I try to give the fruit bushes everything, but they refuse to even attempt living. Shade or sun, doesn’t matter. Too little water, too much water, always fainting in the most dramatic manner.
The only things that thrive in my garden are the wild papavers. I never touch them. Other more serious gardeners have difficulty even growing them, but me, I just let them live. I wish I could do the same to the fruit bushes that I actually want.
I always tell people that if they have some invasive weed they absolutely cannot get rid of, there’s an easy solution.
Explain to me how the plant was originally grown by your great-great grandmother and how it’s been passed down the family for generations, and that you need me to take care of it while you’re on vacation.
I have the same issue. With my garden.
I try to give the fruit bushes everything, but they refuse to even attempt living. Shade or sun, doesn’t matter. Too little water, too much water, always fainting in the most dramatic manner.
The only things that thrive in my garden are the wild papavers. I never touch them. Other more serious gardeners have difficulty even growing them, but me, I just let them live. I wish I could do the same to the fruit bushes that I actually want.
I always tell people that if they have some invasive weed they absolutely cannot get rid of, there’s an easy solution.
Explain to me how the plant was originally grown by your great-great grandmother and how it’s been passed down the family for generations, and that you need me to take care of it while you’re on vacation.
Have you checked your soil type with a jar test?
I know poppies really like sandy soil types, which some trees and shrubs may find troublesome, because sandy soil flushes nutrients like crazy.
They also do well in poor nutrient soils due to the longer taproot, like Comfrey does
Feed your soil.
Soil, microbiome, synergies, insects. Isoflourines and locusts in particular are good for fruit trees.