thanks for all your help folks. I am down to about 4 leaves now. The plant has about 4 ft. of thick stem and is in a 14" stone (plaster like) pot. It is growing about 3 feet from my house wall that is wood clapboard painted cream. I have not changed out any soil this season and I am going to try that next. It really only gets sun 'till about 1pm. I am using my moisture meter more and monitoring water and miracle gro. It is now a quest.
