u/Zakoshi

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Help? White stuff at base of rhodo

I'm new at landscaping and I planted a few rhodo's at the front of my house. 2 of them seem great. This PJM elite looks worse for wear.

I bought a pH reader and it looks like the soil is too alkaline? I also noticed thready white stuff near the base of the plant.

I also cleared some mulch away from the stem and aerated around the base because the soil is quite wet from being mostly clay mixed with compost.

What is this white stuff? Can this be remedied? Would acidifying the soil help it?

u/Zakoshi — 5 days ago