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Old 28-07-2004, 07:04 PM
Diane Epps
 
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Default Surfinia petunias help

My baskets and pots have been spectacular but now they are looking tired the
leaves are begining to yellow and they are very leggy. Can I cut back and
hope for a second coming!!!!


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Old 28-07-2004, 09:18 PM
Rodger Whitlock
 
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On Wed, 28 Jul 2004 17:06:01 GMT, Diane Epps wrote:

My baskets and pots have been spectacular but now they are looking tired the
leaves are begining to yellow and they are very leggy. Can I cut back and
hope for a second coming!!!!


Be sure to fertilize regularly; these "basket stuffers", as a
class, are fairly greedy and do far better on rich living than
poor.

Yellowing leaves sounds like possible over-watering.


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Rodger Whitlock
 
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On Wed, 28 Jul 2004 17:06:01 GMT, Diane Epps wrote:

My baskets and pots have been spectacular but now they are looking tired the
leaves are begining to yellow and they are very leggy. Can I cut back and
hope for a second coming!!!!


Be sure to fertilize regularly; these "basket stuffers", as a
class, are fairly greedy and do far better on rich living than
poor.

Yellowing leaves sounds like possible over-watering.


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Rodger Whitlock
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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"invalid" to "net" to reply by email]
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