Plant story

I have known for a long time that something was funky about the soil near my clothesline posts. When we first started on our house project we needed to move a rhubarb patch because it was in the way of placing our RV sites. So naturally Butch and I disagreed on where we should put the Rhubarb patches. So to keep us both happy I placed a chunk of rhubarb near the clothesline while Butch put a chunk north near the property line. His flourished and mine struggled and finally died.

Next event was a clematis that I wanted to place near the west pole of the clothesline. It has been there for several years now and it has never been healthy, always looking like it was clinging to life on a thread.

The latest event was my recently planted honeysuckle vine, planted near the east clothesline pole and it started out looking great. Then I noticed the leaves were turning yellow and looking very wilted. I knew it was getting enough water so next, I thought perhaps the roots needed to be shaded like a clematis but it still looked sick. My last attempt to rescue it is to dig it up and put it into a bucket with fresh potting soil. I think I may have waited too long. Time will tell
Finally, I turned to the Internet and I think I have discovered the problem. Lack of nitrogen in the soil!!! The soil in the backyard has never been good quality but I had no idea it was as bad as it is.  We are in need of some animal manure so bring that horse or cow on by and let them drop that good ol' nitrogen in our backyard. Trust me I never thought those words would ever leave my mouth!!