dead hanging basket
Lyndsey55
Hi,
Does any one have any tips on how to perk up a dead hanging basket?! I
forgot to water it for a couple of days and its not looking very good!
Im a bit of a novice gardener...
Thank you!
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Lyndsey55
shazzbat
"Lyndsey55" <Lyndsey5...@gardenbanter.co.uk> wrote in message
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It's either not looking very well, or it's dead. If it's dead it's dead.
Empty it out and put it away for next year. If it's just droopy, you need to
get water into it. Just watering on top won't be enough, most runs
off/through. If it's possible, hang it up in a tank of water to soak up as
much as poss. Otherwise, water it several times, and site it out of the sun.
Steve
shazzbat
"shazzbat" <shaz...@spamlessness.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in message
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I should also have said, remove any flowers which have gone over and are
trying to set seed. This will make the plants produce more flowers.
Good luck
Steve
Jake
If it's over-dry, it's likely that the compost has crusted on the top.
If you think there's a chance of saving it, and you can get in between
the plants with something (a stick would do), try to break up the
surface of the compost a bit - this will allow more water to soak in
rather than run off. Then water gently and frequently (a little every
hour or so) for a day and it should rehydrate.
Cheers
Jake
kay
Take it down, fill a washing up bowl with water and put the basket in so
the root ball gets properly soaked. Keep it out of the sun while you do
this. You could also spray the foliage with water. Foliage should stop
being limp and start parking up within 24 hours or so. After 24 hours
take the basket out of the water and let excess water drain off. Some
plants will recover others won't, so you may have to do a bit of
emergency replanting.
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kay
Derek
<Lyndsey5...@gardenbanter.co.uk> wrote:
>Does any one have any tips on how to perk up a dead hanging basket?!
A squirt of washing up liqued in the water will help the peat to re
hytrate, agree with everything in the previous posts.
Thought for next year, use some of those water retaining crystals,
they work very well in my baskets.
Also large baskets are easier to keep flowering and looking good than
the normal small 12" ones.
Also think about where you are placing the baskets, a drying wind is
not good, and combined with a south facing wall and you will struggle.