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Sep 29, 2016 12:56 PM CST
Name: Elaine
Sarasota, Fl
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Ah ha, now we can see what you're dealing with - that burning on the edges of the leaves looks like fertilizer burn to me. So lesson learned on the sheep manure? Keep it outside, don't use it on houseplants! Even outside, it can burn plants if you use too much at once. Amend the soil with it, and let it sit for a couple of weeks before you plant.

On the E Ears, a really good flush with lots of water will help to get rid of the residual salts from the manure that are now left in the soil. They love water anyway, I've grown them IN my fish pond before. Then I'd wait a couple of weeks to see how your plants respond. If they begin putting up new leaves, use a commercial soluble fertilizer (you dissolve it into a watering can and apply it that way) at half strength. Your new leaves should come out nice and green without burned edges and tips.

If you don't see new growth within a month or so, either they're slowing down for winter or there is root damage that's going to take longer to recover from. Wait, water generously and don't fertilize at all until you see new leaves coming along.

Welcome to a fellow Canadian - I am transplanted here from Vancouver BC via Salt Lake City.
Elaine

"Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm." –Winston Churchill

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