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Post by Miranda on Jun 30, 2016 21:12:46 GMT
It was! Well done.
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Post by sqwerty on Jul 1, 2016 8:03:48 GMT
Hello, I wonder if anyone has petunias? Ours were doing well, apart from having to keep snails away. Lately though, the petals look fuller holes and raggedy! The rain has been extremely heavy, can it damage petals in this way? We plant them most years, not seen this before though.
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Post by Miranda on Jul 1, 2016 9:33:31 GMT
I don't have petunias but most of my flowering plants are looking very battered due to the rain and lack of sunshine.
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Post by Geoffers on Jul 1, 2016 9:50:16 GMT
They don't like the rain, they are a sunshine plant, what you could do now is give them a haircut, more shoots should appear and replacement flowers.
Chances are it will be a scorching August....
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Post by sqwerty on Jul 1, 2016 9:51:32 GMT
Thank you Miranda and Geoffers, for your replies.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2016 16:28:45 GMT
Chances are it will be a scorching August.... There speaks an optimist!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2016 17:40:00 GMT
How do I manage to kill mint? Everyone tells me it is almost impossible for it not to thrive but it dies on me. Grown (Or rather withers) in large pot - bad back means I am a would-be container gardener. I love mint & am fed up with buying overpriced bunches in suermarkets, please help me have a healthy crop of my own.
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Post by Miranda on Jul 1, 2016 18:49:52 GMT
It might be that the soil is too rich for the mint. Mint grows on walls and spreads like mad. So if the container has peat-rich soil or no grit for drainage, that might be why.
Mint is one of those plants where the less attention you give it, the more it thrives.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 3, 2016 13:51:40 GMT
My indoor ivy plant is not faring well. There is not much left to it. Why are my Hedra Helix leaves all dried out?
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Post by Miranda on Jul 3, 2016 14:03:26 GMT
Have you been watering it?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 3, 2016 14:09:35 GMT
Have you been watering it? Yes. I normally wait until the plant's surface soil is dry. Is it dying?
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Post by Geoffers on Jul 3, 2016 14:21:50 GMT
The atmosphere is too dry,try misting over it and standing it on a tray of pebbles to increase humidity.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 3, 2016 17:46:48 GMT
I do not have pebbles. Our home is normally warm or hot.
I keep it located in indirect sunlight. I began sprinkling a little water on the leaves.
Will that bring it back to life? There isn't too much left of the ivy.
This plant is not easy to care for. My first one past away. I am now on my second indoor ivy.
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Post by Miranda on Jul 3, 2016 18:36:21 GMT
Do you have an outside garden? That should have some pebbles in it. And the problem is more with the humidity than the heat. If the air in your house is dry then that will affect the plant. And whatever is wrong, the plant will grow back once you've solved the problem. It could be that an ivy is just not a suitable plant for your home.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2016 8:04:27 GMT
Gravel or grit will do just as well as pebbles.
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