Composting for Carex Testacea

 
I am trying to find the best soil mix for Carex Testacea. I tried giving
farm
manure (recommended by the nursery I bought it from) but after a
week the tips
of the leaves started wilting and turning into straws. So
I took it out of the
ground. Someone in a Web forum said Carex Testaceas
don't like much nutrition
and just need sandy loam. The plant label says
I should use acidic soil improver
and general compost. But I am not sure
how much I can trust this.

I may treat it like other rock plants, which like sandy soil and peat.
But I am
not sure if Carex Testaceas like peat. Can someone tell me if
this will be good
for the plant? Or should I follow what the plant label
says?

Thanks.




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jineu21

 
jineu21;901453 Wrote:

Hi  jineu21, I work in a garden center in New Zealand (where Carex
testacea is a native plant.) Using farm manure should be ok to plant
them in. However it depends on how much you have put in... a little goes
a long way. I have grown hundreds of carex and all I use is a couple of
hand fulls of general compost when I plant them. I suspect your problem
may be one of three things. 1. To much manure when you planted or 2.
lack of drainage. or 3. It has dried out to much.




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jolly gardener