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Post by jardiniere on Sept 13, 2023 14:04:17 GMT 1
Wondering if they'll make it before the first frost. I'm at a loss to understand what's gone wrong. I started them earlier than last year. I followed Monty's advice to cut off the tops a few months ago to make them fill out but not all of them. Google suggests the soil is too rich. Absolutely not the case in this garden. They're in 3 different beds, one of which is in full sun. There I noticed this morning for the first time one tiny bud! Fingers crossed I get a few blooms before visitors arrive on the 22nd.
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Post by ajm on Sept 13, 2023 15:04:38 GMT 1
Ours flowered but not as good as past years. The big disappointment was that we grew 6 morning glory from seed and have only 1 flower
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Post by gigi on Sept 13, 2023 15:46:06 GMT 1
Sorry to read that, Jardinière - hope some do get going for you and your visitors - the 22nd is a week on Friday!
it’s a pity about your morning glories, Ajm, they really are glorious in flower!
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Post by jackie on Sept 13, 2023 16:37:27 GMT 1
A few of mine have been reluctant to flower too but the majority have been ok. I don’t cut the tops off and they have still filled out nicely. I’m sure yours will come into flower soon. They have such a long flowering season I’m sure you’ll get the benefit of them for a few months to come yet 🤞
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Post by jackie on Sept 13, 2023 17:54:10 GMT 1
Just been reading a gardening forum I belong to and this very subject came up! Lots of people are having the same problem, could be down to erratic weather?
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Post by exile on Sept 13, 2023 23:07:41 GMT 1
My guess is that the summer temperatures have been too hot to provoke the normal plant growth. Now things are cooler and wetter, I hope things will get back to normal.
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Post by Loiseau on Sept 13, 2023 23:39:01 GMT 1
Some friends of mine in London despaired of their cosmos, and threw nearly all of them out a couple of weeks ago.
Then the few that they had kept, in a flowerpot, burst into flower!
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Post by jardiniere on Sept 14, 2023 10:17:48 GMT 1
Just been reading a gardening forum I belong to and this very subject came up! Lots of people are having the same problem Fancy that! I feel a bit better now. Some friends of mine in London despaired of their cosmos, and threw nearly all of them out a couple of weeks ago. Then the few that they had kept, in a flowerpot, burst into flower! That makes me hopeful. I'll keep you posted. |
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