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    Help! Fuschia problem?

    Hi,
    I bought 10 Fuschia plugs from QVC and have potted them up, and have had them in my utility room until yesterday, when I moved them out to my greenhouse, (well, my 4 shelf plus plastic cover thing from B&Q - lets not get ahead of ourselves here!!!)

    I am keeping them moist, and with the cover closed. They did appear to be thriving. This evening the leaves are looking as if they are wilting.

    Can anyone advise what I have done wrong???
    Thank you!
    Daisy
    8 chickens, 1 Whippet and a small garden
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  • #2
    Too wet? Too cold? My fuchsias are still indoors on a light but not hot windowsill. Seem to be fine. Don't overwater them, let them dry out a bit, or they'll drown.
    All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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    • #3
      Fushias can take it really quite dry, ease up on the water and only water if the compost is starting to dry out.

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      • #4
        My father used to grow fuchias many years ago & I believe some are half hardy & some require keeping in the warm! is this part of your problem?
        The river Trent is lovely, I know because I have walked on it for 18 years.
        Brian Clough

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        • #5
          Could it be that your '4 shelved plastic thingy' has got just too hot? I had to put some shade on mine yesterday as the temperature rocketed and the 'door' was open.

          Btw can anyone come up with a short definition for the 'Plastic Thingys'?
          Last edited by roitelet; 09-04-2007, 07:25 AM. Reason: Too early for typing
          Gardening requires a lot of water - most of it in the form of perspiration. Lou Erickson, critic and poet

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          • #6
            Originally posted by roitelet View Post
            Btw can anyone come up with a short definition for the 'Plastic Thingys'?
            How about this roitelet:-

            " A diminutive clear polythene encasement over a galvanised stove enamelled tubular framework"
            My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
            to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)

            Diversify & prosper


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            • #7
              It's a one-liner Snadger, but snappy it ain't!

              Flum
              Whoever plants a garden believes in the future.

              www.vegheaven.blogspot.com Updated March 9th - Spring

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Snadger View Post
                How about this roitelet:-

                " A diminutive clear polythene encasement over a galvanised stove enamelled tubular framework"
                Thank you all for your help!!!!

                I think my diminutive tubular framework with polythene encasement has maybe overheated!!!!! Have opened the 'door' today and have stopped the watering.

                Much appreciated!!!
                Daisy
                8 chickens, 1 Whippet and a small garden

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                • #9
                  or tomato house for short

                  Sounds as though it could be a combination of over water & Over heat. If you've just potted them up they won't have a rootball big enough to want watering more than once a week. They need oxygen in the compost as well as water
                  ntg
                  Never be afraid to try something new.
                  Remember that a lone amateur built the Ark.
                  A large group of professionals built the Titanic
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                  • #10
                    When I pot things on I give them a day or two in the shade. I usually put them between the garage and the shed - a sheltered area which gets no sun. They benefit from the lack of stress I think.
                    Whoever plants a garden believes in the future.

                    www.vegheaven.blogspot.com Updated March 9th - Spring

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by Flummery View Post
                      When I pot things on I give them a day or two in the shade. I usually put them between the garage and the shed - a sheltered area which gets no sun. They benefit from the lack of stress I think.
                      Can I have a liedown between the garage and the shed as I'm feeling stressed
                      It's not the growing old I mind but the growing stupid with it!

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by Snadger View Post
                        How about this roitelet:-

                        " A diminutive clear polythene encasement over a galvanised stove enamelled tubular framework"
                        Is that from the ministery of abbreviations Snadger?
                        Last edited by bubblewrap; 10-04-2007, 07:07 AM.
                        The river Trent is lovely, I know because I have walked on it for 18 years.
                        Brian Clough

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