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Can I Grow Fuchsia's Indoors?
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Posted by twyla3 8 (My Page) on Fri, Jun 29, 07 at 20:03
| I live in zone 8 where the summers are hot and sticky humid. I have 2 Delta's Night,1 Dark eyes ,and 2 Blue Ribbon's. The Delta's night and Blue ribbon are fuchsia starts. I have a screened in carport and I have my Dark eyes out there and it seems to be doing fine.I had to cut it down to almost bear because it looked like it was dying but it's sprouting pretty little green leaves now and looks great. I'm just wondering How long it will look good though. My other four have been inside for now ,I recieved them by mail about 2 days ago.Anyway,just wondering if they would thrive inside if they had enough sunlight? Thanks to anyone who can help...
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RE: Can I Grow Fuchsia's Indoors?
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| Fuchsias as a rule don't do well as house plants. It's too warm and dry as a rule for Fuchsias to thrive. As long as long as your Fuchsias are getting enough light and it doesn't get too hot in your carport your Fuchsias should be O.K. A...... |
RE: Can I Grow Fuchsia's Indoors?
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| Thanks,I'll just keep them out on my carport then. How often should I fertilize and with what kind? What about watering also? How often is too often? It's pretty humid where I live and it's been about 92 degrees here lately..Thanks |
RE: Can I Grow Fuchsia's Indoors?
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| Right now I'm feeding my Fuchsias 20-20-20 half strength every two weeks, when I planted them up early in the spring I added some time release fertilizer to the potting mix. I have a lot of hanging baskets in a shade house, rather then climb up to check the soil for moisture I can tell by how heavy the basket feels as to whether it needs water. You don't want your basket or pot to dry out completely but the top inch should feel dry to the touch. More Fuchsias have been killed by over watering then not enough. I've done it myself. This is what I do, others might do it differently. Annette |
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