How to save hedge struggling after hot weather?

[kim64]

Part of my hedge has collapsed in the dry weather. I have watered it and feedbit with liquid fertilizer a few days ago but still looks bad. How do l save it?

see pics, 

Thanks for your reply 

Kim

 

 

 

[MitchellMc]

Welcome to the Bunnings Workshop community @kim64. It's terrific to have you join us, and many thanks for your question about reviving a hedge.

I'm sorry to hear about your hedge. From the photos, it does look like that section may have perished. You could try applying some Seasol to see if it responds, but it’s important to identify the underlying cause. Given the dry weather, inadequate watering and heat stress could be factors, though if that were the case, I’d expect more of the hedge to be affected. Since the rest of the hedge appears quite healthy, there may be another issue at play, such as root damage or disease. 

Let me tag @Noelle and @mich1972 to see if they have any thoughts.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Mitchell
 

[mich1972]

Good afternoon @kim64 I'm sorry I can't tell what type of hedging plant it is. It could possibly be the dry weather , may I ask what State you live in ? If Perth , I would definitely understand as we are going through another heatwave here !!! 

I was trying to zoom in on the 2nd photo and to me and this is just my opinion, it looks like Mite damage as the leaves are all grey / silver in colour which is a classic sign of a Mite infestation , especially Red Spider Mites. I'll wait and see what @Noelle thinks. I'd like to get her advice as well.

[Noelle]

Hi @kim64 

Yes, I agree with @mich1972  - it looks like mite damage on the leaves but it is hard to provide an accurate diagnosis from a photo.

[robchin]

Hi @kim64 

So sad to see this. As others have mentioned - hard to say from the pictures but I would support some of the comments below and add a couple of my own. The plant looks sick to me not dead. I reckon it's only one plant of the group that is problematic though but you can see if this is the case by looing through the foliage.  

1)Have you checked if the plant is dead or not? Try to snap the branches and if they are dry and break easily - likely deceased. If they are more flexible and have some green in the stem - likely alive so persist. Test the bigger stems as well as the little ones to make sure. If it's dead - pull it out and start again but diagnose the source of the problem first - don't just put the same plant back in without fixing the problem. 

2)Assuming it's still alive - The recommendation for Seasol is a good one. But SEASOL is not a fertiliser -  more a tonic. When I studied horticulture our old timer lecturer told us to never feed a sick plant. A tonic is good will help stimulate the roots. 

3) Also put a liquid wetting agent down to help the soil retain any moisture/water. I work at Bunnings and this is one that we sell: Amgrow 1L Wettasoil Professional Liquid Wetting Agent - Bunnings Australia - it also has some herbs and spices that will help stimulate the roots. 

If you can send some more close up pictures of the top and bottom of the leaves - we may be able to offer more guidance. 

Good luck.