mm4birds

Too much water killed most of these plants and I bet none dies from neglect but rather from too much attention. I found in my small experience that a shipped plant can take a long time to show signs of new growth. On average I would say that this time of year it could take 3-4 months before a new leaf flag starts to appear and during that time one has a tendency to want to water to stimulate growth especially since old leaves may shrivel and die in the plants attempt to conserve water until new roots appear. Doing this will usually rot any new fragile roots trying to come out and likely cause one to water more frequently. I mark the dormant flag leaf with a marker to see when growth is starting and then water sparingly. This does not mean I have not lost plants to rot but on the other hand my compost heap is a little larger.