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I have lots of geraniums in my small backyard, but hardly any flowers, just
long-legged stalks (with plenty of leaves). I like geraniums, but not sure
what I should be doing, so I can have more flowers and healthy looking
leaves.

thanks for any advice given
Katherine

jones wrote:
Just subscribed to this newsgroup, so sorry if this question has been asked
recently.

I have lots of geraniums in my small backyard, but hardly any flowers, just
long-legged stalks (with plenty of leaves). I like geraniums, but not sure
what I should be doing, so I can have more flowers and healthy looking
leaves.

thanks for any advice given
Katherine


tell us how you went when they do. We all get a kick when it works for
you and its good to get feed back.
I'd say full sun, cut them back occasionally, fertilise and water.

Try this link
http://www.flower-gardening-made-eas...geraniums.html

Come Winter... say June, pull them all out, chop off the top green parts and
stick them in the ground. Mulch the brown bottom bits.

They'll grow from there and produce nice flowers.

I'd say yours are old? When did u start growing them?

Thank you for the suggestions and the informative website from Jonno.

They are in full sun (one point to me).

But yes I admit, the soil is old, the plants are old, and I don't fertilise
them.
So really I am lucky they are still alive :-)

I can start by giving them a trim (more than I usually do).
Thanks again and I will keep in touch with progress.

BTW - does anyone have any names of fertiliser I can get from say, K-mart.
We don't have a nursery close by. The one we did have years ago, it was
bought out and an office block is in its place. It looks ugly.


"Wily Wilde" wrote
Come Winter... say June, pull them all out, chop off the top green parts
and stick them in the ground. Mulch the brown bottom bits.

They'll grow from there and produce nice flowers.

I'd say yours are old? When did u start growing them?

"jones" wrote in message
...
Thank you for the suggestions and the informative website from Jonno.

They are in full sun (one point to me).

But yes I admit, the soil is old, the plants are old, and I don't
fertilise them.
So really I am lucky they are still alive :-)

I can start by giving them a trim (more than I usually do).
Thanks again and I will keep in touch with progress.

BTW - does anyone have any names of fertiliser I can get from say,
K-mart. We don't have a nursery close by. The one we did have years ago,
it was bought out and an office block is in its place. It looks ugly.


"Wily Wilde" wrote
Come Winter... say June, pull them all out, chop off the top green parts
and stick them in the ground. Mulch the brown bottom bits.

They'll grow from there and produce nice flowers.

I'd say yours are old? When did u start growing them?





Try dilute Aquasol or Thrive or any general fertilizer for flowering plants
with a lowish nitrogen content.

jones wrote:
Thank you for the suggestions and the informative website from Jonno.

They are in full sun (one point to me).

But yes I admit, the soil is old, the plants are old, and I don't fertilise
them.
So really I am lucky they are still alive :-)

I can start by giving them a trim (more than I usually do).
Thanks again and I will keep in touch with progress.

BTW - does anyone have any names of fertiliser I can get from say, K-mart.
We don't have a nursery close by. The one we did have years ago, it was
bought out and an office block is in its place. It looks ugly.


"Wily Wilde" wrote
Come Winter... say June, pull them all out, chop off the top green parts
and stick them in the ground. Mulch the brown bottom bits.

They'll grow from there and produce nice flowers.

I'd say yours are old? When did u start growing them?




As suggested Liquid fertiliser (Aquasol Seasol or any cow manuse is
good, but better still a handful of lime and some fertiliser, but dont
over do it. A few hand fuls, and keep them well watered in the main
growing seasons. Spring and autumn.
Cut them back to more than half. Be ruthless. They will thank you for it.

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"jones" wrote:

Just subscribed to this newsgroup, so sorry if this question has been asked
recently.

I have lots of geraniums in my small backyard, but hardly any flowers, just
long-legged stalks (with plenty of leaves). I like geraniums, but not sure
what I should be doing, so I can have more flowers and healthy looking
leaves.

Temperate-climate gardeners should cut them back at the end of this month --
they get leggy over summer.

Other things to look at:
They like sunshine.
They're tough and don't need much in the way of fertilisers.

--
Chookie -- Sydney, Australia
(Replace "foulspambegone" with "optushome" to reply)

"Parenthood is like the modern stone washing process for denim jeans. You may
start out crisp, neat and tough, but you end up pale, limp and wrinkled."
Kerry Cue

"jones" wrote in message
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Just subscribed to this newsgroup, so sorry if this question has been
asked recently.

I have lots of geraniums in my small backyard, but hardly any flowers,
just long-legged stalks (with plenty of leaves). I like geraniums, but not
sure what I should be doing, so I can have more flowers and healthy
looking leaves.

thanks for any advice given
Katherine



I never fertilise mine, and they flower for most of the year. The key is to
cut them back by half every year... even into leafless stems. Now is the
best time to do it, although any time of the year is OK.

Cheers,
Neil.

neil wrote:
"jones" wrote in message
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Just subscribed to this newsgroup, so sorry if this question has been
asked recently.

I have lots of geraniums in my small backyard, but hardly any flowers,
just long-legged stalks (with plenty of leaves). I like geraniums, but not
sure what I should be doing, so I can have more flowers and healthy
looking leaves.

thanks for any advice given
Katherine



I never fertilise mine, and they flower for most of the year. The key is to
cut them back by half every year... even into leafless stems. Now is the
best time to do it, although any time of the year is OK.

Cheers,
Neil.


They will grow under most conditions, but soils differ and some soils
are not suited, hence the fertiliser helps...