Stephen Henning wrote:


Too much shade or too much fertilizer.


Or possibly the previous owner
pruned the azaleas in mid summer and cut off all the flower buds.

i had pruned the peas and carrots that came from that woman who was my
boss

That
is highly likely since they may have done the pruning to enhance the
appearance of the property to help sell it.

well if anything strange exists, you ought to find it
.. there are some things, i am sure,
that are better left not found, tho.


These are the two possibilities.
1) the plants aren't setting flower buds
2) they are setting flower buds, but the flower buds aren't surviving.

1) Failure to set flower buds may be a sign of too much health and vigor
in a plant. One solution my be to prune the roots by cutting around the
plant with a spade or moving the plant. This will check foliage growth
and encourage production of flower buds. Application of nitrogen rich
fertilizers are the main cause of vigor which suppresses flower bud
production. Deadheading flowers as soon as they wilt can promote flower
bud production. Too much shade, a cool wet summer, or inadequate
phosphorus or potassium in the soil may also suppress flower bud
production. There are a number of other reasons for a lack of flowers.
The effect of each variable depends upon the variety of the plant. The
effects include:

* Sun & Shade. Some rhododendrons need full sun to bloom and others
can take fairly dense shade. In general, the more sun the more flower
buds but also the greater exposure to damage from desiccation in summer
or winter. More shade produces tall spindly foliage and less flowers.
* Fertilizing. Nitrogen promotes leaf and branch growth and
discourages flower bud production.

how was the food? if you do this how does it taste

It can also force late season growth
that gets killed or stunted by frost damage.

i have been working on it. it should be done
by the end of the week and up next week.

Phosphorus promotes flower
bud production and hardiness. Potassium is necessary for well being.
* Pruning. The buds are formed in mid summer to early fall so
pruning then or later is not advisable since it will remove flower buds.
New leaf buds will form in the spring, but new flower buds won't form
until the next year.
* Variety. Some plants will never bloom. Some rhododendrons that
come from the seed of a hybrid plant will look good but will never
produce flowers or will produce very poor flowers. To come true to the
parent plant, a hybrid may be propagated by cuttings or tissue culture
but not from seed. A good hybrid seedling only comes about once in a
while. For that reason it is important to know that you are getting a
good named variety or a good species.
* Weather. Cold weather can kill flower buds. Usually you see the
brown buds in the spring.

the weekend coming will be dedicated to this film.