Thank you for making this so clear. I keep looking for information like this and most people just don’t explain it like you do. You are such a pleasure to listen to! Looking forward to more of your videos.
OMG! I am so glad I found your video! You explained everything so well...and although I am 60 years old, I am just learning about flowers....and I have going on EXACTLY what you addressed! And I did not know about seed pods so I thank you for sharing what many people already know! Thank you, thank you! Can't wait to get my 2 down today and do some work on them...and I am going to take pics also. I cannot believe how they looked after 20 days! Its' crazy! THANK YOU!
Good morning Sandi! Thank you so much for watching and I am very happy my video was helpful! My Mom and Dad had such green thumbs and I was lucky to have them teach me a few tips to keep things looking fresh and alive. I hope your hanging baskets came back looking lovely! Thank you so much for your kind message and I hope you have a great day! 🌺
I watched this video and cut them once and was amazed and their regrowth. I came back to ask if it would work for a second cut. This answers my question- thanks!
Finally after numerous Videos someone showed up close and slowly that seed pods are not going to produce a Flower. I was doing it wrong for years thinking that those cute little pods were the beginning of a Flower Bloom. I just went out and got rid of many of them off several hanging plants, and can now distinguish/recognize the difference from Seed Pods to the ones that are forming a Flower Bloom. Thank you so much. :)
I repot mine with Miracle Grow potting soil, into 16 inch hemp shapes that fit into rot iron baskets and fertilize weekly. Glorious blooms all summer. Deadheading is important too.
You can strip the lower leaves on the branches you cut and stick them into some dirt or wet sphagnum moss and they will root and make new plants. I have a whole pot full of branches that rerooted of all different colors. They actually live quite well in just moss!
Thank you for this video. This is literally what I'm dealing with now. Will try this and hopefully I'll be able to rejuvenate my petunias. Your video provided a great visuals and was well explained.
I am a new gardner/flower potter this summer. It's been fun and frustrating. I made all the rookie mistakes but also have lost plants for seemingly no reason. They look great for a couple months then just die. We have had a hot summer here for CO...in the 90's evry day plus low humidity. Still my garden full of mostly annuals has done pretty well. I've lost 25-30% of everything I've planted from start of season. Normal? The perennials are so easy....maintenence free and do great. The annuals seem very tempermental. The pots have been especially challenging (for me). Not enough water too much water not enough feeding etc. Your video here was very helpful. My pots are hanging from my deck. Love them. I added drain holes in them because they weren't draning enough and getting soggy at the bottom. Good idea? I've learned a lot from folks like you and others. I'll do a lot better next summer. But I am surprised at how much attention a flower garden requires. If I wasn't retired I don't think I could do it justice.
Hi there Bill! It sounds like you are diving right into the gardening and loving it! Some years we get hit with every disease, fungus, and temperature fluctuation there is and have rough seasons with our plants, other years, everything looks great effortlessly , it seems! Last year, our roses were unstoppable, this year, the saw flies have almost devoured them no matter what we do! They are coming back now but they sure don't look as lovely as last season! I also love perennials as they seem to take care of themselves once established. Annuals require so much attention but are really pretty once they get going. The drainage holes in the baskets is a great idea as sometimes the holes in the pots we buy aren't enough...if they get water logged, the roots can rot, so extra drainage is smart! You are right, the flowers are temperamental and do require attention...they are like toddlers! 🤣 Thank you so much for watching and I hope you have a lovely day and great success in your gardens! 🌺
@@alanacawker-therusticwife Alana. Thanks for your response! haha Yes the annuals are exactly like small children. Between the pots and the garden I find myself out there every morning doing something.....pruning, rotating pots around so they get enough sun, extra waterng, feeding etc. But like you say....the annuals are the ones with all the color and look fabulous once established. Good to know from your rose story there are up and down years for everyone. I got clued in to bargain/clearance plants and reviving them. Thats a specialty by itself. Even if the plant doesn't survive I've been able to grow my larger pot collection for transplanting cheaply. As I said I'll be much more prepared next growing season. Here in Colorado gardening of any type shuts down in winter. Between the freezing cold and snow nothing grows. All the best !
I completely agree that petunias need to be cut back but I would make all cuts just above a leaf node, not below. This will help the plant to branch out and the cut is much less obvious.
Thaaank you for sharing ❤ I told my mom that I used to repot my petunia hanging baskets, with success! She says that re-potting them will KILL them, so I haven't done it with my petunias this season, and they're looking really "leggy!" I trimmed mine back about 3 weeks and use miracle gro bi-weekly; I'm noticing a difference already. Will repot this week! Thanks again for the tips! 🌸🏵
Thank you for the very easy info on taking care of these beautiful plants. Mine always look “seedy” halfway thru the summer and I never knew what to do to fix them. I will be doing this as soon as I get home today!
Video I watched before this said to "give them a light haircut" and showed nothing to demonstrate. Thank you for being informative and demonstrative! I don't know what a "light haircut" would look like otherwise and could have destroyed my plant! Saving this for future reference
@287christy Hi there! Thank you very much for watching and for your lovely comment! I'm very glad the video can be useful to you.. I hope your flower baskets continue to thrive and look beautiful! Take care and have a great evening!
Wow that was an amazing transformation very interesting hon I love flowers their so beautiful and heartwarming that was a lovely job I always had a flower garden when out on my own 6 feet wide 20 feet long and had everything from regular to even wild absolutely gorgeous it was and most of the seed I ordered from Ontario I forget the name of the company at that time loved them ( sorry couldn’t remember the name I was looking for) cultivated maybe????? To wild flowers…… thank you Alana
Growing season in Wisconsin is short. I try to cut back petunias on the 4th of July. Seems to help the pots last until our first frost, which is always too early.
Hi there! Our growing season seems short too...there is a fella that lives in the next town over and he seems to give his plants a haircut around that time too. His gardens are lovely! Thank you for watching and have a great evening!
Great video....however I have a question. I have an ongoing battle with my petunias. because I feel I may be overwatering. Your baskets look healthy, full and green. How often are you watering? I will water mine every 2-3 days and they will become limp and leaves turn brown at the bottom and eventually die.....they never get long enough to hang over the basket. What am I doing wrong, any help will be appreciated. I live in So Calif and the weather has been 90-100 degrees and I keep them lightly shaded because they wilt in direct hot sun, Thank you
Hi there Hector! I am so sorry I didn't see this message until now...by now, your petunias will be from last season but if you are planting some this year, perhaps water them daily in extreme heat like the gentleman stated below. Are the pots big enough for the root of the plant? Also, are there enough drainage holes to allow water to drain so the roots don't rot? I hope some of this helps and that you have beautiful petunia's this year! Take care and have a great day!
I don't usually buy petunia baskets, but I bought a beautiful, very full of white Petunias about 2 weeks ago from a Garden center.... I've been searching online for proper care, because just this week about half the blooms look wilted- I don't know why?! 😕 I've been watering daily (its been hot & humid) & I also added water soluble fertilizer.... Any thoughts on how the blooms would appear spent & wilted, after being so big & full when I just bought the basket??? 🤷♀️
@cheryljones2009 Hi there! I'm sorry that your hanging basket is looking wilted already! I bet it looked so pretty when you got it! It has been so hot here as well so I'm wondering if perhaps you need to water twice a day...is the soil drying out quickly after watering? Sometimes the water just runs through those pots and the plant doesn't get a proper drink...Or, is the plant being overwatered and the roots may be rotting? Are the leaves yellowing at all or brown spots appearing on the foliage? Perhaps you could trim the spent flowers back so the plant can direct it's energy to the new blooms. Also, check to see if the plant is root bound...sometimes the pots they were purchased in are too small. I hope this helps and that your beautiful flowers make a full recovery! Take care and thank you for watching! 🌻
@@alanacawker-therusticwife Hi, thank you so much for responding back! 👋 So guess what? Just this week I went back to the Garden Center where I bought the Petunia basket, I told the lady-- "maybe I can do an exchange or buy something else"... 🤷♀️ Oh my goodness, when I bought the petunia it was FULL of big white blooms!!! When I brought it back, the plant was still green- but only had like 3 blooms on it! 😣 I know I watered it daily + added fertilizer to give it a "boost", maybe it didn't get enough sunlight??? 🤔 We had some cloudy, rainy days & the petunia only got direct sunlight in the afternoon, not in the mornings.... What do you think???
Hi there....thank you very much for watching and for your kind message! I hope you were able to save your plant and that it is flourishing! Take care and have a lovely evening!
Hi there! Are you also noticing holes in your flowers too? If so, the green worms could be "budworm". The worms eat their way into the flower buds and back out again, which can cause the flowers to look deformed. If you can pick them off, do that but if there are too many, you can get try soapy water and if that doesn't do the trick, there is an insecticidal spray called "BT" (Bacillus Thuringiensis), which is supposed to be quite effective and is not harmful to bees. I hope that helps! Thank you for watching and have a lovely day! 🌻
Hi there! I am really sorry that I didn't respond to this sooner as I just saw it! Thank you very much for watching and for your lovely message! I do think it would work very well with million bells as the plants are very similar and I find million bells gets very weedy too! Good luck and thank you about my accent! It's funny, I never think I have one compared to everyone else! Lol!
My petunias are budding but they wilt before opening. What am I doing wrong? Also, some of the older flowers have holes in them. Something is eating them.
Hi there...I am very sorry my response is so late! I wonder if you have tobacco bud worms? The leaves will be ragged, the flower buds won't open and they chew holes at the base of the flower stem. They are little green worms and they sound really destructive! I wonder if you can check with your local nursery to see what will help or perhaps good ole dawn dish soap and water might do the trick? I hope that helps and may your flowers flourish! Take care and have a great day! 🌺
Hi there! Yep...give them a nice haircut that is somewhat even and round but you don't have to get it perfect. The flowers will fill in nicely for you! 🙂🌻
It's heartbreaking to be cutting off the pretty blooms. I always take off the leaves and put them in a vase for awhile. They'll last for a few days to enjoy in the house. But I really need to do this to all of mine. I'll be leaving on a vacation in a few weeks so I'm hoping when I get back they will have begun to pop color again for me. 🤞
Goodmorning! I agree...it hurts my heart to cut those blooms off so putting them in a vase in a great idea! Thinning vegetable seedlings in the garden always makes me sad too! Thank you for watching and I hope you have a lovely day! 🌻
@@alanacawker-therusticwife I did one of my petunia baskets today and truth be told I could not cut it back probably as far as I should have. But did give it quite a haircut. Going to take some of the blooms into the nursing home where I volunteer at the gift shop. They have a table for free garden things so I always like to contribute to that when I can.
I notice on your video when you are actually cutting the stems back there are a lot of seed pods on the stems. Evidently your dont cut your spent blooms back to the stem. I find as you said the seed pods take from the strength of the plant.
Good morning! I don't go through the hanging baskets and dead head every stem once they get really big. There are just too many flowers at that point...I have 10 gardens to look after and I work as well so I just don't have time to go through and dead had every flower, so that's why I eventually cut everything back. There are seed pods left but overall the plant comes back nice and full. Thank you for watching...take care and have a great weekend!
It doesn’t look as though these petunias were “deadheaded” (removing dying flowers and their seed pod) throughout their bloom period. Is that just a matter of not having the time to do it or a conscious choice not to?
@loretta6010 Hi there! I didn't end up repotting them...just left them in the original pots and gave them a trim and watered them with some fertilizer. I hope that helps! Thank you for watching and have a great day!
Hi there...thank you very much for watching! I didn't re pot this time just gave them as trim as the roots seemed to have enough room. I think the old blooms really take up so much energy and nutrients so the trim seemed to do the trick.
My flowers are soooo sticky. And now the leaves are also super sticky. They are so sticky they just curl up as if they are too sticky to even open up. It’s all the off shoots that are like this. This flower was sooo beautiful and brought a hummingbird to my porch for the first time in 15 years. 😢😢
Hi there...I am really sorry that I missed this message and I am so late to reply! Petunias are naturally sticky as they secrete a sticky substance to defend themselves against pests like aphids. BUT, they sound like they are overly sticky which could mean that they are infested with aphids already. Aphids suck the juices from the plant and secrete a sticky substance called honeydew, which can cause the leaves to curl and the flowers to not open. The plant will definitely be struggling if aphids are present and doing damage. You can spray the plant daily with water to remove the aphids, especially the underside of the leaves or you can spray the plant with a diluted dish soap solution. I hope this helps and your flowers flourish again! Thank you for watching and I hope you have a great evening!
Hi there! You can trim them a few times through the summer but since they take a bit to grow back, be careful not to cut too heavily toward the end of the season. I hope that helps! Take care and have a lovely day!
Thanks, I did cut them midd summer out in the garden and potted the cuttings inside. They never bloomed and half the cuttings also died. Now almost a year after in early June the cuttings only flowering if I let them grow tall otherwise they die if I cut them down as you showed here. What have I done wrong? I did use an organic fertiliser as instructions but no luck so far 😢
Hi there! I shouldn't have used that word (although I did say it about 80 times! 😄) I guess I was comparing it to when my flower beds do get overgrown, everything looks gangly and "weedy". Thank you for watching and have a great Sunday! 🌻
@@Tammy-vy6oi Hi Tammy! Thank you very much for your kindness...you are very thoughtful! Also, thank you for watching too...take care and have a lovely evening! 😊
Thanks, finally after watching more than 50 videos now I can differentiate between seed pods and flower blooms .
Hi there! Thank you very much for watching and for your message! I'm glad my video could help...have a wonderful day!
Thank you for making this so clear. I keep looking for information like this and most people just don’t explain it like you do. You are such a pleasure to listen to! Looking forward to more of your videos.
Thank you very much for watching and also for your kind message....you have made my day! Take care and I hope you have a lovely afternoon! 🙂
OMG! I am so glad I found your video! You explained everything so well...and although I am 60 years old, I am just learning about flowers....and I have going on EXACTLY what you addressed! And I did not know about seed pods so I thank you for sharing what many people already know! Thank you, thank you! Can't wait to get my 2 down today and do some work on them...and I am going to take pics also. I cannot believe how they looked after 20 days! Its' crazy! THANK YOU!
Good morning Sandi! Thank you so much for watching and I am very happy my video was helpful! My Mom and Dad had such green thumbs and I was lucky to have them teach me a few tips to keep things looking fresh and alive. I hope your hanging baskets came back looking lovely! Thank you so much for your kind message and I hope you have a great day! 🌺
Thanks for showing us the end results. My goodness what a difference three to four weeks makes!
Hi there! Thank you so much for watching and for your kind message! Take care and have a great day!
Petunias LOVE a drastic haircut!😃
I chop mine off several times each summer.✂️
Hi there! I bet your petunias stay lovely and fresh all season long! They are such a pretty flower too🌺 Take care and have a great day!
I watched this video and cut them once and was amazed and their regrowth. I came back to ask if it would work for a second cut. This answers my question- thanks!
Finally after numerous Videos someone showed up close and slowly that seed pods are not going to produce a Flower. I was doing it wrong for years thinking that those cute little pods were the beginning of a Flower Bloom. I just went out and got rid of many of them off several hanging plants, and can now distinguish/recognize the difference from Seed Pods to the ones that are forming a Flower Bloom. Thank you so much. :)
I propagated the stems I cut off and now I am growing some clones of the mommy plant! Definitely much quicker than waiting on the seeds😞
This is awesome! Thank you! I finally can care for the petunias!!!
Hi there! Thank you very much for watching and for your lovely message! Take care and have a great night! 😊
Thanks for the great video on pruning petunias, seed pods, and new flower growth. Your baskets look gorgeous!
I repot mine with Miracle Grow potting soil, into 16 inch hemp shapes that fit into rot iron baskets and fertilize weekly. Glorious blooms all summer. Deadheading is important too.
You can strip the lower leaves on the branches you cut and stick them into some dirt or wet sphagnum moss and they will root and make new plants. I have a whole pot full of branches that rerooted of all different colors. They actually live quite well in just moss!
Hi there...that is a great idea! Excellent tip to save money too! Thank you for watching and also for sharing!
Thank you for explaining the seed pods vs new buds and where to trim the leggy part down to on the plant.
Hi there! You are very welcome...thank you for watching and also for your kind message! Take care and have great day! 🌺
Thank you for this video. This is literally what I'm dealing with now. Will try this and hopefully I'll be able to rejuvenate my petunias. Your video provided a great visuals and was well explained.
I am a new gardner/flower potter this summer. It's been fun and frustrating. I made all the rookie mistakes but also have lost plants for seemingly no reason. They look great for a couple months then just die. We have had a hot summer here for CO...in the 90's evry day plus low humidity. Still my garden full of mostly annuals has done pretty well. I've lost 25-30% of everything I've planted from start of season. Normal? The perennials are so easy....maintenence free and do great. The annuals seem very tempermental. The pots have been especially challenging (for me). Not enough water too much water not enough feeding etc. Your video here was very helpful. My pots are hanging from my deck. Love them. I added drain holes in them because they weren't draning enough and getting soggy at the bottom. Good idea? I've learned a lot from folks like you and others. I'll do a lot better next summer. But I am surprised at how much attention a flower garden requires. If I wasn't retired I don't think I could do it justice.
Hi there Bill! It sounds like you are diving right into the gardening and loving it! Some years we get hit with every disease, fungus, and temperature fluctuation there is and have rough seasons with our plants, other years, everything looks great effortlessly , it seems! Last year, our roses were unstoppable, this year, the saw flies have almost devoured them no matter what we do! They are coming back now but they sure don't look as lovely as last season! I also love perennials as they seem to take care of themselves once established. Annuals require so much attention but are really pretty once they get going. The drainage holes in the baskets is a great idea as sometimes the holes in the pots we buy aren't enough...if they get water logged, the roots can rot, so extra drainage is smart! You are right, the flowers are temperamental and do require attention...they are like toddlers! 🤣 Thank you so much for watching and I hope you have a lovely day and great success in your gardens! 🌺
@@alanacawker-therusticwife Alana. Thanks for your response! haha Yes the annuals are exactly like small children. Between the pots and the garden I find myself out there every morning doing something.....pruning, rotating pots around so they get enough sun, extra waterng, feeding etc. But like you say....the annuals are the ones with all the color and look fabulous once established. Good to know from your rose story there are up and down years for everyone. I got clued in to bargain/clearance plants and reviving them. Thats a specialty by itself. Even if the plant doesn't survive I've been able to grow my larger pot collection for transplanting cheaply. As I said I'll be much more prepared next growing season. Here in Colorado gardening of any type shuts down in winter. Between the freezing cold and snow nothing grows. All the best !
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I completely agree that petunias need to be cut back but I would make all cuts just above a leaf node, not below. This will help the plant to branch out and the cut is much less obvious.
The video was just the information and demonstration I was looking for on Petunia trimming nice video!
Thaaank you for sharing ❤
I told my mom that I used to repot my petunia hanging baskets, with success! She says that re-potting them will KILL them, so I haven't done it with my petunias this season, and they're looking really "leggy!"
I trimmed mine back about 3 weeks and use miracle gro bi-weekly; I'm noticing a difference already.
Will repot this week! Thanks again for the tips! 🌸🏵
Thank you for this video! I have this problem every August and didn't know how to fix it.
Hi there! I'm very glad this helped and I thank you for watching my video!
Take care and have a lovely day! 🌻
Yes...this is the best video I've seen after spending hours watching others....thanks for sharing 😊
Now I know how I can bring my petunia flower baskets back to their original beauty! Thanks for a great informative video.
Hi there! Thank you very much for watching and for your kind message! Good luck with your flower baskets this season! Take care and have a great day!🌻
Thank you for being so informative, I’ve learned some new tips and now off to get a few things so I can get started on my basket!
Very informative on taking care of petunias. Thank you for posting this.
@@Diane0707 Thank you very much for watching and for your kind message! Take care and have a great evening!
Thank you for the very easy info on taking care of these beautiful plants. Mine always look “seedy” halfway thru the summer and I never knew what to do to fix them. I will be doing this as soon as I get home today!
I always love Petunia flowers plants every year , and also need pruning my petunia soon too .
Hi Maya...thank you very much for watching! I too, love them and think they are such a resilient flower to grow! Take care and have a lovely evening!
thanks for teaching about rejuvenating leggy petunias and seed pods that need to be removed.
Good morning Patricia! Thank you so much for watching and for your kind message! Take care and have a lovely day! 🌺
Thank you soooo much!! I really needed this info as a garden newbie. Much appreciated!
The best Petunia information ever.
THANK YOU!!! This has helped me immensely! I'll be giving my petunias a haircut as well!
Thank you so much for sharing your tutorial on leggy petunias, great help, I will have to try this tip, thank you again.
I’ll be doing this with my calibrachoa!
Very informative. Now, I've learned how to shape mine up for rejuvenation. Thanks!😊
I LOVE your petunias. Thank you~ :)
Thank you for the seed pods vs blooms info!! ❤
Wow lovely thanks for sharing ❤ Great tip I didn't know
Great video amd was nice to see that your prunimg worked!!!!!
Very helpful, and a great result!
Thank you for this in depth explanation!
Good morning Shaheen! You are welcome and thank you very much for watching and for your kind message! Take care and have a great day! 🌺
Thank you, mine are doing just tat, I have been using chopsticks to try & keep them up!
Good morning! They sure can get out of hand quickly, can't they? 😊 Thank you for watching and have a great day 🌻
Thank you for your insight on petunias
All the information I have been looking for!
Good morning Debbie! Thank you very much for watching and for your kind message!
Great job!
Video I watched before this said to "give them a light haircut" and showed nothing to demonstrate. Thank you for being informative and demonstrative! I don't know what a "light haircut" would look like otherwise and could have destroyed my plant! Saving this for future reference
@287christy Hi there! Thank you very much for watching and for your lovely comment! I'm very glad the video can be useful to you.. I hope your flower baskets continue to thrive and look beautiful!
Take care and have a great evening!
Wow!! Thank you for this video!
Great information!!! Thank you!!
Great job beautiful thank you
Good job. They do look better after the hair cut 😂😂. Take care and have a blessed day and I'll see you on your next vidja.
Hi Billy! They sure do...they just get a little refreshing and they are off to the races again! 😄
Wow that was an amazing transformation very interesting hon I love flowers their so beautiful and heartwarming that was a lovely job I always had a flower garden when out on my own 6 feet wide 20 feet long and had everything from regular to even wild absolutely gorgeous it was and most of the seed I ordered from Ontario I forget the name of the company at that time loved them ( sorry couldn’t remember the name I was looking for) cultivated maybe????? To wild flowers…… thank you Alana
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Growing season in Wisconsin is short. I try to cut back petunias on the 4th of July. Seems to help the pots last until our first frost, which is always too early.
Hi there! Our growing season seems short too...there is a fella that lives in the next town over and he seems to give his plants a haircut around that time too. His gardens are lovely!
Thank you for watching and have a great evening!
Great video....however I have a question. I have an ongoing battle with my petunias. because I feel I may be overwatering. Your baskets look healthy, full and green. How often are
you watering? I will water mine every 2-3 days and they will become limp and leaves turn brown at the bottom and eventually die.....they never get long enough to hang over the basket.
What am I doing wrong, any help will be appreciated. I live in So Calif and the weather has been 90-100 degrees and I keep them lightly shaded because they wilt in direct hot sun,
Thank you
In that sort of heat you should be watering every day
Hi there Hector! I am so sorry I didn't see this message until now...by now, your petunias will be from last season but if you are planting some this year, perhaps water them daily in extreme heat like the gentleman stated below. Are the pots big enough for the root of the plant? Also, are there enough drainage holes to allow water to drain so the roots don't rot? I hope some of this helps and that you have beautiful petunia's this year! Take care and have a great day!
I have to water twice a day if it gets up to 90 degrees. I also transplant into 16 inch pots and add water saving crystals.
Very helpful, thank you!
Thank you very much for your kind words and also for watching! Have a lovely evening! 😊🌻
I don't usually buy petunia baskets, but I bought a beautiful, very full of white Petunias about 2 weeks ago from a Garden center.... I've been searching online for proper care, because just this week about half the blooms look wilted- I don't know why?! 😕 I've been watering daily (its been hot & humid) & I also added water soluble fertilizer....
Any thoughts on how the blooms would appear spent & wilted, after being so big & full when I just bought the basket??? 🤷♀️
@cheryljones2009 Hi there! I'm sorry that your hanging basket is looking wilted already! I bet it looked so pretty when you got it!
It has been so hot here as well so I'm wondering if perhaps you need to water twice a day...is the soil drying out quickly after watering? Sometimes the water just runs through those pots and the plant doesn't get a proper drink...Or, is the plant being overwatered and the roots may be rotting? Are the leaves yellowing at all or brown spots appearing on the foliage? Perhaps you could trim the spent flowers back so the plant can direct it's energy to the new blooms.
Also, check to see if the plant is root bound...sometimes the pots they were purchased in are too small.
I hope this helps and that your beautiful flowers make a full recovery! Take care and thank you for watching! 🌻
@@alanacawker-therusticwife Hi, thank you so much for responding back! 👋
So guess what? Just this week I went back to the Garden Center where I bought the Petunia basket, I told the lady-- "maybe I can do an exchange or buy something else"... 🤷♀️
Oh my goodness, when I bought the petunia it was FULL of big white blooms!!! When I brought it back, the plant was still green- but only had like 3 blooms on it! 😣
I know I watered it daily + added fertilizer to give it a "boost", maybe it didn't get enough sunlight??? 🤔
We had some cloudy, rainy days & the petunia only got direct sunlight in the afternoon, not in the mornings.... What do you think???
Thank you...very helpful.
Trying to fix my dying plant (I think I drowned it 😭😭). I saw a seed pod and didn’t know what it was til I saw your video. Thanks!!
Hi there....thank you very much for watching and for your kind message! I hope you were able to save your plant and that it is flourishing! Take care and have a lovely evening!
Very nice video 👍
Mine have a lot of brown. They were blooming but not now so I think it needs to be repotted. Not something I’m good at doing.
Thank You !!!😊
Hi Karen! You are very welcome and thank you for watching! 🌻
Omg i had a lot of seed pods i thought it was good 😭😭 going to rip them out! Lol
Thank you so very much I thinned them out and found green worms what are they
Hi there! Are you also noticing holes in your flowers too? If so, the green worms could be "budworm". The worms eat their way into the flower buds and back out again, which can cause the flowers to look deformed. If you can pick them off, do that but if there are too many, you can get try soapy water and if that doesn't do the trick, there is an insecticidal spray called "BT" (Bacillus Thuringiensis), which is supposed to be quite effective and is not harmful to bees.
I hope that helps! Thank you for watching and have a lovely day! 🌻
wow! what a difference. do you think this would also work with million bells? PS I like your accent :)
Hi there! I am really sorry that I didn't respond to this sooner as I just saw it! Thank you very much for watching and for your lovely message! I do think it would work very well with million bells as the plants are very similar and I find million bells gets very weedy too! Good luck and thank you about my accent! It's funny, I never think I have one compared to everyone else! Lol!
My petunias are budding but they wilt before opening. What am I doing wrong? Also, some of the older flowers have holes in them. Something is eating them.
caterpillars are the cause. I had the same issue two years in a row
Hi there...I am very sorry my response is so late! I wonder if you have tobacco bud worms? The leaves will be ragged, the flower buds won't open and they chew holes at the base of the flower stem. They are little green worms and they sound really destructive! I wonder if you can check with your local nursery to see what will help or perhaps good ole dawn dish soap and water might do the trick? I hope that helps and may your flowers flourish! Take care and have a great day! 🌺
So to fix the leggies you just want to cut them evenly nice and round?
Hi there! Yep...give them a nice haircut that is somewhat even and round but you don't have to get it perfect. The flowers will fill in nicely for you! 🙂🌻
It's heartbreaking to be cutting off the pretty blooms. I always take off the leaves and put them in a vase for awhile. They'll last for a few days to enjoy in the house.
But I really need to do this to all of mine. I'll be leaving on a vacation in a few weeks so I'm hoping when I get back they will have begun to pop color again for me. 🤞
Goodmorning! I agree...it hurts my heart to cut those blooms off so putting them in a vase in a great idea! Thinning vegetable seedlings in the garden always makes me sad too!
Thank you for watching and I hope you have a lovely day! 🌻
@@alanacawker-therusticwife I did one of my petunia baskets today and truth be told I could not cut it back probably as far as I should have. But did give it quite a haircut. Going to take some of the blooms into the nursing home where I volunteer at the gift shop. They have a table for free garden things so I always like to contribute to that when I can.
@@brendamaun5455 that is such a lovely idea! The residents will just love that! ❤❤❤
I notice on your video when you are actually cutting the stems back there are a lot of seed pods on the stems. Evidently your dont cut your spent blooms back to the stem. I find as you said the seed pods take from the strength of the plant.
Good morning! I don't go through the hanging baskets and dead head every stem once they get really big. There are just too many flowers at that point...I have 10 gardens to look after and I work as well so I just don't have time to go through and dead had every flower, so that's why I eventually cut everything back. There are seed pods left but overall the plant comes back nice and full.
Thank you for watching...take care and have a great weekend!
Thank you soooo much!
@shellc3509 you are very welcome! Thank you for watching...have a great day! 😊🌻
It doesn’t look as though these petunias were “deadheaded” (removing dying flowers and their seed pod) throughout their bloom period. Is that just a matter of not having the time to do it or a conscious choice not to?
Did you repot them into larger pots?
@loretta6010 Hi there! I didn't end up repotting them...just left them in the original pots and gave them a trim and watered them with some fertilizer. I hope that helps! Thank you for watching and have a great day!
Why are my Petunias Stickey, when i can't find any Aphids ?
Did you also repot the plants or was it just a trim!
Hi there...thank you very much for watching! I didn't re pot this time just gave them as trim as the roots seemed to have enough room. I think the old blooms really take up so much energy and nutrients so the trim seemed to do the trick.
Hello can you tell me what kind of flowers those are?
Hi there! These flowers are various colours of pentunias. They are great for baskets, pots and to plant in the garden as well.
My flowers are soooo sticky. And now the leaves are also super sticky. They are so sticky they just curl up as if they are too sticky to even open up. It’s all the off shoots that are like this. This flower was sooo beautiful and brought a hummingbird to my porch for the first time in 15 years. 😢😢
I’m finding a few seed pods... as if the flower is making one last ditch effort to survive next season.... lol.
Hi there...I am really sorry that I missed this message and I am so late to reply! Petunias are naturally sticky as they secrete a sticky substance to defend themselves against pests like aphids. BUT, they sound like they are overly sticky which could mean that they are infested with aphids already. Aphids suck the juices from the plant and secrete a sticky substance called honeydew, which can cause the leaves to curl and the flowers to not open. The plant will definitely be struggling if aphids are present and doing damage. You can spray the plant daily with water to remove the aphids, especially the underside of the leaves or you can spray the plant with a diluted dish soap solution. I hope this helps and your flowers flourish again! Thank you for watching and I hope you have a great evening!
Got the dogg snooping around all them weedy branches
how many times we can cut
Hi there! You can trim them a few times through the summer but since they take a bit to grow back, be careful not to cut too heavily toward the end of the season. I hope that helps! Take care and have a lovely day!
Thank you 😊
Good morning Annie! Thank you very much for watching...take care and have a great day!
Like your video.
Good morning! Thank you very much for watching and also for your kind words...have a lovely day!
Thanks, I did cut them midd summer out in the garden and potted the cuttings inside. They never bloomed and half the cuttings also died. Now almost a year after in early June the cuttings only flowering if I let them grow tall otherwise they die if I cut them down as you showed here. What have I done wrong?
I did use an organic fertiliser as instructions but no luck so far 😢
please add persion in translate 😊☺😍
THANK-YOU!!! (head slap!! Should have known this-should have been obvious! ... sheepish smile here... )...
Cut and repot
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You keep saying “weedy”, but I don’t see any weeds in this pot of petunias.
Hi there! I shouldn't have used that word (although I did say it about 80 times! 😄) I guess I was comparing it to when my flower beds do get overgrown, everything looks gangly and "weedy".
Thank you for watching and have a great Sunday! 🌻
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I’ll check each stem and just give the whole plant a haircut
Bentoniet/ klei
Hi there...great tip! I never thought of bentonite clay...I bet it works like a charm to retain the nutrients! Thank you for that! 😊
STILL full of seedpods!
@@SuperWoodyboy If I picked them all off, I would still be there! Lol!
What cat? Anyone else see a cat? 😮 😂
Good info but presentation is so slow.
Good morning! Thank you for watching...I hope you have a great day!
Too repetitive, just get to the point. It’s leggy not weedy
Thank you for watching...have a wonderful day! 😊🌻
Wonderful response. That person was mean. I loved the video and the explaining, I needed it ❤️
@@Tammy-vy6oi Hi Tammy! Thank you very much for your kindness...you are very thoughtful! Also, thank you for watching too...take care and have a lovely evening! 😊
Thank you 😊
You are very welcome...thank you for watching! 😊😊