I planted a Miss Kim lilac on Sunday and today the leaves are drooping is this shock or something else? Please

HELP!!!???

I planted a Miss Kim lilac on Sunday and today the leaves are drooping is this shock or something else? Please
could be but also could be they are lacking water if you planted it in diect sun it might require more water then you are giving it try watering it everyday for a couple of weeks and see what happens
Reply:use miracle grow once a week, All Pupose one that way you can feed every thing it workd great.
Reply:It could be shock but unless you had a drastic drop in temp. I doubt it. Make sure that the dirt is packed down very good around it, sometimes it settles and may get air pockets which will make it wilt and die.Be sure to keep it very moist the first couple weeks so that the roots get a good start. Hope this helps, I just planted 4 lilacs myself this weekend. Good luck.
Reply:It could be transplant shock.


Try watering it with %26quot;Upstart%26quot; fertilizer. It is water soluble- you mix it with water following the directions.


I always use it when planting new plants.


It helps prevent transplant shock.


Also, have you been watering it daily? New plants need the moisture- not to be drowned but watered thoroughly for the first season.
Reply:Without knowing how you planted it, or whether it was bare root or in a pot, I%26#039;m guessing. Plants that are simply transplanted out of a pot into a properly prepared hole rarely go into shock. Possible problems could be lack of moisture... you always dig your hole exactly as deep as the rootball, and twice as big around. Backfill and then saturate the ground until it won%26#039;t take any more water. This will help ensure that any trapped air will be forced to the surface, and allow the dirt to settle in tight. If the roots dry out even a little, it will wilt.





Miracle Grow sucks, frankly. If you have a garden center in town, see if they have a liquid fertalizer that is seaweed based. It will smell gawdawful but seaweed contains a natural hormone that assists in root growth. You can mix up about a gallon mix (should be about 2-4 oz of liquid to a gallon of water, and liberally soak the base of the plant down.





If they don%26#039;t have that, ask for a root stimulator. Hi Yield puts out one that%26#039;s under $5 a bottle, and the bottle makes something like 35 gallons worth. It will help the roots start growing much faster.



skin disease