petunia ?
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Posted: Jun/14/2006 2:21 PM PST
nc, you have to dead head Petunias to keep the blooms coming so you did the right thing in giving it a haircut. Once it comes back into bloom remember to pick off the dead blooms and you should have a constant show of flowers. |
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Posted: Jun/14/2006 2:27 PM PST
I do dead head almost everyday. I guess i missed a few. I'll try harder..LOL I'm never sure if I'm dead heading right , i pinch back behind the flower sometimes going back a few. Is that right. The dirt in the pot is very hard, should i poke holes in it? Probably not today with the monsoon we are having. Man alive it's coming down hard and sideways. This was a bigger storm than i realized. |
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Posted: Jun/14/2006 1:11 PM PST
My husband gave me a hanging basket for my b-day on April 3oth of petunias and something i have no idea, but my petunias have gone to seed already . Is this from drying out, and will it produce more flowers. I just gave it a haircut to encourage more blooms and I'm not sure if i should have.It is sitting on the left in the picture , kinda hard to see and was right after he gave it to me. :banana-wa Attachments:  |
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Posted: Jun/14/2006 3:30 PM PST
You don't want to let them get dried out. Good that you have the rain. I was going to suggest that you soak the whole pot in water and start again watering daily with just a tad of fertilizer in the water. In the hot weather they dry out quickly. |
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Posted: Jun/14/2006 4:45 PM PST
It is hard to keep it wet, i water everyday in am but forget sometimes to check it at night. I think the pot is just to small and it is very rootbound, i mean the dirt is not really dirt. it is more like a brick. Thanks Michelle |
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Posted: Jun/14/2006 5:32 PM PST
I would try transplanting it then. There's a moisture mix that you could buy that may help with the watering issue. I use it in my planters as they dry out so quickly and I'm a tad lazy on the watering. 
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Posted: Jun/16/2006 1:38 AM PST
I think you're dead heading correctly. That's how I do it. I did hear that just taking off the spent bloom does nothing but keep the plant neat....and doesn't encourage more blooms. |
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Posted: Jun/16/2006 10:45 AM PST
When I get apot of putinias I take them out of the pot right away and cut the root ball in 4 peices and repot them in 4 pots this way you don't have to worry about them being root bound (which they usually are from the nursery) and I get 4 healthy plants for the price of one. swindyi |
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Posted: Jun/16/2006 6:33 PM PST
Great idea swindyi, i just don't have any more room for three more plants. I'm out of pots and don't want to buy more til fall when they are dirt cheap. But i will definitely do that next year. I think it is bouncing back. i am keeping it more wet so i think that will do it... thanks a bunch. Michelle |
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Posted: Jun/21/2006 6:29 AM PST
Quote: Originally posted by ncgardengirl It is hard to keep it wet, i water everyday in am but forget sometimes to check it at night. I think the pot is just to small and [B]it is very rootbound, i mean the dirt is not really dirt. it is more like a brick. [/B]ThanksMichelle That is the problem; they are rootbound. The roots are taking up far too much room in the pot and there's no room for the soil to hold the moisture you're trying to give it. Take the plant w/rootmass out of the pot. Divide the plant, by cutting through the rootmass, into three or four pieces. With each section make a crosscut in the shape of an + about 3/4ths of the way through the root mass. This will give you four sections of roots for each piece. With your hands, spread the four sections of roots apart. Transplant the four pieces into four separate containers with plenty of room for the roots to flourish. Look for containers at yard/garage sales where they're cheap. Be imaginative in what you use for growing "pots", but be sure they have drainage holes in their bottoms. |
