The rust was more widespread than I thought, just in small patches but on a lot of leaves all over making it somewhat impractical to remove. If I were to cut it down quite a bit at this time of year should it still be ok next Spring even though that's when you're meant to do it?
As borderline says, replace the soil. Why worry about not watering the leaves, the rain gets on them they love it. If they’ve been in the same pot since spring they probably are pot bound. (Not that that’s a contributing factor), they like their roots free, don’t press the soil down hard around them and never put into a black pot, they like cool roots and black attracts the heat. Mine are now in quite large pots, probably 12 - 14” diameter.
Reviving this as I'd noticed it had rust again over a lot of leaves already. This is quite a pain in the backside I have to say. One of the new fuchsias I had close to it had the beginnings of it on only a handful of leaves so I hope I've caught that quickly enough.
Do you find once they're in the bigger pots you mention they tend to be a bit tougher in general?
There's another post I've found from 2014 where you mention you use the fungus spray that you use for roses, can you point me in the right direction? I was hoping to eventually get quite a lot of potted fuchsias so this would be good to prevent!
Also, would the plant being in sun for most of the day make them more susceptible?
I'm basing this on a Mrs. Popple plant that also got rust in the border last year that has sun almost all day and a Genii that is technically in full sun but at least a few hours less exposure.
Many of the hardy Fuchsias do better in semi-shaded cool areas where roots are not baked in sun. The smaller the plant, the less likely they can deal with the sun, so think about their positioning.
There are so many Fuchsias nowadays, it's very likely many are prone to rust. From my experience, Riccartonii performs well even with plenty of plants crowding it around the base. The soil should be moist and with a crumbly texture on the top to prevent splashing back and also creating an even cool temperature for the roots.
I tried growing a hardy Fuchsia in a pot and it did not go well. No matter how much I watered it, I felt it was struggling. But, it was in a sunnier position, so may be it was a combination.
I wonder if Genii is resistant? I have one in a pot and one in the ground, they're the only 2 out of 5 plants and 2 hanging baskets that do not have rust, touch wood.
I'm going to give a fungicide a go I think, nothing to lose as I get the feeling it's one step forward and two back when trying to remove affected leaves.
@Lyn can you remember what you used for your roses that worked?
I have since given up on roses, they just don’t do well here, probably too clean air. I don’t like using sprays so roses can go. At the moment there’s a couple just hanging on.
i havent had rust for a couple of years either, all seem fine so far, I think the hardy shrub types prefer to be in ground, I’ve got one climbing up an arch, about 7’ tall now, but it’s in the shade for most of the day. i think there comes a time when you have to accept there are plants that do not do well in your garden and forget about them.
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Looking closer at the 2 hanging baskets tonight, I have a mix of 2 types of fuchsia in each- Jack Shahan and Marinka in one, Jack Shahan and Mrs P Wood in the other.
It's only the Jack Shahan plants that actually have any rust, despite being in immediate proximity to the others. I shall keep an eye on them but hopefully that indicates which ones are more susceptible. I used only Marinka for the trailing variety last year and had no rust issues funnily enough. Either way, the baskets aren't out of control with it at least.
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The rust was more widespread than I thought, just in small patches but on a lot of leaves all over making it somewhat impractical to remove. If I were to cut it down quite a bit at this time of year should it still be ok next Spring even though that's when you're meant to do it?
Do you find once they're in the bigger pots you mention they tend to be a bit tougher in general?
There's another post I've found from 2014 where you mention you use the fungus spray that you use for roses, can you point me in the right direction? I was hoping to eventually get quite a lot of potted fuchsias so this would be good to prevent!
I'm basing this on a Mrs. Popple plant that also got rust in the border last year that has sun almost all day and a Genii that is technically in full sun but at least a few hours less exposure.
There are so many Fuchsias nowadays, it's very likely many are prone to rust. From my experience, Riccartonii performs well even with plenty of plants crowding it around the base. The soil should be moist and with a crumbly texture on the top to prevent splashing back and also creating an even cool temperature for the roots.
I tried growing a hardy Fuchsia in a pot and it did not go well. No matter how much I watered it, I felt it was struggling. But, it was in a sunnier position, so may be it was a combination.
I'm going to give a fungicide a go I think, nothing to lose as I get the feeling it's one step forward and two back when trying to remove affected leaves.
@Lyn can you remember what you used for your roses that worked?
i havent had rust for a couple of years either, all seem fine so far, I think the hardy shrub types prefer to be in ground, I’ve got one climbing up an arch, about 7’ tall now, but it’s in the shade for most of the day.
i think there comes a time when you have to accept there are plants that do not do well in your garden and forget about them.
Looking closer at the 2 hanging baskets tonight, I have a mix of 2 types of fuchsia in each- Jack Shahan and Marinka in one, Jack Shahan and Mrs P Wood in the other.
It's only the Jack Shahan plants that actually have any rust, despite being in immediate proximity to the others. I shall keep an eye on them but hopefully that indicates which ones are more susceptible. I used only Marinka for the trailing variety last year and had no rust issues funnily enough. Either way, the baskets aren't out of control with it at least.