Topic: box hedge

[gingerninja38]

i planted 10 box hedge about a month ago and now all the leaves at the top have started to go yellow, they are i quite a sheltered area which is south-east facing, and are growing behind a wall (whitch is about a foot tall). any tips as to where i may be going wrong?
I have quite a clay based soil if this makes any difference

[Charlotte Sometimes]

I am hoping for you that it is just new growth.  New leaves are light green, and all my box have put on a sudden growth spurt recently of which is quite yellowy.  I guess you only have to worry if they start to look withered an so on.

Monty Don was talking about a box virus which is going round though.  New thing.  There might be something on the beeb's GW web site about it.   Unfortunately I can't remember the symptoms now.  Head like a sieve.  :P

[Georgie]

Like Charlotte, I think it could be the new growth.  But if the leaves are definately yellow as opposed to pale green, then it could be magnesium deficiency.  You could try giving them a liberal spray with either Epsom Salts or liquid seaweed.  Neither will do any harm and who knows, it might even cure it.

I heard last year about some kind of box disease but IIRC that made the leaves go brown, not yellow.

G xx