Procumbens grow to 3 feet by 12 - 20 metrical foot . Feathery yet solid grim green foliage on strong , spreading branches . In general , an spectacular , evergreen plant shrub with slow , upright branches clothed in sharply point , burnished gullible needles . Very knotty plant .
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Planting
cautiously remove bush from container and softly separate roots . Position in center of hole , skilful side face forward . Fill in with original territory or an ameliorate mixture if needed as describe above . For larger bush , build a water well . Finish by mulching and water well .
If the flora is balled - and - burlapped , absent fastener and fold up back the top of rude burlap , pucker it down into hole , after you ’ve positioned shrub . Make certain that all gunny is buried so that it wo n’t wick water away from rootball during blistering , dry period . If man-made burlap , murder if possible . If not potential , cut away or make incision to allow for roots to explicate into the new grunge . For prominent shrub , build a H2O well . Finish by mulch and irrigate well .
If shrub is bare - root , attend for a discolouration somewhere near the fundament ; this Saint Mark is potential where the soil crinkle was . If soil is too sandy or too clayey , add organic affair . This will help with both drainage and weewee property mental ability . Fill stain , firming just enough to support bush . Finish by mulch and irrigate well .
Problems
Prevention and Control : Plant resistant varieties and supply maximum air circulation . Clean up all detritus , especially around plants that have had a problem . Do not irrigate from smash and pee only during the daylight so that plant will have enough sentence to dry before nighttime . Apply a antimycotic mark for rust on your industrial plant . Pest : CaterpillarsCaterpillars are the immature form of moths and butterflies . They are voracious eater attacking a wide salmagundi of plant . They can be extremely destructive and are characterize as leaf feeders , stem stone drill , leaf rollers , cutworms and tent - former .
Prevention and Control : keep weeds down , scout private plant and remove caterpillars , apply labeled insecticide such as soap and vegetable oil , take vantage of born enemies such as epenthetic wasps in the garden and use Bacillus thuringiensis ( biological war ) for some caterpillar species . Pest : Leaf MinersLeaf Mineris actually a term that applies to various larvae ( of moths , beetles , and flies ) that tunnel between upper and abject foliage surface , pull up stakes a typical , squiggly pattern . A female adult can lay several hundred eggs inside the leafage which hatch and give rise to miners . Leaf miner attack ornamental and vegetables .
Prevention and Control : Keep green goddess down and scout case-by-case plants for tell - tale squiggles . Pick and destroy these farewell and take advantage of innate enemies such as parasitic wasps . Know the Growing Degree Days ( GDD ) * for your area to target insecticide sprays when most beneficial for controlling the specific folio miner . Seek a professional recommendation and follow all label procedures to a golf tee . * GDD numbers should be available from your local Cooperative Extension billet .
