Hello, everyone! I hope you are all enjoying your Thanksgiving holiday. I wish I could enjoy mine, but I am unfortunately stressing out as I watch my approximately 10 creeping Phlox plants die away right outside my window! What am I doing wrong?
I planted all of my Phlox over the summer. They were initially doing really well, and many still had flowers for months afterwards. But I noticed things taking a turn for the worse when the weather started to go back to our regularly scheduled rain. Now, 95% of all the Phlox I planted look soggy and pale, with what I suspect may be also some sort of insect infestation (I see small white flecks, like tiny salt particles, on some of the plants). Could it be that they were not established well enough before the wet of our winter set in, and the stress is causing them to be subjected to rot and bug infestation..? I thought that planting them in a tiered garden would be better for drainage, but I feel like it doesn't even matter at this point.
Out of everything in my garden that I planted this year, only the Phlox seem to be dying. Does anyone have luck with creeping Phlox? I LOVE the look of them, and I am so heartbroken that they are having such a hard time. I'd be surprised if 20% of them survived
Any suggestions on what I can try to do?
