[Kaytutt]

hello

I have 4 hanging baskets at the front of my house which is north facing but its a bungalow on the side of a mountain so there is good light with some direct sunlight morning and evening.

The baskets are watered daily and fed weekly and dead headed regularly, all baskets are flowering very well but the greenery is quite sparse making the plants look quite leggy and sad, what can I do to encourage more foilage growth?

[Yorkie]

What are the greenery plants?  Sometimes, pinching out the leading stem will make the plant bush up nearer the root.

[Kaytutt]

ive got some greenery plants which are trailing but im talking more of petunias in particular, lots of flowers but no leaves

[Yorkie]

I would try pinching out the ends of the petunias, it'll stop them getting any longer and thus looking more leggy, and it should stimulate more growth from lower down the stems.

[Kaytutt]

is there a food that is better for foliage growth than flowers? I'm feeding miracle grow but maybe need to top up with something else

[Yorkie]

I doubt that is the problem, but nitrogen is the fertiliser for good leaf growth so you would look for a fertiliser with a higher first number in the N:P:K ratio which will be shown somewhere on the label.

Potash is what is needed to stimulate flowers.

[Kaytutt]

Thanks Yorkie, I'll try a combination of pinching and nitrogen