Southwest Gardening: Wow...Lotsa new names...and then there's the rest of ya., 5 by jkochan

jkochan wrote:
Hello Ladies, I started two weeks ago to reclaim the yard. The neighborhood cats had turned my front main flower bed into the worlds largest litter box. Nothing would keep them out. Tried scarecrow type sprinklers, pepper, ammonia. Finally had to give up the idea of having a nice loamy flowerbed for bulbs and stuff. I planted a couple of shrubs and planted 5 tons of rock on top. It took four days and a tube of Aspercreme, but the dissatisfied reaction of the little beasties has made it worth while. Pictures are before and after. The current battles is a Chlorosis condition in my Little John B.Brush and HK Orchid. Pic. 3 one of the five and is doing great. Pic 4 is 2 feet away...The others are in varying degrees, the same or a little better. I've been treating the tree and B.Brush with Chelated Iron and acidifying the soil to try to raise the pH. Do you think they are too far gone?