I live in Fallbrook, north county San Diego and have been gone the last several days so I don't know what the weather has been like...but I do know before I left it was hotter than heck. Did they get enough water during the hot period????


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Maybe Bill's page will help out. BOP from Bill's write up

When my parents had them they were in full sun most of the day....we only watered them maybe once a week...if hot maybe twice weekly. Bill recommends fertilizer but we only fertilized maybe 4 times per year if that. They were monster BOP. I agree with cutting out the dead or dying stuff....once the leaf starts going they don't come back. I have a feeling it was just tooo hot during that spell and not enough water. I have a feeling you are watering a little too much at this point but maybe the soil was just tooo dry and needed a good soaking....after it starts coming back try and reduce the water to maybe twice a week but make sure it is deep watered. If your child leaves the hose alone long enough maybe set it on a trinkle and let it go for awhile twice weekly. If you have real sandy soil it may just be leaching right through and couldn't grab the water fast enough.

Keep us updated on your BOP condition....just attach it right to the bottom of this post.


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