Every year my potted petunias die after about 8 weeks i water them and make sure they have the right amount of everything but they just die. None of my other plants r dying so why do they always die.
How do i get my petunias to not die?
I live in Texas and have had petunias survive for 3 years without dying out (we had a few very mild winters). When they started looking shabby I cut them back to the newest set of leaves on each stem. I did this in the evening, after having watered good early in the day. It was quite interesting to see how they survived each season, although they were pretty shabby looking and had become more of an experiment than anything else, when they finally died out for good.
If your petunias are in pots, you might want to move them to a place where they are only getting the early morning sun. Late afternoon sun will burn them up pretty quick.
Petunias are very easy to grow from seed. You might get more, and longer, enjoyment out of the flowers if you planted the seeds yourself and witnessed the first blooms.
Reply:Your welcome. Good luck! Report It
Reply:Are you dead heading them right after it goes by? Do you have drainage in the bottom of the pot? If there is any life left in the roots and stems, cut them back to about 2" and they should start growing again.
Reply:Well, it depends where you live. I live in south east Texas and you cannot expect them to last through the summer here. The stores sell them much later than they should. The heat here is just too much no matter what you do. Maybe you live in too hot of an area as well?
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment