (we did buy a much healthier palm tree a couple of weeks ago which I have planted straight into the ground and looks good so far).

 One thing that has confused me though is the tag said "plenty of light, no direct sunlight" but some articles on the internet say "Full Sun". What are the best conditions?

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Pieris Japonica

Don't think I have overwatered the plant... if anything I could have given it more water over the past couple of months.

The leaves shedding may just be old foliage, but combined with all the little lumps on the stems, worried it is a disease?

Phoenix Canariensis help

Shouldn't be pot bound... I only moved it from the smaller pot we bought it into, to the larger pot a couple of weeks ago. Not sure if it was in a heated room at the garden centre, but it was outside and has now been moved into our porch which gets a lot of light but hardly any direct sun light (which is what the tag said were the conditions it liked). It may have overwatered it as the soil did take a long time to dry, so could this be it?

Pieris Japonica

Been watering this a lot over the past few days, but the leaves are still shedding and there are lots of spots on all the stems, which do not appear to be an insect so possible fungal infection?

Phoenix Canariensis help

Could someone tell me what the green tenticles are growing out the base of my Pheonix Canariensis?

 Also, not sure if it doesn't like the lack of sun or too much, but we've cut all the drying out foliage so hard to tell if this will survive or not.

Can i grow clematis in a trough?

This should be ok. I would try it and if after a few years the clematis gets too big for its boots (so to speak), then transplant it. Just don't go for the smallest trough, but one of the deeper, wider ones (and make sure it has good drainage).

Help with sunburnt chilli plants

Hi,

 Just tried to rescue my chilli seedlings from our Mini-Greenhouse, and they look pretty shrivelled! I have moved them into the cool darkness of the garage and given them a good spraying of water to rehydrate them. Anyone know if they may be salvageable or if they are a write-off? Been growing them since January so will be devastated if they are done for!

What type of Bamboo??

ziggy wrote (see)

...Think the Fatsia Japonica has taken the worse bashing with the cold weather this year...

 It was sad to see the Fatsia in the frosts with it's drooping foliage. Hopefully they'll be ok though now

Bamboo

I was about to say put in a strong metal barrier, but as MuddyFork pointed out, roots can go pretty deep. Might be worth a try though?

Pieris Japonica

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