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Calibrachoa

11 years ago

I have 3 long planter boxes on my deck which I planted calibrachoa in them thinking that since they were in the petunia family that they would be nice and bushy as well as cascading. I have found that the flowers are mostly on the ends of the trailer branches. The rest of the branch is skimpy and bare. How do I get them to fill out more?

Comments (2)

ginny12
11 years ago
If these are really callibrachoa (sp?), then they should be full of flowers if they have a few things:

Full sun or near to it
Warm weather--not the cold, rainy days we just had
Lots of liquid fertilizer like Miracle Gro

I fertilize every day with 1/4 teaspoon Miracle Gro in one gallon of water. Packed with flowers all season. These are wonderful plants, esp since there's no deadheading.

Good luck!
june81948
Original Author
11 years ago
yes they are in the sun.
We have had a lot of rain lately so maybe they got water logged. I have been using Miracle Gro Blossom Boost once a week. The rest of the week, just plain water. I guess I'll try fertilizing them more often and see what happens.
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