On Mon, 7 Jun 2004 11:27:22 +0100, Bjazz68 wrote:

Hi, Last summer during the heat wave, all my Fuchsias on my balcony withered
and died, even though I tried to keep them cool with spraying.
Can anyone tell me what the maximum full sun temperature that they can
tolerate outdoors is?. And do you have any 'high temperature' tips please?
I live in London.

It sounds like your balcony must face south or west so it gets a
great deal of sun.

Were the *pots* exposed to full sun? If so, what killed your
fuchsias may have been the soil overheating and in effect cooking
the roots.

You might try cobbling together a light wooden frame to place the
pots in. It doesn't need a bottom -- it's there to shade the
pots, not hold water or soil.

The more delicate cultivars may still get leaf scorch even with
the pot shaded.

PS: I see someone else has suggested fuchsia cultivars
originating in California, in the belief that these can handle
more sun. I'm not su the best areas for fuchsias in California
are close to the coast where fogs and mists are common and the
temperature never much gets very high or very low.


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Rodger Whitlock
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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