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fuschia drainage

Posted by organic_julie san diego, ca (My Page) on
Fri, May 19, 06 at 14:16

Hello-
I am a new gardener and just bought some snapdragons and a hanging fuschia plant yesterday. Since then, the flowers already looked wilted and I don't know what to do. I moved it from those ugly cheapo plastic containers into one of those hangers with moss. This is my question- the mossy hanger thing is lined with plastic and does not drain. Should I cut out the plastic and let the water to drain through? Would this explain why my flowers are already wilted after just one day of watering? Any help would be GREATLY appreciated.

Thanks-
julie


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RE: fuschia drainage

A wilted look is a trait of overwatering, so this may well be the problem.

Definitely cut holes in the plastic liner. I'd take the whole thing out myself, since one of the best features of moss and coco fiber lining is the drainage. However, since the plant's already in there, you can probably poke some holes into the liner from the underside of the basket.

You probably won't need to water your fuchsia as often as some of the folks on this forum. San Diego has more humidity than many of us do. (e.g., I was in Southern CA for 10 years, and I can promise you that we're much drier here in Utah.)

-Crazy


 
 

 

 


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