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How to bring a plant back to life

Hello,

 

            Can you tell me how to bring my plant back to life.   I live in North Bondi NSW and have a murraya tree which has been healthy and beautiful for many years.  It has grown happily to a height of about 2.5 metres and has produced lovely white flowers every year.  Recently a friend told me that using coffee grounds as a fertilizer will add to its health and vitality- Wrong!- the tree has now become very sick.  All the leaves have turned a sickly yellow colour and the branches are all now pale and brittle.  It looks like its dying.  Is there anything I can do to restore it to its former beautiful self, or is it too late....please help..Jennifer.

 

Answer:

 

Hi Jennifer,

 

                It is hard to say at this point what is doing the damage.   But you would have to be thinking that the coffee grounds have something to do with it.   I have heard nothing about coffee grounds being a good fertilizer.  What you can do is the following;  Purchase some wetting agent, liquid form is best at this stage and treat the soil a number of times over a few months.  Also use some Seasol this will help the roots develop.  Use some liquid fertiliser every three weeks.  Thrive is a good brand.    I would also check the soil pH it is possible the coffee grounds may have made the soil extra acid, so water as much as possible to flush out the effect.

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