On Sun, 20 Jun 2004 18:24:28 +0000, Ron H wrote:

I have a large hanging basket full of geraniums that was blooming nicely
but has stopped setting blooms. The foliage looks great but new buds
turn brown and fall off before they open...... what's wrong?


Ron H.

Good day Ron. I highly suspect that you have botrytis. I had to deal with
it a lot when I worked in the nursery. The link:
http://pep.wsu.edu/hortsense/
Click on Ornamentals Geranium


Quote from the page....
Biology
Botrytis is a fungus which thrives under mild environmental conditions.
Brown, water-soaked areas appear on leaves and petals. The spots soon dry
out and become covered with gray-brown masses of fungal growth. Flowers
wilt and drop. Brown leaf lesions often result after petals drop on
leaves. Stock plants may show a stem blight.

Management Options
Select Non-chemical Management Options as Your First Choice!!

* An integrated strategy combining environmental management, cultural
practices, and fungicides will best manage this disease. * Increase
spacing between plants.
* Remove and burn infected leaves.
* Water at base of plants and/or with drip irrigation, do not wet
foliage.