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  • Answered by
    Nikki on
    June 8, 2011
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  • Answered by
    Nikki on
    June 15, 2011
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    This article should help with your rhododendron: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/rhododendron/pruning-rhododendrons.htm

    As for the peach tree, this sounds like a pollination issue. If the flowers are not pollinated, the tree will shed them when they are small. These articles may help you:
    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/beneficial/insect-pollination-process.htm
    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/beneficial/creating-a-pollinator-garden.htm

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    Nikki on
    June 16, 2011
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    It is probably a phosphorous deficiency. Add a phosphorous rich fertilizer to the soil around it. Here is more information: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/soil-fertilizers/phosphorus-plant-growth.htm

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    Nikki on
    June 17, 2011
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    A balanced fertilizer or an azalea/rhododendron specific fertilizer will work fine. You can also use a fertilizer for acid loving plants, such as organic cottonseed meal. They like yearly fertilizing either in late fall or early spring.

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    Elainaeb on
    June 16, 2011
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    I usually fertilize my Rhodie in Spring and Fall. I mulch it with pine needles, and water with Miracid. It blooms for me every spring, so I guess I'm doing something right. Hope this helps.

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    Nikki on
    August 15, 2011
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    Rhododendrons do not have the ability to change their blossom colors like hydrangea. This is unique to hydrangea. Rhododendron prefer a more acid soil and will do better is you provide them with this.

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    Nikki on
    August 30, 2011
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    Contrary to what many people say, it will not hurt the shrub to prune it back. It is true, however, that blooms may not appear until the following season (or later). This should not be a deterrent since right now the goal is to get the shrub in the ground as soon as possible. You may want to amend the soil with organic matter beforehand since red clay is not a happy growing medium for these plants.

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