Fuschias

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  1. Joyce Esau

    Joyce Esau Apprentice Gardener

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    I love them but never quite sure how many times to pinch them out :please:
     
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    Hopefully @Michael Hewett or @Anthony Rogers will see this and be able to answer your question Joyce. Both of them are particularly knowledgeable about fuchsias.
     
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    I pinch them out about twice. I think the less often you pinch them out the more lax the plant will be.
     
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    • Anthony Rogers

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      Also bear in mind that by pinching a single flowered one you delay flowering by around 6 to 8 weeks and a double flowered one by around 10 to 12 weeks.
       
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        No wonder my wilko plugs I bought are not flowering :doh::heehee:
         
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          A while back I bought this hardy fuchsia collection:

          http://www.jparkers.co.uk/18-hardy-fuchsia-collection-1013725c

          The plants arrived a few weeks ago and I planted them out in a suitable spot.

          The small plants look nice and healthy and a few have even produced very small red flower buds, BUT ........... the buds have all dropped off.

          Not sure why though - they're not too wet, not too dry, etc. Should I feed them perhaps?

          Thanks
           
        • Anthony Rogers

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          Hi MadHedger,

          Don't worry about the buds dropping off. You have to remember that they've been shut away in the dark for three or four days.

          You don't say if they're potted plants or plugs.....

          If they 're potted plants just put them in a shady place for about a week or so and let them acclimatise to having fresh air/ daylight etc.

          If they're plugs then I would usually give the following advice....... pot them into 3" pots for about a month to get a good root system before planting out in their permanent positions.

          However, I wouldn't recommend planting any hardy Fuchsia out permanently after the first wk of August as they won't have enough time to send down a taproot, and without the taproot they won't survive the Winter.
           
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