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Native soil is alkaline (high pH) Rhododendron roots need a soil pH between roughly 4.5 and 6.0, and most struggle once the reading climbs past 6.5, because at that point iron and…
Soil pH is too high for rhododendrons The single most common reason a rhododendron fails is planting it in soil that isn't…
Site with heavy or waterlogged soil The fastest way to kill a rhododendron is to plant it where water sits after a…
Site with heavy or waterlogged soil Rhododendrons fail fastest in clay or compacted ground that holds water around the roots, and the…
Native soil is alkaline (high pH) Yellow leaves with green veins on an azalea planted near a limed lawn are almost always…
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