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PostDateIcon Mon, 2009-06-01 21:35 | PostAuthorIcon epagepete

Fuchsias are relatively disease free. The main thing to look out for is the "gall mite".

Leaves will be be deformed, to the point that the branch stops growing. Make sure you cut off the branch as soon as you see signs of the mite (by the time you can see signs there are probably thousands of the little buggers).

Throw away the branch in a zip lock bag to prevent escapees.

If the plant continues to be infected, toss the whole plant. It is not worth trying to save a particular fuchsia when there are so many others to try.

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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.