But this one is not happy, while it was almost as big as above one, a month ago. It's planted in the existing soil, with added compost as feed, and sand for permeability. Alas, only sadness. Losing leaves, sad flowers, blackening as a bud. Same for thyme, trumpet vine (campsis), and Bengal Clock vine (thumbergia grandiflora). The local soil here is some sort of clay. A bit like concrete in the dry season. Draining: no. The localos are sort of lyrical about it, but that's localos. I think it's quite rubbish for frangipani, and was worried about it for my frangipanis from the start. They like a well-drained soil. Clay gives them wet feet, losing leaves and black flower buds.
What to do. Well, you buy 10 80-liter bags of Compo Sana Universal @ 15€, dig out the old soil, and in the new.
And see:
And now hope all frangipanis will look like they should:
It looks like a small ditch that was dug out, but it's about 1 m³, and lots of wheelbarrow loads. Sweaty job.
And now it's raining, which is nice.
And now hope all frangipanis will look like they should:
It looks like a small ditch that was dug out, but it's about 1 m³, and lots of wheelbarrow loads. Sweaty job.
And now it's raining, which is nice.
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