I have placed this fuschia on my front porch which receives sun late in the day, western exposure. My back porch gets more sun morning through noon and I worry that it might be too hot back there for this plant with its eastern exposure.

It has very droopy yellow leaves so we transplanted from a wooden pot into a plastic pot and added some alfalfa meal to the soil but it does not seem to be doing any better.

I love fuschias and am determined to find the right spot for this plant without going broke first. help!

I’d follow the advice given above, and also make sure you have good drainage. (I always use terra cotta post, because of the porousness.) If the excess water can’t drain out of the pot, then the plant will drown.

If the watering scenario doesn’t appear to be the problem, then I’d suggest moving the plant. In my experience, the "shade" requirements of fuchsia are greatly overstated, esp. in northern climes. Also, afternoon sun is actually more intense than morning sun; thus your back porch may be "gentler" on the plant, even if it receives more hours of light in that location.

Finally, in my experience, fuchsia can take some heat. (They may not thrive, but don’t get sickly.) July and August in the Salt Lake Valley usually has temperatures in the upper 90s and even over 100, but my fuchsias do just fine. We’re very dry here, though. You have more humidity in Washington, so I don’t know if the temperature/humidity combination makes a difference.