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Leggy pansies

Slow-wormSlow-worm Posts: 1,630
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I buy violas or pansies every year for pots, but they always go leggy very quickly, no matter what soil or position/aspect they're in, what am I doing wrong, and can I cut them back mid flowering?

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  • RoddersUKRoddersUK Posts: 537
    Leggy, but still flowering? A photo would help.
    I find if you squeeze them in too much, they grow tall too out compete everything else, give them some space and they spread.

    Yes, I cut mine down, give them a few weeks and they should pick up again.
  • PlantmindedPlantminded Posts: 3,580
    If you are using fresh compost, don't feed them as well, there'll be enough nutrients in the compost to keep them going.  Overfeeding can cause them to bolt.
    Wirral. Sandy, free draining soil.


  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
    edited June 2022
    They don't like warm weather. Better grown in the colder months. I never feed them
    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
  • UffUff Posts: 3,199
    I've cut 2 pots back today as they were getting leggy. I do this every year and they grow back and last until late autumn. 




    SW SCOTLAND but born in Derbyshire
  • Slow-wormSlow-worm Posts: 1,630
    Thank you all.
    I never feed them. One pot is in last year's compost, one is in garden soil. I don't think they're overcrowded, there's plenty of space between each plant, but I will check the roots. I keep them shaded in the afternoon.
    I'll chop them back and put them somewhere cooler though. 👍


  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Cool and damp is the preferred site. The main problem with that is that it's also the preferred site for slugs  :D
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • Slow-wormSlow-worm Posts: 1,630
    Fairygirl said:
    Cool and damp is the preferred site. The main problem with that is that it's also the preferred site for slugs  :D
    Thanks 👍
    I copper tape the pots, one was in Slug Central for a couple of years with no bother, hurrah! 😄
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