OH MAN.. why are my Bushes dying??? help. .

[Nico70]

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Why are my trees and bushes dying? They are fertilized and there is Adequate sun. there are no Bugs whatsoever, the only thing that I might be doing wrong is not really watering them, being that they're established for over 5 years I figured the natural order of things should handle it like rain and snow, could I be the reason why this is happening?. I don't understand. .. what is the next step I should take.. thank you so much. ..

[ElizabethB]

Hi Nico - welcome to the forum.

Your pictures are not close enough or clear enough to identify. Even established beds can benefit from supplemental watering. A micro drip system on a timer is easy to install and makes the most efficient use of water. You may want t o consider having a soil test done. Make sure to scrape away the mulch before taking your soil sample.

Good luck

BTW - if you edit your profile and include your location forum members will be able to give you better advice. For instance - I live in Lafayette, La. Zone 9. My zone 9 has very different growing conditions than a zone 9 gardener in central Texas. The USDA Hardiness Zone Map only indicates first and last frost dates - not actual growing conditions.

[valley]

Yep, I think it's safe to say " If you don't water them, they might die. I like the idea of the drip system Her Majesty has mentioned.

Sir Richard the Good

[rainbowgardener]

I can't really identify the bushes. But one of the factors going on here is poor pruning. You always want to prune a bush wider at the bottom. If you let it get wider at the top, then the top part shades out the bottom and it loses all its leaves at the bottom and looks like your first two pictures.


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[ElizabethB]

RBG - missed the pruning issue Spot on.

[Frugalist]

This advice helps me too. Thanks!

[Nico70]

Hi everyone, we'll I would l I keep to thank everyone for helping me out, I will look into a testing my soil ASAP and a micro drip system for starters, as for my pruning. . Not to sound a rookie but I am : ) I normally ask the guys that do the landscaping in my development do it, but this year a new company took over and that won't do it unless I cough up 200 big ones.. lol so after years of watching I am doing it. I will time them like that for now on, I thank you.... As you can see being that all is dead towards the bottom should I cut all that away? I was told I should... I will put clearer pictures so you could better a view of them. Again thank you for everything. well gtg gonna edit my profile. . Love it here...