rhododendron

Hi all this is my first post so here goes.

Took up gardening 3 years ago. I moved into a new property and went to work on a totally grassed garden. I dug a border round the grass it is heavy clay the real plasticine stuff. After nearly killing myself and developing tennis elbow I managed to clear about 18 inches deep. I then refilled it with a mixture of 50/50 general purpose compost and top soil.

I planted 2 dwarf bamboo plants (Fargesia Murielae 'Mae')last year which are doing fine. Last week I planted a rhododendron in the only place I had left behind the bamboo Approx 2ft away.

My question is should I enrich the soil around it to make it more acid (I did this to a sectioned off area with azalias and they thrived) or will it affect surounding plants. Should I remove the rhododendron. Or should I just leave it alone and take a chill pill.

The mix is a product bought from a well known garden centre / DIY shop for acid loving plants.

Any ideas would be appreciated.

Thanks Rob

 

The rhododendron will thrive better in an acid enriched soil, alternatively there are preperations on garden centre shelves for watering acid loving plants to alter the Ph

this shouldn't affect the bamboo's which would also benefit from an acid soil