Save Podocarpus from Dying | How to Keep Browning Podocarpus Alive |

Podocarpus are one of my all time favorite plants. Unfortunately, without proper care in the early months and years of planting them they can brown and die. They need full sun and plenty of water with adequate draining. Their browning can be for a few reasons according to my landscaper who is a certified horticulturalist: 1) too much water, 2) too little water, 3) diseased.
If your branches are browning one or two at a time, from the tips down, we can help you! It's as easy as cutting off the dried out, browning branches to give the healthy branches a chance to continue growing.
Sticking your finger into the soil can tell you if it's too dry. If you feel dusty, dried out dirt and soil, you likely need more water. You can dig them up and soak them in a 5 gallon bucket of water for a few hours before drying them off a bit and re-planting them.
Materials:
Fiskars Pruning Shears - amzn.to/3PAucl6
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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
00:28 - Removing partial dead branches
2:39 - Remove full branches
3:04 - Testing for dampness
4:41 - Additional care options
5:17 - Dead twig vs. healthy twig
6:38 - Final thoughts
#podocarpus #lawncare #shrubs

[@TheDIYrealtor]

Materials: Fiskars Pruning Shears - amzn.to/3PAucl6 Subscribe to the DIY Realtor: kzbin.info/door/6ihWfY97WRpVjlJIkw-idQ

[@kcwilliams24]

Great info

[@TheDIYrealtor]

Glad you think so!

[@daisy00173]

Thats the confusion too much or too little water.

[@TheDIYrealtor]

You have to stick your fingers into the dirt at the base by the roots. If it’s dry and the dirt is dusty, you do not have enough water. Too much water is hard to do unless you’re just drowning it every day with no sunlight!