Hibiscus: Hibiscus help?, 1 by dangitgirl

dangitgirl wrote:
My husband and I have JUST done our back yard it went from nothing at all to a Pavillion/deck and two lg flower beds.
All the hibiscus I have planted initially done this. I was not watering them enough.

To see them SNAP out of it I've taken 1/3 cup of ironite per plant and grind it up in my blender with water. About 2 cups of water.
(I don't remember how I figured this measurement out but it seems to be working well)

Then I've made a hole with my weeder (a weeder is kinda like a screwdriver with a notch in the end) about 9-12 inches into the ground at the drip line of my hibiscus. Pour in the ground ironite water & let the ground absorb it fully.

Then water the ground and the plant thoroughly AT LEAST one minute. If you didn't water your hole before planting your hibiscus that may be why they are so thirsty. If this is the case then water each plant for about 5 minutes. It may seem like a long time but if you move the top soil you'll see that the ground underneath it is still very dry. It takes an eternity to get the ground under there initially wet.

Then water reguarly. I do about 1 minute on shower per plant per day. And on really hot ones I do it first thing in the morning and sundown as well. I highly advise SUPERthrive. That stuff is amazing. You can tell the plants that don't have it to the ones that do.

My soil is more like dry black sand. I think it