What's up everyone? Welcome back to the epic gardening podcast. Today I'm coming at you

live from Boston, Massachusetts over on the East Coast, about to go off the grid for

a little bit and go into the woods. I'm going to Maine into Acadia National Park. So hopefully

I'll have some cool pictures and some cool stories to share for you. But until then, let's

answer some questions. Today's question comes from, again, another anonymous reader.

I don't know what the deal is with getting so many anonymous questions,

but you know what, I love it.

I will answer your question whether I know your name or whether I don't.

Today's question, I have a rose plant which was over-fertilized during transplant.

I used cow dong and organic compost and red soil so only one branch is left.

The other was burned. What do I do now? Thank you.

Well, this is a common problem with a lot of plants because overfertilization is a

issue that can affect basically any plant.

So what is the cause, right?

Well what's happening is the soil is too high in nutrients and therefore effectively the root zone is getting burned

which is causing the rest of the plant to then die off.

And it's very difficult to save a plant like this, unfortunately,

but what you may want to try to do is dig the plant back up,

make sure to not damage any roots that are still healthy, and mix a new

batch of soil that is a bit less aggressive in its nutrient mixture. So you may want to

add some just plain garden soil, some topsoil. You might want to add some purlite or vermiculite.

Anything that's going to give the roots a bit of a break.

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