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Morning glory trouble

bazabaza Posts: 670

Hello Everyone ive just planted out morning glory and they are struggling why?

any ideas

Thanks

Baz

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  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    Too cold and windy?

    Or is that just in my area?



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • cairnsiecairnsie Posts: 388

    minimum night time temperatures are meant to be 10 degrees for morning glory. I have never been successful growing them. I think they would do well in greenhouse conservatory.

  • bazabaza Posts: 670
    All comments make sense the ones I put out are shrivelled up looks like I won't be growing these again with our unpredictable weather

    Thanks

    Baz
  • Blue OnionBlue Onion Posts: 2,995

    Sow them direct in a sunny location.  I grew the lovely blue variety a number of years ago supported by unfilled wires put up for a climbing rose.  

    Utah, USA.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,138

    I grew them successfully in large pots for several years in a small north-facing garden, training them up a teepee of canes.  I started them off on the kitchen windowsill, pricking out into fibre pots and keeping them indoors until at least the beginning of June - as they were in pots I could move them about in the garden, making sure they were getting as much sunshine as possible yet putting the pot in the garden shed at night to protect from the colder night temperatures until the weather warmed up. 

    Go on Baza, give them another go next year - they're sooooooo worth it image


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,138

    When OH was in student digs in Camberwell a Morning Glory made it's way through an airbrick at the top of his bedroom wall and into his bedroom where it flowered all summer image

    And those dark purple ones  with the star-shaped markings - fantasticimage


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,888

    My only trouble with " morning glory" is that I don't get enough of it.image

    Devon.
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