Last week I sprayed an anti-desiccant on the azaleas.
Branches on some of the azaleas in front of the house have been dying off – especially at the top of the taller bushes. I thought they might be getting too much winter wind causing excessive moisture loss. So, for the first time, I used WiltPruf.
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The red azalea near the porch looks very bare. It is not a deciduous azalea but it sure looks like one. I don’t know if it will live.
If I plant a new azalea next year I’ll spray before planting to give the roots time to get established. Doug Green suggests spraying evergreens before transplanting or propagation. That sounds like a great tip.
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I picked a calm day to spray. Even so, a few light breezes sent the spray up my nose. That can’t be a good thing. At least the spray is labeled “organic” – whatever that means. Finding a calm day in fall is not easy. In spring, I hope to see healthy and happy azaleas.
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The red azalea near the porch looks very bare. It is not a deciduous azalea but it sure looks like one. I don’t know if it will live.
If I plant a new azalea next year I’ll spray before planting to give the roots time to get established. Doug Green suggests spraying evergreens before transplanting or propagation. That sounds like a great tip.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-V60x0V0LgacVtiAqtrl9Gd-Jyb6A2I3DUc25n_q_JY_MK9B8Ya2aEZJ6bVyiA6sjS2Qgc5JxNJlMBhXE3T6Q5REsElV85flBQjOoBwHt1tpLsIgK80mPrFdHfRTf8ZJEtWYj/s200/Garden+11-29-2008_05.jpg)
I picked a calm day to spray. Even so, a few light breezes sent the spray up my nose. That can’t be a good thing. At least the spray is labeled “organic” – whatever that means. Finding a calm day in fall is not easy. In spring, I hope to see healthy and happy azaleas.
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