{"id":9176,"date":"2016-03-26T13:00:20","date_gmt":"2016-03-26T06:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/ask-alys-our-howeas-have-given-up-after-our-neighbour-put-up-a-fence\/"},"modified":"2016-03-26T13:27:22","modified_gmt":"2016-03-26T06:27:22","slug":"ask-alys-our-howeas-have-given-up-after-our-neighbour-put-up-a-fence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/ask-alys-our-howeas-have-given-up-after-our-neighbour-put-up-a-fence\/","title":{"rendered":"Ask Alys: our howeas have given up after our neighbour put up a fence"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nI\u2019d give up, too, if I was forced to live in a bed with a bamboo, euphorbia and a cordylineOur neighbour on the west side has removed a line of tall leylandii and erected a fence. The soil is very shallow: bamboo, a cordyline and euphorbias survive, but some dark green, spiky things \u2013 possibly howeas \u2013 have given up. What can we do?I\u2019d give up, too, if I was forced to live in a bed with a bamboo, euphorbia and a cordyline, in no depth of soil with a leylandii peering in. Poor spiky things, whatever they were.It\u2019s good that the other plants are doing well. Your best option is to add a\u00a0good dose of organic matter to improve the soil. The cheapest option is homemade organic compost, but recycled green waste compost (most councils offer this) is a cheap alternative, or buy peat-free compost and load it on. The euphorbias and cordyline will resent it if you bury their stems: draw back the compost from around their bases to make a well. I\u2019d suggest adding more cordylines and euphorbias if you have gaps, because you know these will survive. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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