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Hanging baskets

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  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,888

    at the risk of a lynch mob. Give up on hanging baskets.

    Devon.
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,888

    legging it now

    Devon.
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,888

    for every good hanging baskets ( window boxes, rockeries ) I see, I see hundreds of total horrors.

    Devon.
  • I've got 5 good ones and 8 not so good and 4 that I really need to take down as they contain nothing living.   The good ones are all north and west facing and situated on the house immediately adjacent and very handy to where my hose pipe is.     Funny thatimage

     

  • ERICS MUMERICS MUM Posts: 627

    Another vote for tomato food, the high potassium content produces more flowers than a general feed which contain more nitrogen for more leaves.

    I use a cheap tomato food by Doff, £1.99 from Home Bargains, it lasts the season for my small garden and does the trick as well as the more expensive advertised brands. I use regularly - every 5 days or so and it works a treat.

  • Beaus MumBeaus Mum Posts: 3,554

    I vote for miracle gro, when I have had yellowing hydrangeas, I have given them one watering cans worth and they recover their greeness so hopefully same for hanging baskets image

  • Didee8Didee8 Posts: 30

    Tomato food and Miracle gro it is then - I'm on my way to pick some up! Thanks for all the advice, I will definitely feedback any improvements.

  • HeftyHefty Posts: 370

    hey u say the flower heads dry up (etc) before opening, is it like this = http://www.gardenersworld.com/forum/problem-solving/various-problems--pics-included/765169.html

  • Didee8Didee8 Posts: 30

    yes similar to the top photo and some of the leaves looked mouldy.

  • HeftyHefty Posts: 370

    hmmm this is a mystery

    various random plants (new and old) get this, in my front and back garden, and then nxt door said they had this is the hanging baskets in their back garden.......really strange

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