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PostDateIcon Mon, 2009-06-01 21:28 | PostAuthorIcon epagepete

Fuchsias do not like sun, but filtered sun is ideal. If they are grown in total shade, with no sunlight, they will grow leggy with fewer flowers.

They appreciate quite a bit of water, but don't let water accumulate or stand in the pot. If the soil gets too dry, fuchsias will wilt: spritzing them with water should perk them up in an hour or so. If they are wilted too long, the leaves will drop.

Fuchsias can be fertilized weekly.

If the weather gets hot, or the humidity is low, fuchsias will require extra water and/or spritzing.

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Tip of the Month
July: By now you should have had the first wave of blossoms on your established plants, so it's time for dead-heading, that is, picking off any dead and dying blossoms and seed pods that may not have already fallen to the ground. While these are hanging on, your plants will try to produce seeds, and that takes away from producing more blossoms. If growth at a tip where there were blossoms seems to have stopped, pinch it back to the next lower node where there is some growth. This will stimulate new growth and another round of blossoms.