Azalea

spoonman

i have a sort of dying azalea, it still is growing roots. it is slowly coming back to health, i was wondoring if any1 knows any tips for this type of plant?

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That thing looks pretty dead. Are you sure it's worth your time? Not much movement or taper here if it were alive. You can get a healthy plant for $5 at most garden centers.

If you still want to try - cut back to green wood and live roots; repot in well draining mix (ideally pure kanuma, but a mixture of shredded (not powdered) peat moss, lava, orchid bark and pumice; be careful not to overwater, but never let an azalea dry out.

Regards,

Matt

Organic fertilizer or Miracid water soluble fert. would work on this.

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