Quote Originally Posted by sinkov View Post
Seeing as the footy is finished for the duration and it's Gardeners Question Time, I have a question. I have two box plants in identical pots, same soil, same feed, same watering routine, same position, everything identical, one is thriving, the other is looking decidedly worse for wear and I fear for it's long term future.

WTF is going on ? And more to the point, what do I do about it ?
I hate to tell you this mon ami but the one that is not thriving will not have created an extended root ball. I'll have a small wager you can pull it straight out of the pot with little or no resistance. It's a goner mon ami.

I've had 10 in a row on occasions and just one will die. A little tip for you, rotate the pots 180 degrees every couple of months and make sure you have feet under the pots, or they tend to get waterlogged and die.