Portuguese laurel hedge problem

phildenny

Hi all. Planted a Portuguese laurel hedge from pots last summer and it's not doing well. It's against a wall, east facing. Was kept watered and has landscaping fabric to stop weeds. anyone have any ideas about what's wrong? Pic below.

10-10-20

A few tips here (see "General Problems with Portuguese Laurel Hedging"), but you appear to have shot-hole in last-years growth and stunted growth.
https://hylandsnursery.ie/portuguese-laurel-hedging/

Are they planted too deep? What are the general ground conditions like, could the soil be generally water-logged?

The Continental Op

Sorry I know I'm becoming a bit of a broken record but have to ask did anyone spray near it, either selective weedkiller on the lawn or glyposate around the base of the hedge or even in the field over the wall?

biddyearley

Looks like powdery mildew. It will eventually recover.

https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?pid=568

phildenny

Thanks for replies. Don't think area was sprayed. Looks like shothole from the article linked. Don't see any mildew on it.

Doctors room ghost

Give it a good feed of 7-6-17