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Dover, Pa

2 days ago I buried a main that I had to turn 120 degrees. The turn kept the vine up a little so I had to build the soil up under it before covering it. I mixed 50/50 garden dirt and bagged top soil. Now the new growth is yellow from nitrogen. I will try flooding it out but is there anything else I can do. First year, learning as I go.

7/1/2008 8:50:41 PM

Danville, CA (petman2@yahoo.com)

Not sure that nitrogen is your problem. In my experience, yellow is not an indication of too much nitrogen. Maybe too much water, cool weather, lack of nitrogen.... Need to see a pic to make a better guess. Why do you think it is the nitrogen that causes the yellow? Good luck.

7/2/2008 12:57:23 AM

Rhode Island

flooding it out? no such thing my young friend. excess water will only make matters worse.
sounds like something else is lacking - possibly nitrogen?

if the vine or plant was fine before mixing and covering with bagged soil id look at the soil as the problem

you could try some blood meal or any high nitrogen fert as a spray and drench at least once

7/2/2008 5:08:53 AM

southwest MO

I hate to sound like a broken record but bagged soil can be very high in salts... I have personally tested several different types from different stores and most had values over 20 m/mohs on wet weight basis!! Typical garden soil should be 1-2 or less.
I think you would be better off useing bagged potting soil (witch is designed to grow in) mixed with coarse sand if you cant get garden dirt...

7/2/2008 9:55:18 AM

Dover, Pa

Thanks, I removed what I could of the dirt, it was already shoot roots down. I also gave it a spray with blood meal. My other plant has withstood my onslaught much better. Thanks again you are all great sources of knowledge.

7/2/2008 3:19:51 PM