Petunia problem
 

Hi.
Wonder if anyone could help me here please.

Have had for approx 5 yrs now and take a few cuttings
most yrs and also over wintering mother plants.

Last yr had masses and masses of flowers.
The flower is almost fist size,a double Petunia.

This year when plants planted in baskets etc they
seemed to be doing fine,the last month or so the leaves
started going like this in one of the pictures then tend to
drop off,buds that were forming are now staying at
cherry size and do not grow any bigger.

Have 5 baskets with them in and 4 of them are badly
affected.
They have been watered and fed (Miragrow ?) as other yrs
but they appear to be dying.

Pics are of a heathy one (for now) and of typical leaf.
http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/784/p7300005.jpg


http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/614/p7300004.jpg

.................................................. .................................................. ..
This is how they were last yr
(2008)
http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/1136/p7190001.jpg

Not sure what link is which.
Thanks.
Baz

--
Thin the scum out.
Bring back hanging.

Petunia problem
 

Baz wrote
Wonder if anyone could help me here please.

Have had for approx 5 yrs now and take a few cuttings
most yrs and also over wintering mother plants.

Last yr had masses and masses of flowers.
The flower is almost fist size,a double Petunia.

This year when plants planted in baskets etc they
seemed to be doing fine,the last month or so the leaves
started going like this in one of the pictures then tend to
drop off,buds that were forming are now staying at
cherry size and do not grow any bigger.

Have 5 baskets with them in and 4 of them are badly
affected.
They have been watered and fed (Miragrow ?) as other yrs
but they appear to be dying.

Pics are of a heathy one (for now) and of typical leaf.
http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/784/p7300005.jpg


http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/614/p7300004.jpg

.................................................. .................................................. .
This is how they were last yr
(2008)
http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/1136/p7190001.jpg

Not sure what link is which.

The first thing is it's a Fuchsia not a Petunia.
Then I think you have a pest problem, probably Capsid Bugs, so you need to
get something to deal with them.

--
Regards
Bob Hobden
just W. of London

Petunia problem
 

On 2009-08-06 22:41:22 +0100, "ForeverArsenal" said:

Hi.
Wonder if anyone could help me here please.

Have had for approx 5 yrs now and take a few cuttings
most yrs and also over wintering mother plants.

Last yr had masses and masses of flowers.
The flower is almost fist size,a double Petunia.

This year when plants planted in baskets etc they
seemed to be doing fine,the last month or so the leaves
started going like this in one of the pictures then tend to
drop off,buds that were forming are now staying at
cherry size and do not grow any bigger.

Have 5 baskets with them in and 4 of them are badly
affected.
They have been watered and fed (Miragrow ?) as other yrs
but they appear to be dying.

Pics are of a heathy one (for now) and of typical leaf.
http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/784/p7300005.jpg


http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/614/p7300004.jpg

.................................................. .................................................. .
This

is how they were last yr
(2008)
http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/1136/p7190001.jpg

Not sure what link is which.
Thanks.
Baz

They're Fuchsias, not petunias. If all the leaves are like that I'd
burn them and start again, frankly.
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics.
South Devon

Petunia problem
 

"Bob Hobden" wrote in message
...

Baz wrote
Wonder if anyone could help me here please.

Have had for approx 5 yrs now and take a few cuttings
most yrs and also over wintering mother plants.

................................................. ...........................
The first thing is it's a Fuchsia not a Petunia.

--
Regards
Bob Hobden
Hi Bob and Sacha.
Thanks for replies.

How bloody stupid of me,real dum arse.

Indeed Fuchsias and have several different sortes.

Had been talking with wife about Petunia's and how the
rain messes them up,wife has wanted Petunia's in hanging
basket for yrs now but I've kept away from them after having
some really nice displays messed up with all the rain we get
and stick with the normally hardier Fuchsias.

Think I may take Sacha's advice and burn infected ones and
hope last heathy one will give me some cuttings later on.

Thanks again Baz.

Petunia problem
 

"ForeverArsenal" wrote in message
...
Hi.
Wonder if anyone could help me here please.

Have had for approx 5 yrs now and take a few cuttings
most yrs and also over wintering mother plants.
etc

I've never grown petunias from cuttings. Is it easy?
R.