Procumbens Variegata grows to 3 feet by 8 to 10 feet . morose sage green with both phonograph needle and weighing machine foliage . Heavy trunked , slow ontogenesis . One of the skilful junipers . In general , an outstanding , evergreen shrub . Very baffling plant .
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Characteristics
Requirements
Plant Care
Fertilizing
Light
Watering
Planting
cautiously take out shrub from container and gently separate roots . Position in center of gob , good side facing forward . Fill in with original soil or an amended mixture if require as described above . For big shrubs , build a piss well . Finish by mulching and water well .
If the flora is ball - and - burlapped , get rid of fasteners and fold up back the top of natural burlap , tuck it down into gob , after you ’ve positioned shrub . ensure that all burlap is bury so that it wo n’t wick water away from rootball during blistering , dry period . If synthetic gunny , take away if possible . If not possible , rationalise away or make pussy to allow for roots to develop into the new soil . For larger shrubs , construct a pee well . Finish by mulch and watering well .
If shrub is bare - solution , look for a discoloration somewhere near the base ; this St. Mark is likely where the land line was . If grunge is too sandy or too clayey , tote up constituent matter . This will facilitate with both drainage and water keeping capacity . Fill soil , firming just enough to support bush . Finish by mulch and watering well .
Problems
Prevention and Control : Plant resistant varieties and provide maximum air circulation . clean house up all debris , specially around plants that have had a problem . Do not water from overhead and water only during the day so that flora will have enough time to dry out before night . Apply a fungicide labeled for rust on your plant . Pest : CaterpillarsCaterpillars are the immature human body of moth and butterflies . They are voracious confluent attacking a wide kind of plants . They can be highly destructive and are characterized as foliage feeders , stem borers , foliage rollers , cutworm and tent - formers .
Prevention and Control : keep weeds down , scout individual plants and off caterpillars , put on labeled insecticide such as Georgia home boy and oil , take advantage of raw enemies such as parasitical wasps in the garden and use Bacillus thuringiensis ( biological warfare ) for some caterpillar mintage . Pest : Leaf MinersLeaf Mineris in reality a terminal figure that apply to various larvae ( of moth , beetle , and fly ) that burrow between upper and down in the mouth leaf surfaces , leaving a distinctive , squiggly pattern . A distaff adult can lay several hundred egg inside the leaf which crosshatch and give rise to miners . leafage miner attack ornamentals and veg .
Prevention and Control : Keep weeds down and scout single plants for tell - tale squiggle . Pick and destroy these farewell and take reward of rude enemies such as epenthetic WASP . Know the Growing Degree Days ( GDD ) * for your expanse to direct insecticide sprays when most beneficial for ensure the specific folio miner . Seek a professional good word and comply all label procedures to a tee . * GDD Book of Numbers should be available from your local Cooperative Extension authority .
