Vox Humana wrote:
"Sue in Western Maine" wrote in message
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Marci, I've posted before that I really do hate petunias. Nothing

against

how pretty they look when well grown and tended, thats not the point. For
ME, petunias are just tooo darned co-dependant and not worth the effort to
coddle with pinching spent blooms practically daily.


I've had mixed success with petunias. So far this year they look good, but
you never know what tomorrow will bring. I see beautiful mass plantings of
petunias planted on retail and commercial properties and I know that they
get no attention. I water and dead-head mine and more often than not, they
end up looking like hell.

I think petunias' natural habitat must bear a striking resemblance to a
gas station parking lot, since that seems to be where they thrive the
best. Yours are probably not getting enough exhaust fumes and
window-cleaner overspray.