Allotment Gardening Advice Help Chat
Growing => General Gardening => Topic started by: mrs bouquet on April 08, 2019, 11:20
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I have not grown these for a long time, due to mould. Are new varieties more resistant, or do you know of a way to put these into hanging baskets and not get mould ! ? Thank you, Mrs Bouquet
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I don't know what variety you where growing because we had no problems with our petunia in hanging baskets and we make around 20 baskets a year we do our baskets with a basket liner MP compost some wetting agent and a slow release food just had this years petunia plugs delivered the variety Fanfare rose rim I know the weather can make a difference to petunias but as I said we haven't had any probs
so get a good variety and give it another go good luck RW
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Yes, I buy trailing petunia plugs at around £17 for 170 from Jersey Plants and grow them on in greenhouse before planting them in baskets/troughs etc and have never had a hint of mould
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Right Guys, thanks for your replies, I shall have to buy my plugs from a different source, and watch out for mildew and black fly as well. Mrs Bouquet
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Yes, I buy trailing petunia plugs at around £17 for 170 from Jersey Plants and grow them on in greenhouse before planting them in baskets/troughs etc and have never had a hint of mould
I got a selection of different-coloured and scented ones from there. They arrived very well packed and in one of those clear plastic root-trainer jobbies which had a label on both sides to tell you what colour each plant was and they looked to be good quality too. I duly potted them up into one of those compartmental trays and they're looking still as good if not better!