Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design Re: Magnolia Little Gem 21Jan 30, 2010 12:45 pm I wouldn't be at all concerned with the white spots, just "leaf" them alone and they'll be fine on their own Re: Magnolia Little Gem 22Feb 01, 2010 12:00 am I planted 3 Little gems in September. I'd have to say they are growing really well even though they are against a colourbond fence (ocean blue) and lots of paving. The smaller of the three has not stopped flowering - must have had over a dozen flowers - although I wish it would stop flowering and grow a bit more! It and another has a few burnt leaves, but there are many new shoots all over. The conditions are very hot from radiated heat and no shade. I purchased them in 305mm pots, and planted with sheep manure and DSATCO Lupin Mulch, pine bark mulch with Netafim dripline. All in all very happy with them. Re: Magnolia Little Gem 23Feb 01, 2010 12:19 am Flowering can be a response to stress. Not much growth initially also means that the action is going on under ground with root growth happening. I don't like to use or recommend sheep poo or any poos when planting for a number of reasons. One is because it breaks down and leaves you with what you had to start with. It does it very fast as well. That is why I like to let sheep or moo poo sit and rot for many weeks after purchase and then use very heavily on the surface followed by heavy mulching on top. Get some molasses onto the soil around them Be careful with lupin mulch because it is very alkaline and can change soil pH enough to bugger up nutrient absorption. That stuff is very good with veggie gardens or highly prepped and imported organic soils. Best using green mulches for the first few years and then in the winters get the lupin mulch. Much better results and of course cover with green mulch as the seabreezes return and evaporation rates go up. Over winter start getting the soil between the Magnolias built up with organic soils and poo applications like I mentioned with the heavy mulching. Looking after and preparing the areas where the roots will gro in the future is even more important to just prepping a hole they will come away again once the warm nights return and then burn a bit in the heat. The following year after that, they will be magnificent and just get better and better Re: Magnolia Little Gem 25Feb 11, 2010 12:12 am Just remember it isn't the be all end all but it does make a big difference and when used with the other principals I post, you will love the landscape you create. 8 6119 |