Avocado looking sick (forum)

LynL starts with ...
This is a Haas avocado a bought from Diggers about 4 years ago. It got badly burnt last summer and we nearly lost it. Hence the shade cloth, which was only quickly put up a week ago with the arrival of some hot weather. Anyhow, it put on new leaves and survived winter but it hasn
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Time: 19th November 2009 3:11pm

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About the Author LynL
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HappyEarth says...
Hate to say it LynL but the prognosis does not look good. Id say it has root-rot, and there is little chance of saving. Grafted avocados are very challenging to grow especially in melbourne - Id suggest replacing it with something easy to grow that better suits your climate. White sapote maybe if you want something exotic?

Rich
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Time: 21st November 2009 10:37am

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LynL says...
Bad news. That's not what I wanted to here. Had a strong cool change come though yesterday and lost all leave except for the new ones that had grown recently. Might try sum gypsum as a last ditch attempt. Anythings worth a try.

Time: 21st November 2009 11:58am

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Brendan says...
Hi Lynl,
Yep, gypsum is the way to go. To speed things up, try some liquid gypsum as well.

Yates make a product called 'Anti Rot', it's to stop root rot in citrus & avocados. Give that a go too.

A good fertilizer for avos is: 2 parts dynamic lifter plus (or equivalent), 1 part sulphate of potash, 1 part epsom salts,

Time: 22nd November 2009 8:00am

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Araich says...
I have a Hass that looked like it would cark it, dropped all it's leaves, and now it is covered in new growth.

Anyway, I decided it was root-rot and dug it up, slung it in a pot and left it in a corner. Put a nice new one in the re-worked soil, then turned around and the potted one is reborn.

Moral of the story, give it time.

Time: 26th November 2009 9:31pm

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LynL says...
Don't feel so bad now, after reading all the good advise.
I think this mental weather has quite a lot to do with it too.
I'll try that good fertilizer recipe. How often would you apply it?
Does Clay Breaker do the same job as Liquid gypsum?


Time: 29th November 2009 10:59pm

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